Septembre 2007
Le programme pour l'année
2007-08 est disponible
Notre invité du mois de septembre:
Lundi, 24 septembre 2007, 18h00
Université McGill
édifice Macdonald Harrington
pièce G-10
Prof. Liam Durcan
Faculté de Medicine
Université McGill
Institut Neurologique de Montréal
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).
