2021 Fallhsci 160. Syllabus.27Sept Final PDF

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Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University HSCI 160: Global Perspectives on Health “Thinking about Planetary Health: Finding Ways Out” Instructor: Dr. Susan L. Erikson __________________________________________________________________________ SFU is on the traditional and unceded territories of Sḵwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), Səl�ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Xʷməθkʷəyəm (Musqueam), and Kʷikʷəƛəm (Kwikwetlem) nations. Indigenous nations are the original caretakers of the territories. SFU accepts responsibility to contribute to revealing and correcting miseducation, as well as its role in relationships with Indigenous communities around the world through teaching, research, and community service. Course Information Fall Session 2021, 13 September-December 6 Time: Mondays 2:30-5:20pm, in person Place: West Mall, 3520. Students also need internet access and Zoom for office hours and, potentially, for some classes to be determined. Target Audience: First-year undergraduates from various SFU faculties Instructor: Dr. Susan L. Erikson Teaching Assistants: Habib Lawal ([email protected]) and Naima Osman ([email protected]) In HSCI 160, we use gender-inclusive and non-sexist language which affirms people of any gender and non-binary gender identifications. Students may share their preferred pronouns. Gender identities and expressions should be honored. Masks are mandatory at SFU. Office Hours and General Course Inquiries – Use email (not Canvas) for Inquiries All general inquiries should go to the Teaching Assistants first: Habib Lawal: ([email protected]) Send email inquiry with subject line HSCI160 Naima Osman: ([email protected]) Send email inquiry with subject line HSCI160 Dr. Susan Erikson: Group office hours held every Tuesdays 12:00 noon – 1:00pm. Drop-in, anonymous or not. Use Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84633582507?pwd=MnZQdlc4ODRiUmRNVnRGNU9HVDBBZz09) ([email protected]) Course Description What is ‘global’ about global health? If we think of ‘global’ as a synonym for ‘comprehensive’ or ‘universal’, there is too much inequity in the world (and in Canada) to say that global health is truly global. But it is important to understand what’s healthy and what’s not around the world. Through various case studies about how humans pursue, cultivate, and destroy their own and planetary health, this course explores what it takes for humans, other species, and the planet to be globally healthy. What’s working and not working? What connections – to nature, to each other, and to animals, birds, and insects, and to technology – increase the likelihood of health and wellness? What destroys it? What would a holistic view of global health look like? ‘Thinking about Planetary Health: Finding Ways Out’ will explore connections, reciprocities, and some truly stupid things that humans do to their own, others’, and planetary health. It is taught by a medical anthropologist. Our course is taking place during two life-on-earth-altering events – the SARS-COV2 (COVID-19) pandemic and an intensification of climate change. They will be milestones in our lives and are the backdrop to our course. The course aims to introduce new ways of looking at familiar things (like insects, fire, disease), which is one of the great advantages of anthropological thinking. It can ‘making the strange familiar and the familiar strange,’ and offer new angles for thinking critically. I hope the course will catalyze your thinking about ‘new ways out’ of the challenges facing humanity. Course Objectives By the end of course, students will be able to: 1. Summarize reading materials by meaningful ‘soundbites’. 2. Explain anthropology as a methodological approach to complex problems. 3. Explain more than one idea or point of view about the individual topics in this course. 4. Identify evidentiary evidence as well as anti-science perspectives and the limitations of the scientific method. 5. Identify the various ‘ways of knowing’ explored in the course. FROM SFU’S COPYRIGHT OFFICE: “Course materials (PowerPoint slides, lecture notes, the lecture itself and exams) are all protected by copyright. Students may not record lectures. Unauthorized filming and/or recording of lectures is a violation of Canada's Copyright Act and consequently a violation of University Policy R30.04. Violations of University policy can lead to academic disciplinary measures." Classes will not be recorded. PowerPt slides will be posted. Version: 27 September 2021/Erikson

Global Perspectives on Health: HSCI 160 Fall 2021 Erikson

Grading The two most important factors for getting an A in this course are: 1) reading the assigned material closely, and 2) coming to class to build on those readings and think further about issues from multiple perspectives. Readings are online and posted on Canvas. Assigned readings and your reading notes should be brought to each class. We will use them in class for ‘soundbite building.’ 

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80% Quizzes 4 quizzes, 20% each. Best 4 quizzes of 5, lowest quiz grade dropped. Each quiz = 21 questions in an hour. I drop the one question answered incorrectly most often. Multiple choice, True/False, Matching. Dates: Oct 4; Nov 1; Nov 15; Nov 29; Dec 6. Students must be able to participate in-class quizzes. Plan accordingly. 10% Fieldtrip Attendance. 0 for non-attendance. 10% One-page Fieldtrip Report, written as a journal entry in “I” statements addressing 5 questions, evenly divided into sections in the report: > Sections 1) What I expected, 2) What I already knew about the forest, 3) When we were quiet, I could feel/think/see 4) What surprised me 5) Connection to a course reading. > 1-page, single spaced, 1-inch margins. > Fieldtrip Report Due Dates:  For Groups A and B – October 21, 2021, posted no later than 5:00pm to Canvas.  For Groups C and D – October 28, 2021, posted no later than 5:00pm to Canvas.  Highest grade possible: 100; Lowest: 0  10 points off for each 24 hours late.  As a point of reference: In teaching over 5000 students in over 25 years, I’ve granted fewer than 10 extensions. Plan well so you can submit your assignment on time. The TAs cannot grant extensions, so do not ask them for one.

Intellectual and Personal Integrity I expect honesty in representation and action at all times. It is always better to tell me the truth. Ask my kids. Clarifications about plagiarism can be found at http://www.sfu.ca/policies/Students/. Accessability If you have a condition that affects your academic performance or requires accommodation, please see me. Course Communication I send information about the course mostly by email. Do not use Canvas for inquiries; write an email first to a TA. As an enrolled member of the class, you are automatically enrolled in Canvas. Assure that your email information is correctly listed with the university so that HSCI 160 course email reaches you properly.

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Important HSCI 160 Course Dates Fall 2021 Sunday

Monday

5 WEEK 1

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WEEK 4

QUIZ 1

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Field Report A, B

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Fieldtrip C, D

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Class & Reading Schedule Fall 2021 Alternatives, Connection, Change: Finding Ways Out Week 1/Monday, 13 September

Course Intro & ‘Our Human Group’ Info

HSCI 160 is an in-person course, but on Monday, 13 September, starting at 2:30pm, the class will be conducted by Zoom on this date to go over syllabus, COVID-19 pandemic protocols, do some online surveys together, and see each other without masks on. At 2:25 on Monday, September 13, 2021, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84633582507?pwd=R3JHNjFhc1pRYkwyYWtjQm01U0d2QT09 Enter Meeting ID: 846 3358 2507 and Passcode: HSCI160. Please turn your videos on. Please watch this video from Dr. Tania Bubela, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences before class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP_QuvYu2_Y It is also available on the FHS COVID-19 Update web page with the transcript and slides in pdf format at https://www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-events/news/2020/covid-19-update.html

Week 2/Monday, 20 September

Part 1: Anthropological Approach + Soundbites

Reading to prepare for 20 September class (all readings are on CANVAS): 1. Tett, Gillian. 2021. “The Other AI (Or Anthropology Intelligence)” from Anthro-Vision: A New Way to See in Business and Life. 2. Pylypa, Jen. 2020. “A Week in the Life of COVID-19 in Ottawa, Canada”, Anthropology Now, 12:1, 33-38. 3. Monson, Sarah. 2017. “Ebola as African: American Media Discourses of Panic and Otherization.” 4. Myers, Samuel S. 2017. Planetary Health: Protecting Human Health on a Rapidly Changing Planet. What is Anthropology? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdRpV4CdSdA See the 1:37 (1 min 37 sec) video “The Whole Enchilada”. Jenny Chen’s explanation of anthropology gives a good overview of both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of anthropology (even when she’s talking specifically about the University of California-Davis university program).

Week 3/Monday, 27 September

Part 1: From the Field: Naima, Habib, Iveoma & SLE

Reading and Watching to prepare for 27 September class: 1. Doing Anthropology, video from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Anthropology, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhCruPBvSjQ (Transcript available on YouTube; click on 3 dots at bottom right of screen) 2. Doing Global Ethnography. Selections from “Investable: How to Make Money on Pandemics and Other Catastrophes” CANVAS

Week 4/Monday, 4 October

Part 1: Listening as Method + QUIZ 1

Reading and Listening to prepare for 4 October class: 1. Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake. 2017 “My Radical Resurgent Present.” & “Nishaabeg Brilliance as Radical Resurgent Theory” from As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom Through Radical Resistance. CANVAS 2. Marsilli-Vargas, Xochitl 2015. “Anthropological Listening as a Genre”. http://linguisticanthropology.org/blog/2015/07/06/annews-anthropological-listening-as-a-genre-by-xochitl-marsilli-vargas-uc-berkeley/ 3. Sound Medicine: Bringing nature to Australian Indigenous women in prison. 2021. CBC Radio 20:47. Transcript on CANVAS https://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/sound-medicine-bringing-nature-to-australian-indigenous-women-in-prison-1.6162957

Week 5/Monday, 11 October

Holiday, NO CLASS

Week 6/Monday, 18 October

Part 2: Field Trips (A, B Groups)

Reading to prepare for 18 October class: 1. Kimmerer, Robin Wall. 2013. “Sitting in a Circle” in Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. CANVAS 2. Jahr, Ferris. 2020. “The Social Life of Forests.” https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/02/magazine/treecommunication-mycorrhiza.html CANVAS 3. Field, Katie, et al. 2020. “Mycorrhizas for a changing world: Sustainability, conservation, and society.” CANVAS 4. Vaillant, John. “A Threshold Between Worlds” from The Golden Spruce, pp. 7-11. CANVAS

Week 7/Monday 25 October

Part 2: Field Trips (C, D Groups)

Reading, Listening, and Watching to prepare for 25 October class: 1. Park, Bum Jin et al. 2010. “The physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing): evidence from field experiments in 24 forests across Japan. Environ Health Prev Med 15:18–26 CANVAS 4

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2. Dirksen, Kirsten. 2016. Trees as a Cure: Forest Bathing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jPNll1Ccn0 3. Robbins, Jim. 2012. “The Ecology of Disease.” https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/sunday-review/the-ecology-ofdisease.html CANVAS 4. “Reconciliation” on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Telling Our Twisted Histories podcast https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/906-telling-our-twisted-histories Transcript on CANVAS

Week 8/Monday, 1 November

Part 2: The Social Life of Forests + QUIZ 2

Discuss articles assigned for Weeks 6 & 7

Week 9/Monday 8 November

Pa rt 3: Rethinking Weeds & Bugs

Reading to prepare for 8 November class: 1. Brown, H. Claire. 2021. “Herbicides are Losing the War – and Agriculture Might Never Be the Same.” CANVAS 2. Rethinking a Weed: Amaranth. https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/rethinking-a-weed-the-truth-about-amaranth 3. Windgard, Timothy. 2019. “The Mosquitos are Coming for Us.” CANVAS 4. Jarvis, Brooke. 2018. “The Insect Apocalypse is Here.” CANVAS

Week 10/Monday, 15 November

Part 3: Rethinking Fire and Heat + Quiz 3

Reading and Listening to prepare for 15 November class: 1. Fletcher, Robson. 2019. “Canada's Forests Actually Emit More Carbon than They Absorb.” https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/canada-forests-carbon-sink-or-source-1.5011490 2. Wright, Alexis. 2020. “Want to Stop Australia’s Fires? Listen to Aboriginal People.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/15/opinion/australia-fires-aboriginal-people.html CANVAS 3. Owen, Brenna. 2021. “BC Wildfires: Fire Experts Tout Indigenous Culture Burns to Reduce Risk” https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/b-c-wildfires-fire-experts-tout-indigenous-cultural-burns-to-reduce-risk 4. Hale, Lee and Jonaki Mehta. 2021. “City Infrastructure Must Evolve to Protect Residents From Extreme Heat” on All Things Considered, National Public Radio. For 11-min audio and transcript go to: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/17/1038395128/city-infrastructure-must-evolve-to-protect-residents-from-extreme-heat

Week 11/Monday, 22 November

Part 3: Rethinking Disease Response

Reading to prepare for 22 November class: 1. Cash, Richard, and Vikram Patel,. 2020. “Has COVID-19 Subverted Global Health?” https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2820%2931089-8 2. Pilling, David. 2020. “How Africa Fought the Pandemic – and What Coronavirus Has Taught the World.” https://www.ft.com/content/c0badd91-a395-4644-a734-316e71d60bf7 CANVAS 3. Erikson, SL. 2020. “Pandemics show us what government is for”Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-0871-4 4. Burki, Talha. 2021. “Global COVID-19 vaccine inequity”, https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S1473-3099%2821%2900344-3

Week 12/Monday, 29 November

Part 3: Rethinking Disease Tech + Quiz 4

Reading to prepare for 29 November class: 1. Tett, Gillian. 2021. “Contagion (Or Why Medicine Cannot Stop Pandemics)” from Anthro-Vision: A New Way to See. CANVAS 2. Erikson, SL. 2018. “Cell Phones ≠ Self and Other Problems with Big Data Detection and Containment during Epidemics”. https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maq.12440 3. Erikson, SL. 2020. “COVID-19 Mobile Phone Apps Fail the Most Vulnerable.” https://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/sites/default/files/pdf/Erikson%20-%20COVID19%20Mobile%20Phone%20Apps%20Fail%20the%20Most%20Vulnerable_0.pdf 4. Ferrall, Patrick. 2017. “The Brilliant Drone That’ll Deliver Medicine—Then Rot Away”, plus Samson, Lindsey. 2017. “The APSARA drone disintegrates once it reaches its destination.” CANVAS

Week 13/Monday, 6 December

Part 4: Adapting to Change + Quiz 5

Reading to prepare for 29 November class: 1. Klinenberg, Eric. 2021. “The Seas are Rising. Could Oysters Protect Us?” CANVAS 2. Rewilding, Cal Flyn, 2021. “Invocation” and “Nuclear Winter” from Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the PostHuman Landscape. CANVAS 3. Morens, David et al. 2020. “Escaping Pandora’s Box – Another Novel Coronavirus.” https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2002106

4. Plowright, Raina et al. 2021. “Land Use-induced Spillover: A Call to Action to Safeguard Environmental, Animal, and Human Health. https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2542-5196%2821%2900031-0 5...