Teacher: Lisen Dellenborg

The course introduction will give a presentation of the course's aims, relevance and approach to knowledge, review of the course layout, reading list, timetable, and forms of examination.

We will also listen to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Ted Talk, The danger of a single story:

http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?languge=sv

Read the literature! If you don’t have time to read, at least, skim the texts’ contents.

Readings:

Dellenborg, L., Skott, C. & Jakobsson, E. (2012). Transcultural Encounters in a Medical Ward in Sweden – The Experiences of Health Care Practitioners. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol 23. J Transcult Nurs-2012-Dellenborg Skott Jakobsson.pdf
Chapter one in: Kiefer, C. W. 2006. Doing Health Anthropology, Research Methods for Health Scientists. New York: Springer Publishing Co Inc. (E-book at the university library)