HPS445H1

Slavery, Medicine, and Science

This course will study historical entanglements of slavery, science, and medicine. On the one hand, it will examine 1) the different ways in which medicine and science supported the institution of slavery; and 2)the sites in which slavery was integral to processes of production, movement and transfer of medical and scientific knowledge and practices. On the other hand, it will consider the voices of enslaved individuals, and accordingly cast light on the epistemic role of enslaved communities in the histories of science, medicine, and technology.