International Health Humanities Network Membership
Jürgen Pieters
I am a professor of literary theory, based at Ghent University (Belgium). In the area of health humanities, I have published on bibliotherapeutic questions mainly, among others in my book Literature and Consolation. Fictions of Comfort (Edinburgh University Press, 2021; paperback out in February 2023). At my university I am tecahing a course on Literature and Care. In collaboration with colleagues from the Medical Faculty, I am in the process of setting up a research project on the use of literature in medical therapeutic contexts.
Humanities Subjects
- Literature
Health Care Areas
- Literature