According to the art: The movie is a portrait of profound sadness and grief that allows for no way to a happier state. But, it also shows the indomitable human spirit can still be at work under the bleakest of circumstances and darkest of times.
According to the art: Two movies explore the effects of reason and emotion on people being asked to assist in ending the life of someone they love.
According to the art: This documentary covers the special unit for AIDS patients at San Francisco General Hospital from its inception in 1983 to its closure twenty years later. Social and political issues related to gay rights and AIDS activism are given attention. While the unit was a success, it didn’t always go well and the staff had to overcome internal and external challenges until treatment advances made the unit no longer necessary.
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According to the art: A classic biomedical description of a grand mal seizure is compared to literary descriptions of the same in two novels.
According to the art: A true story of a married couple in the early 20th century seeking gender reassignment surgery offers insights on empathy and on the lengthy arc medical advances and social movements must travel before they are accepted.
According to the art: Art genres can be fused for various purposes. I use the play The Height of the Storm as an example of when a dramatic play can be written in the jazz idiom.
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According to the art: The Plague ravaged London during certain intervals over Shakespeare’s life, resulting in disruptions to his writing and acting.
According to the art: Illness as argumentation generally means that illness can be what people persuade others it is.
According to the art: This excerpt is from the opening of the novel where Andreas Ban reflects on suicide and the different forms it can take.
According to the art: The focus of this short excerpt from the novel EEG is on bleeding from cancer or its treatment and the dehumanizing nature of experimentation in human subjects.