Literature and Medicine

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Course Title

Literature and Medicine

Course Description

This course explores, through canonical and contemporary texts, the relationship between literature and medicine. In this course, we will explore how literature reflects upon and offers insight into issues of health and illness, mind and body, the roles and relationships between medical practitioners and patients, and the broader social significance of medicine in literature.

Course Level

Undergraduate (BA, BS)

Instructor Name

Douglas Dowland

Course Topics

Black Health
Body/Embodiment
Cancer/Oncology
Death and Dying/End-of-Life/Hospice
Disease/Illness
Empathy/Compassion/Trust
Graphic Medicine
Illness Experience/Patient Narratives
Maternity/Maternal Health/Neonatal care
Medicalization
Mental Health
Narrative medicine
Pain/Suffering
Prejudice/ Discrimination/Bias/Stigma/Stereotyping
Race/Ethnicity/Racism/Antiracism

Disciplinary Perspectives

African & African-American Studies
Disability Studies
English
Ethics/Bioethics
Health Professions
Literature/Literary Studies
Women/Gender Studies

Geographic Location

Ada, Ohio

Instructional Modality

face-to-face

Institutional Location

Ohio Northern University

Title

Literature and Medicine