ENGWRT 0552 - WRITING ABOUT ILLNESS, PAIN, AND DISABILITY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
In this mixed-genre writing course, we will explore the experience of living in and writing about a human body, specifically through the lens of writing about illness, health, healing, pain, and disability. We will read both historic and contemporary writing about these subjects, including mental health and neurodivergence, and will examine the social, medical, and individual / identity models of understanding and discussing disability. Students can expect to read and write first-person narratives, creative stories, reportage / journalism, and critical analyses of media representations of illness and disability. Our objective will be to explore ethical and effective methods for writing and publishing stories about illness, disability, health, medicine, and the body.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGCMP 0005

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