Course Overview

The historical and philosophical roots of medicine are founded on racist and colonialist principles and therefore cannot provide better health for communities.

Domination of the ‘Other’ ( marginalised groups of colour) for profit continue in everyday medical practice and biomedical interventions till the present day.

Course Objectives

• Individuals will understand the historical development of the philososphy of medicine and its ideas and why it came about.
• Individuals will understand medical ‘progress’ as more subtle and insidious forms of surveillance, control and profit of bodies of colour
• Individuals will comprehend how medical surveillance techniques may be used for control and profit of patients’ bodies.

Course Outline

0 hrs - 15 minIntroduction of examples Structural Racism in society

15 min - 45 minMedicine based on profit (particularly from bodies of colour) due lack of philosophical and clinical emphasis on social determinants

45 min - 1.25 hrsCorruption of Medical Literature, research bodies and and Institutions

1.25 hrs - 1.75 hrsHistorical development of episteme to dominate the ‘other’

1.75 hrs - 2.25 hrsDevelopment of theories such as Panoptism to surveil, control and profit from bodies of colour and how it is applied in medicine.