Dr. Evan Kanter and I are offering a UW public health class in Spring 2018, “War and Health.” The course received a rating of 4.8 (out of 5) last spring, one of the top-rated courses of the quarter!
The 4-credit course (SLN 149810) meets Mondays & Wednesdays, 10 to 11:20, in Health Sciences auditorium K069, and on Fridays from 10 to 10:50, in South Campus Center 221 (the new active learning center).
Dr. Kanter is an MD PhD neuroscientist and psychiatrist who has worked at the VA to counsel veterans with PTSD. He’s also served as president of the national Physicians for Social Responsibility. I’ve led projects to measure war-related mortality and morbidity in Iraq. To bring these subjects to life, students entering the class will each select a “study war” (your own personal war!) to serve as a case example of topics we explore. The Friday discussion circles will include representatives of a number of wars to compare and contrast. Graduate students in the course will serve as discussion leaders.
If you were born in the 1990s or later, the U.S. has been at war during your entire sentient life! It’s among the most important determinants of health, if not directly (through mass killings), then indirectly (through diversion of resources, creating a culture of violence and militarism, undermining health and education systems, spurring refugee migration, and more).
Course limited to 60 students. I’m happy to send the syllabus upon request. Graduate students should take 515; Undergrads 415.
-Amy Hagopian, PhD (hagopian@uw.edu)
