• Department of History
• School of Arts, Humanities, and Communications
• Susquehanna University
| I IS FOR ILLNESS: PATHOGRAPHIES November 20 3:00-4:30 |
Narratives, or stories, are central to the practice of medicine and the experience of disease. When a person goes to see a doctor, he or she must tell the doctor a story about his or her illness—when it started, how long it lasted, and how it is affecting him or her. Sometimes, a person experiencing a disease decides to write about it and share it with a larger audience. A narrative about a disease experience is called a pathography. Students from Karol Weaver's History of Medicine class will present speeches on pathographies. Students will analyze pathographies that deal with epilepsy, self-injury, anorexia, and more. |
