In Depth: Medical Narratives, Narrative Medicine

FRENCH 375

Narrative medicine is an approach grounded in the recognition that patients live and communicate their embodied experiences as stories. This approach underscores the need for medical practitioners to cultivate skills of observation, analysis, storytelling, and cultural competency -- skills that are traditionally developed in humanities coursework. In this course, students will hone their competencies in observation, close reading, and written and oral expression in French through readings of medical narratives. Texts will include Véronique Tadjo, "En compagnie des hommes"; Molière, "L'amour médecin"; Huo-Chao-Si, "La grippe coloniale"; Michel de Montaigne, "De L'Expérience"; and Malika Mokeddem, "L'interdite." Whether considering works of art, patient testimonials, or classic works of literature, we will observe carefully, describe and understand what we see, tell stories, and attend to the details of the stories that others tell. This course counts towards the French for Medical Professionals track. Prerequisite: French 308 or In-Perspective.
Course Attributes: EN H; BU Hum; AS HUM; AS LCD; FA HUM; AR HUM

Section 01

In Depth: Medical Narratives, Narrative Medicine
INSTRUCTOR: Singer
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