Special Topics in the Humanities (370-5-21)
Topic
Workshop in the Health Humanities
Instructors
Adia Benton
847/491-2852
1812 Hinman #101
Meeting Info
University Hall 312: Tues, Thurs 9:30AM - 10:50AM
Overview of class
Workshop in the Health Humanities
In this advanced undergraduate seminar and workshop, we will explore a range of creative works across media types and genre— audio/visual material (documentary and feature film, visual art, radio stories), memoir and fiction— to examine the political, ethical and social stakes of representing health, illness and disability. In particular, we will focus on the craft and composition of these works: what specific practices and techniques do these artists deploy, and to what end? What are the ethics and aesthetics of their representational practices? The course will also offer students the opportunity to focus on, develop, workshop and showcase their own creative health humanities projects, with ample space and time for critical reflection and feedback.
Teaching Method
Workshop and seminar.
Evaluation Method
Discussion, short essays/reflections, peer review, final project.
Class Materials (Required)
Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, 978-1555978129
Audre Lorde, The Cancer Journals, 978-0143135203
Jean-Paul Sartre, Typhus, 978-1906497422
Class Attributes
Ethics & Values Distro Area