Medical Humanities

Catalog description

Medical Humanities is an interdisciplinary field emerging at the intersection of the humanities (literature, philosophy, ethics, history, religion, etc.), social sciences (anthropology, cultural studies, psychology, sociology, health geography, etc.), and arts (theater, film, visual arts, etc.) that aims to investigate and interpret the profound effects of illness, disease, and health on patients, healthcare professionals, and the social worlds in which they live and work.