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2026 Winter
May 16, 2026 |
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| ENGL 485BA - The History of Medicine in/as Literature |
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This course explores how eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britons understood and imagined health, pathology and medicine. In poetry, novels, essays, medical journals, travelogues and other accounts, we will ask questions about contagion and difference; the emergence of so-called race science; the gendering of conditions such as hysteria and apoplexy, and more.
***Prerequisite of ENGL 100 and either ENGL 110 or the completion of 48 credit hours.***
**Intended for Honours or prospective Honours students only. **Students who are not English Honours majors require permission of the Department Head to register. **
*Note: Students may receive credit for one of ENGL 342AE or ENGL 485BA.*
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar English and Creative Writing Department Course Attributes: Rest/18th Cent/Rom (1660-1838) Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: Bachelor of Arts Honours Co-op Bachelor of Arts Honours Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors: English |
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