VAST 287 - Stories Matter:Medicine and Melodrama in a Global Age

Institution:

Lafayette College

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Medicine is currently a global phenomenon-disease in one part of the world can affect people across the globe in a matter of days. How does society seek to explain and cope with this circumstance One method is by telling stories that transform unpleasant realities into harmless fictions. What messages do these stories deliver about world helath and its consequences In this course, we will be the development of critical reading skills to allow students the opportunity to evaluate scientific and fictional texts and to make determinations about their relative reliability. DeTora

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lafayette.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 330-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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