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Reading for Health: Cervantes and the Storytelling Traditions

Module code: COM6061

Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM1

Contact: Dr Elena Carrera
Overlap: In taking this module you cannot take HSP6061 or take GMH6061

This module offers students the opportunity to enjoy reading and discussing great short stories by Cervantes and other influential storytellers, like Alfonsi's one-page tales and Boccaccio's 'Griselda', in English translation. It seeks to promote an experiential understanding of the role of reading and the use of the imagination in emotion and mood regulation. It also encourages critical engagement in pre-modern and current debates on the therapeutic benefits of reading and listening to stories.

Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 100.0% Coursework
Level: 6

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