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Module code:HMEDG023(Add to my personalised list)
Title:Medicine in Literature
Credit value:20
Division:Division of Biosciences
Module organiser:Stephanie Eichberg
Organiser's location:Medical Sciences Building
Organiser's email:s.eichberg@ucl.ac.uk
Available for students in Year(s):
Module prerequisites:This is available to postgraduate Masters students only  
Module outline:This course explores literature at the intersection of history and philosophy of medicine. We will discuss in how far literary representations can reflect subjective experiences of illness and suffering, the view of patients and practitioners in different historical contexts, and the impact of science on understandings of the body. Readings for the course include not only novels but also other creative literary representations of medicine, such as short stories, plays and poetry.  
Module aims:Widen understanding of the history of medicine and literature in Modern Europe. Develop an understanding of some of the theoretical and methodological issues relating to history and literature. Critically examine the role of literature for medicine and vice versa. Improve aptitude for study and research, including effective oral and written skills. Encourage active participation in class discussions and in critical evaluation of primary and secondary source material. 
Module objectives:By the end of this course students will: have deepened their understanding of the medical history of Europe and the history of its reading and writing in the 19th and 20th century have acquired new perspectives on approaching both literature as historical source and history as literature have learned the ability to review knowledge with critical awareness, insight and originality and to make cognate connections between historical context and literary production. 
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Module timetable:https://cmis.adcom.ucl.ac.uk:4443/timetabling/moduleTimet.do?firstReq=Y&moduleId=HMEDG023 
Module assessment:Coursework 100.00%.
 
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Taking this module as an option?: 
Link to virtual learning environment(registered students only)https://moodle.ucl.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=3967 
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