ENG263
Literature, Medicine, Empathy
English
BC
Subject code
ENG
Course Number
263
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
L. Nayder
Course Long Title
Literature, Medicine, Empathy
Description
Focusing on a range of novels published from the nineteenth century to the present day, and on scholarship in the developing field of empathy studies, students consider the relationships among literature, medicine, and empathy. Students examine representations of medical practice and practitioners and of relations between physicians and patients. They explore claims that literature has the power to develop empathy and should be central to medical education. Authors include George Eliot, Bram Stoker, Abraham Verghese, and Ian McEwan. Prerequisite(s): one 100-level English course.
Modes of Inquiry
Analysis and Critique [AC]
Writing Credit
No writing credit
Departmental Course Attributes - Major/Minor Requirements
(English: Post-1800)
GEC This Course Belongs To
-
Class Restriction
Exclude First Years