Tag Archives: Grief

Grief. Language. Art. (CfP, Conference, Liverpool, 8-10 July 2014)

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Grief. Language. Art. University of Liverpool, 8-10 July 2014 For my rough sorrows; cease, be dumb and mute, Give up your feet and running to mine eyes, And keep your measures faor some lover’s lute, Whose grief allows him music … Continue reading →

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Distant Voices, Still Lives: Revealing the Experience of Illness through the Narratives of Others Past and Present – Dr Claire McKechnie (Lecture, Edinburgh, 3 April 2013)

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Distant Voices, Still Lives: Revealing the Experience of Illness through the Narratives of Others Past and Present Wed 3rd April 5.30pm – 6.30pm Jordanburn lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Free but ticketed. Booking essential. A talk which reveals … Continue reading →

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How can literary theories of mourning be brought into the 21st Century? Some help would be much appreciated!

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Naomi Banks writes: I am due to present a paper at the ‘Poetry and Melancholia‘ conference this July in Stirling. My contribution to this conference is based on a section of my PhD thesis on Northern Irish Elegy. Elegy can … Continue reading →