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HHUM 263 001 Contagion, Disease, and Illness in Italian Literature and Film

This course will focus on representations of contagion and illness in Italian literature and film. Covering such topics as the portrayal of the Bubonic Plague in 14th-century novelle, Renaissance descriptions of syphilis, Verist and Neo-realist stories about contagion and poverty, and the projection of social malaise in art films, students will assess the ways in which disease is depicted in primary texts. Students will gain familiarity with contemporary contagion theories, as well as historicization and cultural criticism of literary and cinematic accounts of disease. In this course students will consider the psycho-social impact of contagion and disease from multiple perspectives - near and far, past, and present.

 

Held with ITALST 263

 

Offered on campus

Winter 2024
HHUM 288 001 Health, Medicine, and Spirituality

This course examines how spirituality and religion have informed approaches to health and medicine from the 19th century to the present, including understandings of disease, illness, health, sexuality, and the body. Topics may include spiritual and/or religious concepts of health and sickness; meditation, prayer, and healing; "alternative" medicine; Indigenous approaches to health and medicine; mental health and spiritual practice; and religion and health care justice. Students are introduced to a variety of research methods that will help them identify, understand, and critically assess the complex boundaries that exist between modern medicine and spirituality.

 

Held with RS 288

 

Offered on campus

Winter 2024
HHUM 311 001 Culture, Mental Health, and Wellness

This course investigates the objective and subjective realms of mental well-being, ill-being, and illness across diverse societies and cultures, as expressed through literature, film, and other media. Students will investigate the theories and methodologies employed in humanities-based mental health research; understand bibliotherapy both developmentally and therapeutically; and evaluate how texts, images, and performances shape different perspectives of mental illness and mental health. To enhance awareness of subjective aspects of human nature and prejudices, and to appreciate arts-based mental health research, students will engage in experiential learning with a rich-pictures exercise and reflective practice.

 

Offered on campus

Winter 2024
HIST 115 001 Crusading in the Middle Ages

This course examines the historical events and cultural assumptions that led to the European phenomenon of crusading, or holy war, between 1095 and 1453.

 

Held with MEDVL 115

 

Offered on campus

Winter 2024
HIST 236 001 Law and Society in the Middle Ages

A study of the laws and legal procedures of the Middle Ages. This course examines the relationship between legal procedures and institutions and the medieval societies that produced them.

 

Held with LS 236

 

Offered on campus

Winter 2024
HIST 254 001 Canada Since 1867: A New Nation

This course examines Confederation, the rise of political parties, Canadian external relations, western discontent, the impact of both World Wars, and political and economic changes in Canada since 1867.

 

Offered on campus

Winter 2024
HIST 260 001 Medieval Europe c.300-c.1500

The political, cultural, economic, and ecclesiastical development of Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire to the end of the high middle ages.

 

Held with MEDVL 260

 

Offered on campus

Winter 2024
HIST 304 001 Heresy and Religious Crises in Late Medieval Europe

An exploration of the impact of social crises on late medieval religious modes of expression. Topics will include the Great Famine, the Black Death, the Avignon Papacy and Western Schism, the development of heretical movements, and the eventual disintegration of European religious unity.

 

Held with MEDVL 304, RS 342

 

Offered on campus

Winter 2024
HIST 318 001 History of Sexuality: The Modern Period

This seminar introduces students to the history of sexuality. The course focuses on the 19th and 20th centuries.

 

Held with SMF 318

 

Offered on campus

Winter 2024
HIST 450 001 Making History

This course challenges students with an opportunity to synthesize and showcase, at a high level of achievement, the disciplinary skills and knowledge they have gained during the course of their studies in History. It encourages students to pursue individual research interests and presentation formats as limited only by historical methodology, academic rigour, and the consent of the instructor. Course focus may be shaped by instructor expertise.

 

Offered on campus

Winter 2024