Narratives of Mental Health and Mental Illness
Harvard Summer School
HUMA S-111
Section 1
CRN 36004
Mental health experts believe that even before COVID-19, more than one billion people globally had a diagnosable mental health condition. The numbers and intensity have only increased in the years since the pandemic, and yet the biases and misconceptions surrounding mental health, not to mention the dehumanization and abuse in many communities of individuals with a mental illness, remains acute. This course uses literature and other arts from communities around the world to help students learn more about some of the prevalent biases, misconceptions, myths, and stigmas against individuals with mental illness and how these biases could be and in the past have been ameliorated, contributing to reducing inequity, isolation, and loneliness and increasing the connectedness, healing, and well-being of individuals with mental illness and their families.
Registration Closes: June 17, 2025
Credits: 4
View Tuition Information Term
Summer Term 2025
Part of Term
Full Term
Format
Live Attendance Web Conference
Credit Status
Graduate, Noncredit, Undergraduate
Section Status
Open