SEL 238 - Literature and Medicine (English)

3 Credit(s)

This course explores the complex relationship between literature and medicine, focusing on the role narrative plays in our understanding of illness, healing, and death. Some areas of inquiry include: uncertainty in clinical practice; the interactions among biomedicine, culture, and society; how gender, race, and class relate to illness; and the role medicine should play when it cannot save our lives. This course is suitable for students interested in literature, healthcare, or the intersection of the two fields.

When Offered: Spring semester.
Liberal Arts Curriculum: Satisfies the Setonian Mission requirement.