| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Narrative Ethics | Selections from pathographies, poetry, and autobiography. |
| 2 | Integrity in Death and Dying |
Edson, Margaret. Wit. Hall, Donald. Without. Kenyon, Jane. Otherwise. |
| 3 | Imagining Otherness |
Kafka, Franz. The Metamorphosis. Carver, Raymond. Cathedral. |
| 4 | Narrative Repair |
Carver, Raymond. A Small Good Thing. Chekhov, Anton. Misery. Moore, Lorrie. People Like That Are the Only People Here. |
| 5 | Culture and Perspective | Morrison, Toni. The Bluest Eye. |
| 6 | Responding to Suffering |
Selzer, Richard. Imelda. Selection from: O'Connor, Flannery. A Memoir of Mary Ann. |
| 7 | Illness and Being | Salzman, Mark. Lying Awake. |
| 8 | Wounded Healers |
Mates, Susan Onthank. Laundry. Williams, William Carlos. The Doctor Stories. Wilder, Thornton. The Angel That Troubles the Waters. |