GLBH 109. Decolonizing Global Health (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/GLBH.html#glbh109
Description
This course aims to provide epistemological, theoretical, and methodological perspectives to approach global health from a decolonial stance. We will analyze the colonial legacies in global health to discuss the challenges of pursuing a change in the field. Themes to explore include the westernization of knowledge in health, decolonizing global health education, colonialism as a social determinant of health, decolonial research methodologies, and dismantling colonialism in health care systems.
Prerequisite courses
GLBH 109 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have GLBH 109 as a prerequisite.