![]() ![]() Prerequisite: French 308 or In-Perspective. This course counts towards the French for Medical Professionals track. Texts will include Véronique Tadjo, "En compagnie des hommes" Molière, "L'amour médecin" Huo-Chao-Si, "La grippe coloniale" Michel de Montaigne, "De L'Expérience" and Malika Mokeddem, "L'interdite." Whether considering works of art, patient testimonials, or classic works of literature, we will observe carefully, describe and understand what we see, tell stories, and attend to the details of the stories that others tell. Coming into my hands shortly before the year anniversary of the first UK coronavirus lockdown, In the Company of Men by the Cte d’Ivorian poet, novelist and artist Vronique Tadjo, translated by Tadjo with John Cullen, offers a salutary reading experience and sheds fresh light on the pandemic. ![]() In this course, students will hone their competencies in observation, close reading, and written and oral expression in French through readings of medical narratives. ![]() ![]() This approach underscores the need for medical practitioners to cultivate skills of observation, analysis, storytelling, and cultural competency - skills that are traditionally developed in humanities coursework. After earning a doctorate in Black American Literature and Civilization from the Sorbonne, Paris IV, she returned to Abidjan to lecture at the National University. Born in Paris, she grew up in Abidjan, Cte d'Ivoire, where she completed most of her studies. Narrative medicine is an approach grounded in the recognition that patients live and communicate their embodied experiences as stories. Vronique Tadjo is a writer, artist and scholar. ![]()
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