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ENGL 118  Literature and Mental Health  Units: 3.00  
How do representations of mental health shift across time and genre, and what is the role of narrative in building our tolerance for a life of deferral, ambiguity, and loss? This course explores the relationship between literature and psychical life, inviting students to investigate the meaning of madness, and what its opposite might be.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite None. Exclusion Maximum of 6.0 units of ENGL at the 100-level.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Analyze the relationship between literary art and mental health.
  2. Explain how representations of mental health shift across genres and periods.
  3. Assess the role of narrative in enabling people to confront loss.
  4. Demonstrate familiarity with the work of BIPOC writers, especially contemporary Indigenous Canadian Writers.
  5. Analyze texts using discipline-specific terminology, and presenting ideas in clear and effective prose.