2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

ENG 260 Literature of Illness & Healing

This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the human journey through illness and healing; its primary focus is on personal stories told by patients and dedicated healers. Readings included will speak to issues of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, class, sexual orientation and how it can affect the experience of being wounded or ill. The relationship of the health care system in regards to patient, provider and institution, will be addressed.

Credits

3