ENGL2212
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
Requirements fulfilled
No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.
Official evaluation summary
4.50 / 5
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Instructors
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02