FYS 2 Envisioning and Enacting Health Justice
We all want to build a socially just community and we believe that our health, as well as that of our family, friends, and neighbors, is a vital component of such a community. At the same time, we also recognize that what justice requires is complex and contested. This interdisciplinary course will help students conceptualize what justice looks like within the realm of health and medicine, and it will also give students the opportunity to begin enacting their vision. Through a series of case studies on public health, the patient-provider relationship, reproductive health, and end-of-life care, we will call upon the tools of history and philosophy to scrutinize the foundational conceptual framing and assumptions of contemporary practices, policies, and institutions and then to envision a better way forward. At the end of semester, students will design their own social justice final project on a topic of their choice.
This FYS is part of the Humanities for Just Communities Immersive semester. Students wishing to enter into careers in the health profession—whether as physicians, researchers, or policy experts—are especially encouraged to enroll.