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Narrative Studies of Health and Body Minor

Narrative Studies of Health and Body Minor


IN THIS SECTION
  • English
    • English Major
    • English Minor
    • Master of Arts in English
  • Narrative Studies of Health and Body
    • Narrative Studies of Health and Body Minor
  • Writing
    • Writing Minor

Enhance your major with directed writing practice

Learn to communicate clearly, logically, and effectively; use research methods intelligently; analyze, interpret and enjoy literature; and develop a perspective on the world that is informed by intensive study of literature and its critical methods. Through short stories, memoir, poetry, and technical writing, you will explore topics regarding health and the body. The program will help you grow personally and prepare for diverse career paths, scholarly research, and success in graduate school.

 

Check out the different narrative studies courses waiting for you at Worcester State!
EN-217 Introduction to Narrative Studies of Health and Medicine
This course offers students an introduction to narrative representations of illness, health, and healing. Students consider works of literature, literary theory, and film in their narrativization of the dynamic between patient and clinician, the role (and limitations) of empathic recognition, the ethical issues in healthcare settings, and rhetorical constructions of normalcy, disability, disease, agency, and well-being. The course introduces students to literary traditions as well as to journalistic and narrative methodologies that inform a humanistic approach to stories about the science of health and medicine.
3 credits
EN-190 Special Readings in Literature
An introductory literature course responsive to current interests or controversies.
3 credits
EN-450 Special Topics in English
Specific content will vary in response to particular student and faculty interests.
3 credits
EN-475 Internship in English
Provides majors the opportunity to gain practical experience in areas where they may apply acquired critical and writing skills. Consent of instructor.
3 to 6 credits

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Elizabeth Bidinger

Professor of English

Elizabeth Bidinger teaches a variety of creative writing and literature courses, and she specializes in the study and practice of memoir writing. She has published memoir essays as well as scholarly articles on memoir as a literary genre. Her book, [...]

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Heather Macpherson

Full-time Temporary Faculty

As a practitioner of the essay and poem, my scholarly interests continue to reside in the history of the essay through its contemporary poeticized and experimental forms. Currently, my research is focusing on the bifurcation of metaphor. In addition, [...]

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Jacqueline Morrill

Instructor

Jacqueline Morrill is an English alum of WSU with a Masters of Fine Arts in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College. Her poetry has been published in a variety of print and online journals such as The Worcester Review, Best Indie Lit New England and [...]

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Riley McGuire

Assistant Professor

Riley McGuire is an Assistant Professor of English at Worcester State University where he specializes in nineteenth-century British literature, queer theory, and disability studies. Prior to joining the faculty at WSU, he completed his Ph.D. in [...]

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Jamie Remillard

Assistant Professor of English

As an assistant professor of English, Jamie Remillard teaches courses in technical writing, science and environmental communication, creative nonfiction, and medical and health journalism. Her recent projects include field-based research to examine [...]

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Christina Santana

Assistant Professor of English, Writing Center Director

An Assistant Professor of English and the Director of the Writing Center at Worcester State University, Christina studied writing, rhetorics, and literacies and earned her PhD in English in 2016. Her work has appeared in the Community Literacy [...]

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MaryLynn Saul

Professor

MaryLynn Saul is a professor of English and specializes in medieval literature, particularly Arthurian literature, as well as human rights, history of the English language, and feminist theory. She has published articles on courtly love and marriage [...]

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Hardeep Sidhu

Hardeep Sidhu is an assistant professor of English at Worcester State University, where he teaches courses on U.S. literature, race, immigration, comics, the novel, and college writing. Recent courses include "Race in Comics," "Narratives of U.S. [...]

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Karen Woods Weierman

Professor of English

Dr. Karen Woods Weierman is Professor of English at Worcester State University, where she teaches U.S. literatures and first-year writing. She holds a B.A. in American Studies from Georgetown University and a Ph.D. in English from the University of [...]

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Donald Vescio

Professor

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