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Representations of HIV/AIDS
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- 7 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on October 5, 2014
- Ends on November 16, 2014
Course details
Syllabus
- The basics of how to do literary analysis and how to read a scientific article
- The basics of the biology of HIV/AIDS
- What the arts and sciences have in common in creating knowledge
- How words and images reflect the evolving history of HIV/AIDS
- What we can learn from the personal experiences of those living with HIV/AIDS
- Current developments and controversies in HIV/AIDS and how the arts & sciences have responded to them
- Why it matters that artists & scientists talk to one another
Prerequisite
Instructors
- Ann M. Fox
- David R. Wessner
- Allison Dulin
- Kristen Eshleman
- Olivia Booker
- Paul Brantley
- Robert McSwain
- Sara Swanson
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