EGMT 1540: Big Wellness

In “Big Wellness,” we will analyze a range of contemporary American wellness influencers and evaluate the ethical and economic dimensions of their practices and claims. We will ask questions such as: What does it really mean to be healthy and happy? How does the rise of wellness culture reflect and/or respond to issues of race, gender, size, ability, and class? Who, or what, profits when we are “doing well”? Throughout the quarter, you will craft and hone your own definitions of individual and societal wellness while evaluating their ethical stakes.