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HIS 139G - 01   Herbs, Potions, and Viruses: History of Medicine and Public Health in Modern China

2022 Summer Quarter

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Career
Undergraduate
Grading
Student Option
Class Number
71330
Type
Lecture
Instruction Mode
Synchronous Online
Credits
5 units
General Education
PE-T
Status
Open
Available Seats
18
Enrollment Capacity
35
Enrolled
17
Wait List Capacity
0
Wait List Total
0

Description

Introduction to the history of medicine and public health in China (primarily the 20th century) to help students gain a sense of modern Chinese history and make sense of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Reviews how the pandemic has fundamentally changed life, including discussions of state governance and the public health system and the allocation of medical resources and the role of Traditional Medicine (TCM). Surveys the historical development of medicine in 20th-century China, focusing on the dissemination of Western medicine, the evolvement of TCM, and the development of the public health system. Reviews the 1911 Manchurian plague, the cholera pandemic in the 1960s, the 2002 SARS outbreak, and the present-day COVID-19 pandemic.

Class Notes

From the Instructor: This course is designed as an introduction to the history of medicine and public health in modern China (primarily the twentieth century). Over the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed our life. Breaking out first in Wuhan City, Hubei province in early 2020, the pandemic has also aroused a series of discussions from state governance and the public health system to the allocation of medical resources and the role of Traditional Medicine (TCM). This course will survey the historical development of medicine in twentieth-century China, focusing on the dissemination of Western medicine, the evolvement of TCM, and the development of the public health system. We will also examine a few cases of plagues including the 1911 Manchurian Plague, the Cholera Pandemic in the 1960s, the Outbreak of SARS in 2002, and the COVID-19 pandemic that is still prevalent today. Through the lenses of medicine and public health, the course aims to help students gain a sense of modern Chinese history from a fresh angle and also use history to make sense of the ongoing pandemic.

Meeting Information

Days & Times Room Instructor Meeting Dates
MW 01:00PM-04:30PM Remote Instruction Zhang,J. 07/25/22 - 08/26/22
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