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Anthony Cerulli deposited “Calculating Fecundity in the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā” in the group
Medical Humanities on Humanities Commons 8 years, 12 months agoThis chapter explores the roles of narrative in the development of knowledge about, and rationalization for, conditioning the human body in the classical Indian medical system of Ayurveda.
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Anthony Cerulli deposited “On the allegorization of action for health” in the group
Medical Humanities on Humanities Commons 8 years, 12 months agoA study of pravṛtti and nivṛtti in the Sanskrit allegory, Jīvānandanam (“The Joy of Life”).
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Angela Vergara created the doc HIST 3700 in the group
Labor Studies on Humanities Commons 9 years ago -
Angela Vergara started the topic Introducing labor studies to GE students in the discussion
Labor Studies on Humanities Commons 9 years agoMost undergraduate students have not taken a class in labor history, and have little understanding of what labor history is or studies. However, in a university (CalStateLA), where most students work, it’s easier to start the discussion based on students’ experiences as workers.
My first activity was to discuss the historical transformation of…[Read more]
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Anthony Cerulli deposited “The Joy of Life: Medicine, Politics, and Religion” in the group
Medical Humanities on Humanities Commons 9 years agoAn examination of the discursive interplay about politics, religion, and medicine in a 17th-18th cent. Sanskrit allegory, Jivanandanam (“The Joy of Life”).
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Anthony Cerulli deposited “Mad Scientists, Narrative, and Social Power: A Collaborative Learning Activity” in the group
Medical Humanities on Humanities Commons 9 years agoNathaniel Hawthorne’s short stories “The Birthmark” (1843) and “Rappaccini’s Daughter” (1844) encourage critical thinking about science and scientific research as forms of social power. In this collaborative activity, students work in small groups to discuss the ways in which these stories address questions of human experimentation, gender, man…[Read more]
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Anthony Cerulli deposited “Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Warring Doctors and Meddling Ministers” in the group
Medical Humanities on Humanities Commons 9 years agoNathaniel Hawthorne’s stories “The Rejected Blessing” and “Rappaccini’s Daughter” dramatize ideological com-petition among doctors and clergymen from Renaissance Italy to colonial Boston over care of the body. In the context of Hawthorne’s life, these stories show his foresighted theorizing of medical hegemony and its dangers to public and in…[Read more]
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Anthony Cerulli deposited “Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Warring Doctors and Meddling Ministers” in the group
Medical Humanities on Humanities Commons 9 years agoNathaniel Hawthorne’s stories “The Rejected Blessing” and “Rappaccini’s Daughter” dramatize ideological com-petition among doctors and clergymen from Renaissance Italy to colonial Boston over care of the body. In the context of Hawthorne’s life, these stories show his foresighted theorizing of medical hegemony and its dangers to public and in…[Read more]
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Anthony Cerulli created the group
Medical Humanities on Humanities Commons 9 years ago
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