BSOC 2350
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Classes
BSOC 2350
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.
How does literary language depict the experience of physical suffering? Can a poem or a novel palliate pain, illness, even the possibility of death? From darkly comic narratives of black plague to the rise and fall of hysteria to depictions of the AIDS crisis, this course examines literature centered on medical practices from the early modern period through the twentieth century. Why have medical practices changed, and how do writers address their political, social, and ideological implications? Readings will include a broad range of genres, including poetry (Dickinson, Whitman, Keats), fiction (McEwan, Chekhov, Gilman, Kafka, Camus), theater (Kushner), nonfiction prose (Woolf, Freud), and critical theory (Foucault, Scarry, Canguilhem, Sontag).
When Offered Spring.
Distribution Category (ALC-AS, LA-AS, SCD-AS)
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2330, ENGL 2350, FGSS 2350, LGBT 2350, SHUM 2350
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Cohn, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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