Cultural meanings of health and disease are shaped not only by scientific and medical discourses but also by media and communication technologies. This course examines the role of media "from scientific instruments to public health campaigns to data visualization techniques" in shaping what counts as normal and pathological; governmental logics of care, public understanding of biotechnology; and the ways individuals and collectives understand and contest biomedical knowledge. Course materials are drawn from anthropology, history, science and technology studies, communication studies, and medical memoir.