Dr. Evan Kanter and Dr. Amy Hagopian are offering a UW public health class in Spring 2019, “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!
It’s offered through two departments, and both in undergrad and graduate levels: HSERV & Global Health 415/515.*
The 4-credit course meets Mondays & Wednesdays, 10 to 11:20, in Health Sciences auditorium K069, and on Fridays from 10 to 10:50, in South Campus Center 301.
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. Dr. Amy Hagopian has 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. Contact Dr. Amy Hagopian for the syllabus.
*[SLN 14585 for G H 415, SLN 15000 for HSERV 415; SLN 14600 for G H 515; SLN 15005 for HSERV 515.]
