A central concern of the health humanities is to understand the human experience of illness. In the contemporary era, this experience is increasingly mediated by digital technologies, from online patient communities to AI-driven diagnostic tools. This course bridges the gap between Digital Humanities theory and Narrative Medicine practice.

The course invites students to explore how digital narratives shape our understanding of health, illness, and care. It is divided into two complementary sections: the Theoretical Framework, which examines the structure, analysis, and ethics of digital health narratives; and the Practical Intervention, which introduces the Narrative Delivery & Intervention (NDI) model. By integrating these domains, students will learn to analyze medical stories using digital tools and apply narrative practices to foster empathy, resilience, and better healthcare outcomes.

By the end of the course, students will be equipped with both the critical vocabulary to assess digital medical narratives and the practical skills to facilitate narrative interventions in clinical or community settings.