Tag Archives: interdisciplinarity

“I Refused to Join the IDF”

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

 Although loosely related to the medical humanities, I think the ‘blob’ is quite interesting for a number of reasons. Firstly, it appropriates one of the most spiritual and holy remnants of Judaism (the Western Wall, ‘Kotel’) and ascribes a completely … Continue reading →

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Spirituality, Theology and Mental Health: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (New Book edited by Prof Chris Cook

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

Spirituality, Theology and Mental Health: Interdisciplinary Perspectives edited by Professor Chris Cook is now available for pre-order (£45.00). In 2010 a Durham conference on Spirituality, Theology & Mental Health was made possible by support from the Guild of Health. The conference was attended by more … Continue reading →

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Medical Humanities and Literary Medicine: Guest Post by Brandy Schillace

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Medical Humanities and Literary Medicine Brandy Schillace, PhD Managing Editor, Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry The designation “medical humanities” is a relatively new one. The British Medical Journal began its run 38 volumes ago, followed closely by The Journal of Medical … Continue reading →

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Beyond Science Communication: “HumSci Workshop” for PhDs & Early Career Researchers (London, 28-29 May 2013)

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

HumSci Workshop for PhDs and ECRs – Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th May 2013. Is it possible to think about the connections between the sciences and humanities which goes beyond science communication (ie how can the ‘soft skills’ of the … Continue reading →

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‘On Violence’: Re-thinking Humanities and Social Sciences (CfP, 4th International Conference, Croatia, September 5-7 2013)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

4th International Re-Thinking Humanities and Social Sciences Conference is to be held at the University of Zadar, Croatia, September 5-7, 2013. Since 2010 the conference offers an invaluable opportunity to meet, exchange ideas and debate on current topics in humanities … Continue reading →

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Project Launch: “Schizophrenia: reception, semantic shift and criticism of a concept in the 20th century”

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

Anke Maatz writes: I am pleased to announce the launch of ‘Schizophrenia: reception, semantic shift and criticism of a concept in the 20th century. An interdisciplinary project.’ Based in Zurich where in 1908, Eugen Bleuler introduced the term ‘schizophrenia’ into … Continue reading →

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Neurocritiques? Neuroentanglements? Thinking through collaboration with cognitive neuro-sciences/scientists

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

On November 29, a group of us gathered at the Culture and Mental Health Research Unit at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal – on a day that felt very cold to me (-15 degrees C), but probably far from cold … Continue reading →

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Mapping the Field of Neurocritique & Neuroentanglements (Workshop, Montreal, 29 November 2012)

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

Next week, I shall be taking forward the ‘Experimental Entanglements’ work that Des Fitzgerald and I (along with colleagues Simone Kühn and Ulla Schmid) developed in the context of our Berlin workshop (at which many Durham CMH members and affiliates … Continue reading →

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Industriousness and Daydreaming: Cognitive Neuroscience’s Revaluation of Rest – Felicity Callard (Seminar, Glasgow, November 2 2012)

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

Industriousness and Daydreaming: Cognitive Neuroscience’s Revaluation of Rest Dr Felicity Callard Senior Lecturer in Social Science for Medical Humanities, Durham University Friday 2nd of November, 3:30pm East Quadrangle Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow Wine Reception to follow Abstract: How might … Continue reading →

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Experimental entanglements in cognitive neuroscience (Workshop, Berlin, 25-26 October 2012)

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

The CMH blog post “Medical humanities and cognitive neuroscience: trandisciplinary openings and endeavours” explored how several people at/associated with the Centre for Medical Humanities at Durham (CMH) are interested in grappling with how the medical humanities as a domain can productively … Continue reading →

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