Truth in Fiction: Appreciating the Complex Realities of the Pharmaceutical Industry Through Novels

Truth in Fiction: Appreciating the Complex Realities of the Pharmaceutical Industry Through Novels

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Truth in Fiction: Appreciating the Complex Realities of the Pharmaceutical Industry Through Novels

dc.contributor.advisor	Hutt, Peter Barton	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Yu, Peilin	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-07T20:11:51Z
dc.date.issued	2000	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Truth in Fiction: Appreciating the Complex Realities of the Pharmaceutical Industry Through Novels (2000 Third Year Paper)	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:8852118
dc.description.abstract	In this paper, I will illustrate how, through the use of fiction, both the teaching and learning of law may be made more interesting, meaningful, and fun. Section II begins with a discussion on the multiplicity of benefits and beneficiaries when fiction is incorporated into legal education. Section III illustrates how a topic like the pharmaceutical industry, its challenges, ethical issues, and relationships with governments and the public, may be best understood and appreciated when presented through the medium of novels. Part II introduces the five novels selected for this paper and provides analysis of their portrayals of the pharmaceutical industry. This section briefly assesses each novel's plot, major characters, and the various issues and questions each book raises with regard to the challenges and roles drug companies play in society. Part III provides a hypothetical lesson plan that uses the selected books to teach students about the pharmaceutical industry. The lesson plan incorporates a multi-faceted approach which uses the novels and excerpts from such novels as tools for learning, discussion, and contemplation.	en
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dash.license	LAA	en_US
dc.subject	Food and Drug Law	en
dc.subject	pharmaceutical industry	en
dc.subject	fiction	en
dc.subject	FDA	en
dc.title	Truth in Fiction: Appreciating the Complex Realities of the Pharmaceutical Industry Through Novels	en
dc.type	Paper (for course/seminar/workshop)	en_US
dc.date.available	2012-06-07T20:11:51Z