EARLY MODERN HISTORY|HISTORY OF MEDICINE|HEALTH|EUROPEAN HISTORY|MEDICAL BOOKS

This course investigates the world of bodily health, sickness and medical care in early modern Europe through the study of medical books. Topics covered...

Learning Early Medicine by the Book (HIST0793)

This course investigates the world of bodily health, sickness and medical care in early modern Europe through the study of medical books. Topics covered include contemporary theories of the body, health and sickness; disease and ill health (incl. the plague); medical economies; cures, drugs and pharmacy; surgery and anatomy; reproduction and childbirth; and gender and medicine. Along the way, we will also briefly explore the world of the early modern book production and use. A number of ‘hands-on’ sessions will be held at the Wellcome Library.

Power and politics in global health introduces you to the ways in which global health is influenced by power, explores case studies, and provides analytical...

Power and Politics in Global Health (GLBH0020)

Power and politics in global health introduces you to the ways in which global health is influenced by power, explores case studies, and provides analytical tools for examining the politics of global health. Starting from an understanding that health is influenced by structural, social, legal and political inequalities, you will be introduced to a range of methods, frameworks and tools to better understand global health decision-making. The module focuses particularly on how global health issues, ideas and institutions are shaped by politics and invites you to think about how the global health landscape can be negotiated and changed to promote health for all.

After taking this module you should be able to:

Interrogate and explain the role of power and politics in global health at a conceptual level.
	Explain and interpret key substantive issues and case studies.
	Discuss the interaction of national and global health priorities.
	Critically evaluate global health issues from a political perspective.
The module is compulsory for students on the MSc/PG Dip Global Health and Development, and is open to any other UCL MSc/PG Dip students, Taster course students and Short course students.

You will have lectures, tutorials, and learning will be supported by Moodle.

Selected reading list:

 

Buse K, Mays N, and Walt G (2012) Making Health Policy. Open University Press.
	McInnes C, Lee K, Kamradt-Scott A (2014). The transformation of global health governance: competing ideas, interest and institutions. Palgrave Press.
	Packard, R. History of Global Health: Interventions into the lives of others
	Burgess, R.A. Rethinking Global Health: Frameworks of Power. Routledge.
	Büyüm, A.M., C. Kenney, A. Koris, L. Mkumba and Y. Raveendran (2020). Decolonising global health: if not now, when? BMJ Global Health, 5(8): e003394.
	Benatar S. (2016). Politics, Power, Poverty and Global Health: Systems and Frames. International journal of health policy and management, 5(10), 599–604.