Category Archives: Conferences

Disability and Disciplines: The International Conference on Educational, Cultural, and Disability Studies (CfP, Conference, 1-2 July 2014)

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Keynote Speakers: Julie Allan (University of Birmingham, UK) Peter Beresford (Brunel University London, UK) David Mitchell (George Washington University, USA) Sharon Snyder (George Washington University, USA) Centre for Culture and Disability Studies, Faculty of Education, Liverpool Hope University When we … Continue reading →

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Reminder: British Society for Literature and Science (CfP, Liverpool, 16-18 April 2014)

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Centre for Medical Humanities

The tenth annual conference of the British Society for Literature and Science will take place at the University of Liverpool, on 16-18 April 2015. Keynote talks will be given by Professor Keith Barnham (Imperial College London), Dr Patricia Fara (University … Continue reading →

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Health Inequalities Research Network (HERON) (CfP, Conference, London, 14-15 May 2014).

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Centre for Medical Humanities

The first Health Inequalities Research Network (HERON) Conference will be held on 14-15th May 2014 in London, England at the Coin St Neighbourhood Centre. HERON is an international network founded in 2010. It aims to develop and promote interactions between … Continue reading →

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Co-Producing Knowledge on Health, Wellbeing and Place through Participatory Research (CfP session at the RGS 2014 Conference, London 26-29 August 2014)

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Royal Geographic Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference Geographies of co-production London, Tuesday 26 to Friday 29 August 2014 Call for Papers for a session entitled: Co-Producing Knowledge on Health, Wellbeing and Place through Participatory Research Session Sponsor: Geography of … Continue reading →

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Belief and Health (Half-Day Workshop, Durham, 11 January 2014)

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Wolfson Institute’s Special Interest Group ‘Belief and Health’ Saturday 11th of January, 14:00-17:00. St. Chad’s College, 18 North Bailey, Durham, County Durham DH1 3RH. Buffet lunch, tea and coffee will be served. All are welcome, but registration via email to Ivana … Continue reading →

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Death in Scotland, from the medieval to the modern: beliefs, attitudes and practices (Conference, Edinburgh, 31 Jan – 2 Feb 2014)

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

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Alternative Psychiatric Narratives: Exploring non-traditional texts, voices, and spaces

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Alternative Psychiatric Narratives is a conference taking place at Birkbeck on 16-17 May 2014. One of its convenors, PhD candidate Janet Weston, considers some of its themes in relation to her own research.   When I began my PhD research … Continue reading →

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The Default Mode Network in Aesthetics & Creativity (Neuroscience Symposium, New York City, 6–7 February 2014)

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Felicity Callard

  Thursday–Friday, February 6–7, 2014 The Default Mode Network in Aesthetics and Creativity: Neuroscience Symposium The Italian Academy, Columbia University Free and open to the public. Space is limited; please reserve seats Keynote speech by Marcus Raichle (Washington U. School of Medicine). With Randy Buckner (Harvard), Felicity … Continue reading →

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Beyond evidence: theorising arts and health (ESRC Seminar, Glasgow University, 24 April 2014)

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Beyond evidence:  theorising arts and health ESRC Seminar 24 April 2014 Glasgow University In a deliberately provocative intervention to the emerging health-and-arts field, this day seminar engages social theoretical resources in order to help elaborate how researchers and practitioners might … Continue reading →

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Pain, Illness, Trauma and Death in Childhood (CfP, Conference, London, 1 February 2014)

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

The University of Greenwich, Centre for the Study of Play and Recreation, with the Society for the Study of Childhood in the Past and the London Network for the History of Children present: Pain, Illness, Trauma and Death in Childhood … Continue reading →

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