LITR 370 - Literature and Medicine

Institution:

New York Institute of Technology

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Description:

In this course we will examine literary representations of illness, disability, and disease. Through close readings of a variety of genres which may include poems, short stories, plays, and medical memoirs, students will consider questions such as the following: How does illness define and sometimes transform us? What do our responses to the sick tell us about ourselves? What is a "good death"? What shapes public responses to disease and epidemics? Who defines normality, and how do we react to those who deviate from it? What are the obligations of the healthy to those who suffer? How have the efforts of disability activists and disability studies scholars changed how we view disability and the "normal" body?Throughout the course, we will pay particular attention to the social and historical forces that shape attitudes towards illness, disability, and medical treatment. Satisfies Group A. Prerequisite: WRIT 151 or WRIT 161.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nyit.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 686-7516

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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