Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2024-2025
MDHM 415 - UNMASKING MADNESS
Long Title: UNMASKING MADNESS
Department: Medical Humanities
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction:Taught in French
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: How does literature complement medicine in its definition of madness? Is madness simply a mental illness or can it be socially-constructed? In this course, we will demystify such questions through the exploration of French and Francophone fictions and theoretical works. We will study notions such as unreason, passion, delirium, alienation, and maternal psychosis. Cross-list: FREN 408.