Tag Archives: exhaustion

Out of Darkness Comes Light – mysteriously beautiful photographs from a bedbound sufferer

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Out of Darkness Comes Light – mysteriously beautiful photographs from a bedbound sufferer By Penny Clare “I was mostly confined to bed in a dark room – for years, and years, and years. At some point, in this isolated sea, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ideas, Reblog | Tagged arts, arts in health, exhaustion, first person account, illness narrative, ME, photography, visual cultures | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Reblog, Review | Tagged Anna Katharina Schaffner, depression, exhaustion, health geography, medical humanities, neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology, The Active Patient | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Conferences | Tagged Anna Katharina Schaffner, depression, exhaustion, health geography, medical humanities, neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology, The Active Patient | 1 Comment

‘Exhaustion’ (CfP – University of Kent, Friday, 25 October 2013)

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Subscribers to this site might remember Anna Katharina Schaffner‘s fantastic guest-post on the cultural history of exhaustion. It turned out to be one of the most frequently read pieces we have published this year. And so it’s great to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Conferences | Tagged Angela Woods, Anna Katharina Schaffner, Burn out, Chronic fatique, exhaustion, Simon Wessley | Leave a comment

Towards a Cultural History of Exhaustion

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Anna Katharina Schaffner writes: In the age of burn-out, in which even the pope – traditionally a beacon of unwavering faith and indefatigable service until death – has cited both physical and spiritual exhaustion as one of his official reasons … Continue reading →

Posted in Ideas | Tagged American Nervousness: Its Causes and Consequences, Anna Katharina Schaffner, Chronic Fatigue, Edward Shorter, exhaustion, fin-de-siècle, George Cheyne, George M. Beard, ME | 10 Comments

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 →