September 2007

The progamme for the 2007-08
year is now available

Our September Lecture:
Monday, 24 September 2007, 6:00 P.M.
McGill University
Macdonald Harrington Building
Room G-10


Prof. Liam Durcan
Faculty of Medicine
McGill University
Montreal Neurological Institute


On Narrative: Fiction and the Brain

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The lecture will address the premise that, despite the superficial disparities between science and art, in this case medicine and literature, the aims and even the methods of the two pursuits are often strikingly similar. From the increasing influence neuroscience is having on literary theory to the recognition of the importance of narrative in medical training, the boundary between the disciplines is becoming less firmly entrenched, resulting in a growing awareness that each pursuit can be enriched by an appreciation and understanding of the other.

Liam Durcan is a neurologist at the Montreal Neurological Hospital and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University. He also writes fiction, having published 'A Short Journey by Car' (Véhicule Press), chosen by the Globe and Mail as a top book of 2004 and, more recently 'Garcia's Heart' (McClelland & Stewart).