LITERATURE AND MEDICINE IN FRENCH-SPEAKING CULTURES
Choice of themes and periods studied will vary, and may range from historical surveys of the meanings of health and illness across the spectrum of French and Francophone cultures, to a close examination of texts or literary genres from a particular time that incorporate or respond to biomedical knowledge. Genre studied could include prose fiction, theater, creative non-fiction, film, comics, and works of medical popularization. Taught in French.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: FRENCH 321 or 322 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Spring 2022 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate that you can analyze literary and non-literary texts in French. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Express yourself effectively in spoken and written French. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize and explain how the meanings of health and illness varied during the period studied and the ways in which they were grounded in personal as well as collective experience. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Appreciate some of the rich and complex interactions between medicine and literature during the period studied. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate that you can analyze literary and non-literary texts in French. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Express yourself effectively in spoken and written French. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize and explain how the meanings of health and illness varied during the period studied and the ways in which they were grounded in personal as well as collective experience. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Appreciate some of the rich and complex interactions between medicine and literature during the period studied. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027