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The Cultural History of Exhaustion – Review

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

This review of the Exhaustion conference appeared on the fantastic Sleep Cultures blog: “On 25 October 2013, the University of Kent hosted a one-day interdisciplinary conference on exhaustion, organized by Anna Katharina Schaffner (Comparative Literature, Kent) and funded by the … Continue reading →

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Exhaustion (One day workshop, University of Kent, Friday 25 October 2013)

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Exhaustion Friday, 25 October, Cathedral Lodge, Canterbury Funded by the Wellcome Trust Organised by Anna Katharina Schaffner This interdisciplinary conference explores different medical, psychological and socio-political narratives on the origins of and cures for exhaustion. Experts from diverse disciplines (including … Continue reading →

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Madness Contested: Power and Practice (Review by Jonathan Gadsby)

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Jonathan Gadsby, PhD candidate at Birmingham City University, reviews Steven Coles, Sarah Keenan and Bob Diamond, eds., Madness Contested: Power and Practice (Ross-on-Wye: PCCS Books, 2013): It was impossible for me to read this new collection dispassionately and I will … Continue reading →

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Towards a Cultural History of Exhaustion: Anna Katharina Schaffner (Public Lecture, Durham, 25 April 2013)

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures Literature, History, Theory Research Group presents Towards a Cultural History of Exhaustion Dr Anna Katharina Schaffner (Comparative Literature, University of Kent) Thursday 25 April, 5.00-7.00 pm A56 Elvet Riverside, Durham University This paper … Continue reading →

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New Podcast – Yoga and Mental Health

Posted on February 20, 2013 by William Viney

Image: Sarah Brumgart In recent years I have become surrounded by yoga fanatics. Many things impress me about their relationship with yoga but, above all, it’s their dedication to telling me (and anybody else that will appear interested) just how … Continue reading →

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The Practical Art of Medicine: dissection, diagnosis and disease in the Early Modern Period (Exhibition and Events, Durham University, 2013)

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

The Practical Art of Medicine: dissection, diagnosis and disease in the Early Modern Period is a ‘Spotlight’ exhibition in the Wolfson Gallery, Palace Green Library, Durham. It looks at the period between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries and its many … Continue reading →

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The Anatomy of Melancholy: A User’s Guide (Conference, Warwick, 26 November 2012)

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Centre for Medical Humanities

  10:00 – 16:00 Monday 26 November 2012 The National Grid Room, Warwick Arts Centre University of Warwick, CV1 7AL The Anatomy of Melancholy is nearly 400 years old and 1500 pages long. It is an attempt to identify all forms … Continue reading →

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Review ‘From Melancholia to Prozac: A History of Depression’

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Angela Woods

Clark Lawlor, From Melancholia to Prozac: A History of Depression (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012). Review by Angela Woods for the British Society for Literature and Science: What’s in a word? In his celebrated Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness, … Continue reading →

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Melancholy Minds and Painful Bodies: Genealogy, Geography, Pathogeny (CFP, Conference, University of Liverpool, 9-11 July 2013)

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Melancholy Minds and Painful Bodies: Genealogy, Geography, Pathogeny University of Liverpool, 9-11 July 2013 Call for Papers *extended to April 30 * Strange Contraries in thee combine, Both hell and Heaven in thee meet, Thou greatest bitter, greatest sweet No … Continue reading →

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Emotional Experience in Depression: A Philosophical Study – Project Web Site Launch

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Emotional Experience in Depression: A Philosophical Study is a three-year project led by Professor Matthew Ratcliffe (Durham University) and Professor Achim Stephan (University of Osnabruck). Its aim is to provide the first ever detailed, systematic philosophical study of the nature … Continue reading →

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