Post by HLTD50 student KAKhalfan According to Rice, Chandler, Harrison, Liddiard & Ferrari (2015), “Being […] vulnerable […] means being present and honest with ourselves throughout our work, namely with our contradictory, unresolved, or difficult thoughts and emotions” (p.521). However, once I began creating my digital story, being present and honest became nervous and anxious.… Read More
Post by HLTD50 student Catastrophe Survivor The Project Re*Vision workshop was a very empowering and emotional two days where I felt privileged to be given the opportunity to create a digital story using the tech gear – with the help of the Project Re*Vision facilitators. Because our class was awarded a $10,000 experiential learning grant,… Read More
Post by HLTD50 student ShalsHealth To say that I am moved by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Ted Talk “The Danger of a Single Story” would be an understatement. In this lecture, Adichie talks about stereotyping and how today’s society tends to categorize individuals based off of a single story that we hear. Having lived in Scarborough… Read More
Post by HLTD50 student Daddy’s Little Girl Since this is my last week here, and I have finally finished Scarborough and The Wounded Storyteller, I guess I can say I connected the best with Scarborough. The book made me want to jump in – there was just so much about it that made me never… Read More
Post and podcast by HLTD50 students Shining_Diamond_17 and hhhipster In this podcast, we talk about what it was like meeting Catherine Hernandez and reflect on what it means to connect art, health, and the humanities. We hope you enjoy! (click the image below to listen)… Read More
Post and podcast by Honourable_Baron The Baron explores and reflects the creative impact of Catherine Hernandez’s novel, Scarborough, on his life as a resident of the district of Scarborough.… Read More
Post by HLTD50 student KAKhalfan This week’s blog post will be a continuation of last week’s podcast on the importance of multiple stories for health-related storytelling. In the podcast I discussed the ways that Catherine Hernandez’s Scarborough depicted how multiple stories encapsulate Arthur Frank’s ‘web of stories’ (described in his book The Wounded Storyteller), effectively reducing the isolation many… Read More
Podcast and Post by HLTD50 student T.Kamen In this first installment of the T-cast, T. Kamen discusses Catherine Hernandez’s novel Scarborough. Beginning with a brief overview of the novel, she then delves deep into her personal life finding connections with the characters. T. Kamen showcases that even if you aren’t from Scarborough, through the powerful… Read More
Podcast and post by HLTD50 students Shining_Diamond_17 and hhhipster In this podcast, two HLTD50 students reflect on the novel Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez, and how it is indirectly a collection of stories of health and illness in Toronto. Click on the image below to listen:… Read More
Podcast and post by HLTD50 student KAKhalfan In this first episode of the KamKast, KAKhalfan recollects stories of his experiences as a first-generation Canadian transitioning between cultural expectations. Through discussing certain characters in Catherine Hernandez’s award-winning novel Scarborough, he connects aspects of their stories to those of the significant individuals within his own life. He… Read More