Applied Global Health Humanities: Readings in the Global Anglophone Novel (Medical & Health Humanities, 4)

by: Fella Benabed (Author)

Publisher: De Gruyter

Publication Date: 2024/7/1

Language: English

Print Length: 180 pages

ISBN-10: 311139610X

ISBN-13: 9783111396101

Book Description

This book highlights the importance of global Anglophone literature in global health humanities, shaping perceptions of health issues in the Global South and among minorities in the Global North. Using twelve novels, it explores the historical, political, sociocultural, ethical, and environmental aspects of health by analyzing the experiences of characters who suffer from infectious diseases, mental disorders, or disabilities, and who seek holistic healing practices.

About the Author

This book highlights the importance of global Anglophone literature in global health humanities, shaping perceptions of health issues in the Global South and among minorities in the Global North. Using twelve novels, it explores the historical, political, sociocultural, ethical, and environmental aspects of health by analyzing the experiences of characters who suffer from infectious diseases, mental disorders, or disabilities, and who seek holistic healing practices.