California Humanities A State of Open Mind
A highlight of the Literature and Medicine Program participant interviews.
Read More »Literature & Medicine Offers Space to Thoughtfully Reflect While Improving the Quality of Health Care Provided to Patients
Inspiring and Healing Reading Recommendations
A curated list of suggestions from a California Humanities Literature & Medicine Facilitator
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We're seeking host sites for Literature & Medicine® in Southern California and the Central Coast.
Read More »Literature & Medicine in Estonia
By Kris Clarke, Ph.D (Literature & Medicine facilitator in Fresno) I first learned about the intersection of literature and medicine when I heard Dr. Rita Charon speak at a narrative conference in Tampere, Finland in 2011. As a former English major turned social worker, the recognition that healing springs from listening …
Read More »Grapes of Wrath, Retracing the Steps 75 Years Later
The Grapes of Wrath, marking its 75th anniversary this year, is the story of the Joad family, who, along with other dust-bowl migrants, journey out of Oklahoma to California, searching for jobs, land, a future, and hope. Cal Humanities undertook its own journey through the “Reading the Grapes of Wrath” …
Read More »Dr. Denise Henderson, Sacramento V.A.
“Science is not enough by itself; love is not enough by itself. As clinicians, loved ones, or caregivers, we are liable to miss something important, until we try something new.” Healing has as much to do with the soul as the body. Through the Literature and Medicine program, which we’re …
Read More »Literature & Medicine: Humanities in V.A. Hospitals
Healing has as much to do with the soul as the body. How can the humanities support our healthcare system—and some of our most vulnerable patients, wounded veterans?
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