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Click here to see a list of MHHS and MHHS-related courses for the Fall 2019 semester.
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Perspectives in Health, Disease, and Healing (MHHS-M 301) Click here to see an example of the syllabus.
Literature of Addiction (MHHS-M 492, MHHS-M 592) This course explores the ways in which, through literature, certain understandings of addiction are constructed, represented, and proliferated throughout our culture. The class will explore the ways in which the concept of addiction is represented in various cultural forms and in specific texts. Additionally, the course will look closely at the relationship between the idea of addiction and other categories such as gender, sexuality, normalcy, and creativity. Click here to see an example of the syllabus.
Culture of Mental Illness (MHHS-M 492, MHHS-M 592) This course explores the ways in which certain understandings of mental illness are constructed, represented, and proliferated throughout our culture, by examining text and film. We will consider how we as individuals and as a society are affected by different representations of mental illness, and how this translates into everyday interaction with others. Click here to see the syllabus.
This course explores the ways in which the concept of hope is represented in various cultural forms and in specific texts. We will look closely at the relationship between hope and healthcare, specifically health, disease and healing. We will consider how we as individuals and as a society are affected by various representations of hope, and how this translates into our own personal understanding of hope, and our everyday interactions with others. Click here for an example of the syllabus.
Students interested in MHHS-M495 are welcome to sign up for MHHS-M 498 as the non-capstone version of the course.