ENGL 2212 Introduction to Medical Humanities
This course will use contemporary literature as a springboard to consider the psychological, social, ethical, and experiential dimensions of sickness and health. In addition to exploring questions of illness and the body, we will address topics including disability, aging, pregnancy, pain, medical space, illness and culture, and care giving. Through the analysis of novels, poems, short stories and non-fiction, we will consider the way that bodily experiences, material conditions, and cultural constructions of normalcy shape our understanding of identity in sickness and in health.
Course overview
- Department
- English
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall,Every Spring
Requirements fulfilled
- Environmental Studies: Concentration — Environmental Health: One History Course (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Humanities, Health, and Culture: Minor Requirements (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Official evaluation summary
4.50 / 5
Data freshness
Instructors
- Amy Boesky
- Krithika Vachali
- Clare Dunsford
- Jean Franzino
- Laura Tanner
- Treseanne Ainsworth
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02