THE CURRENT ERA OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

By SARAH WILLIAMS

INTRODUCTION PART I: IN THE CAPITAL 1 READING PAINTINGS, PAINTING THE MEDICAL, MEDICALIZING THE STATE 2 ANATOMY OF AN ATTITUDE: MEDICINE COMES OF AGE PART II: BONES OF CONTENTION 3 THE WORD OF THE BUDDHA 4 THE EVIDENCE OF THE BODY: MEDICAL CHANNELS, TANTRIC KNOWING 5 TANGLED UP IN SYSTEM: THE HEART, IN THE TEXT AND IN THE HAND CODA: INFLUENCE, RHETORIC, AND RIDING TWO HORSES AT ONCE CONTENTS PART III: ROOTS OF THE PROFESSION 6 WOMEN AND GENDER 7 THE ETHICS OF BEING HUMAN: THE DOCTOR’S FORMATION IN A MATERIAL REALM CONCLUSION: WAYS AND MEANS FOR MEDICINE