Departmental academic review

Medicine and the Arts
A new postgraduate Medicine and the Arts course which commenced in 2014 was designed by
Prof Reid in collaboration with Dr Susan Levine, Department of Social Anthropology. The course contributes to new inter-disciplinary research initiatives underway at UCT, and provides an unparalleled opportunity for students from the Health Sciences and Humanities to engage with the production of knowledge of and about the body, from multiple perspectives. The course also provides an intellectual platform for students to explore new possibilities, already activated on the global stage, about the ways in which the arts can constructively engage with medical pedagogy and practice, and to engage in key debates relating to medicine, the arts and medical anthropology.