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 Zainab Throughout his book The Wounded Storyteller, sociologist Arthur Frank does many comparisons of the various types of illness narratives. As a result, while I was reading the novel Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez, I couldn’t help but identify some of the illness narratives present in this novel. Besides the story line itself (which involves… 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 TChainz In this episode, TChainz offers his insight and critical reflection on the novel Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez. Focusing on the perspective of one of the most noteworthy characters, he reconnects with the foundation of his home ever since setting foot into Canada and reliving childhood memories. Scarborough is… 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