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A Brightly Coloured Bell-Jar: Part Three

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Clive Parkinson, Director of Arts for Health at Manchester Metropolitan University, continues his earlier posts: For me, this idea of a space between ‘anxiety and boredom’ is deeply interesting and to round off my seminar, I wanted to take this … Continue reading →

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A Brightly Coloured Bell-Jar: Part Two

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Clive Parkinson, Director of Arts for Health at Manchester Metropolitan University, continues: The pathologisation of unhappiness as disease has in turn spawned a counter-culture committed to the pursuit of self-improvement and happiness, which might just result in a generation of … Continue reading →

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A Brightly Coloured Bell-Jar: Part One

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Centre for Medical Humanities

The first of a series of three posts by Clive Parkinson, Director of Arts for Health at Manchester Metropolitan University, based on his February 16 Seminar. Presenting my ideas to colleagues at Durham’s Centre for Medical Humanities was always going … Continue reading →