(POPH 108) Representations of Disease & Disability in Popular Culture

3 Credits

This course critically assesses popular depictions of health, disease, and disability, asking how mass media and art affect our shared social imaginaries of these topics. Students will engage with source materials from film, television, novels, theater, and popular culture to ask how works of art shape the ways we think about disease and disability. We will question not only the accuracy of these popular depictions, but also their ethical significance, and the potential art holds to enact positive change. Attribute/Distribution: DEIN, HE