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The Default Mode Network in Aesthetics & Creativity (Neuroscience Symposium, New York City, 6–7 February 2014)
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
The Medical History of the 1st World War in Europe (Conference, Leeds, 17-18 October 2013)
The Medical History of the First World War in Europe Centre for Medical Humanities, University of Leeds 17th-18th October, 2013 For full details click here. To register click here. Provisional Programme Thursday, 17th October, 2013 9:00 Registration 9:45 Welcome … Continue reading
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Tagged conference, Europe, First World War, history of medicine, history of science, medical humanities, war
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Translating Happiness: Medicine, Culture & Social Progress (CFP, Special Issue, Health, Culture & Society)
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Health, Culture and Society: Translating Happiness: Medicine, Culture and Social Progress This year the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) proclaimed March 20th the International Day of Happiness. This day is … Continue reading
“The Construction of Norms in 17th- to 19th-Century Europe and the US” (1-yr Pre/Post-doc, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin)
Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin, announces 1 Pre/Postdoctoral position for one year (with possible extension) Starting date: January 1, 2014 (flexible) Outstanding junior scholars are invited to apply. The position is awarded in conjunction with the research project The Construction of Norms … Continue reading
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Tagged comparative literature, deaf, deafness, disability, disability studies, history of medicine, History of philosophy, history of psychology, history of science, hysteria, interdisciplinary, medical humanities, norms, postdoctoral, predoctoral, science and technology studies
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“Shifting Temporalities in Biomedicine” (CFP, International Summer School, Roscoff, France, 5–10 October 2013)
Call for Proposals International Summer School, 5-10 October 2013 in Roscoff (France) *Shifting Temporalities in Biomedicine* The meaning of medicine has been transformed over the course of the 20th century: it has become biomedicine on a molecular basis. Based on … Continue reading
The Rise of Developmental Science: Debates on Health & Humanity (CFP, Social Science & Medicine Special Issue)
Special Issue: Social Science & Medicine Guest Editors Dominique P Béhague, Vanderbilt University & King’s College London Samuel Lézé, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon Social Science & Medicine is soliciting papers for a Special Interdisciplinary Issue on the unique challenges … Continue reading
“Science & Society”: History of Science, Medicine, & Technology Postgrad Conference (Oxford, 7 June 2013)
The Wellcome Unit for the History Medicine, University of Oxford is pleased to announce the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology Postgraduate Conference 2013 Science and Society will take place on 7 June 2013 at 10:00-17:00 At the History Faculty Lecture Theatre, George Street, … Continue reading
AHRC-funded PhD: “Making germs real” (London, in collaboration with Science Museum; September 2013-)
Fully-funded AHRC PhD studentship: “Making germs real: creating, performing and learning about a dangerous invisible thing in the public sphere, c.1860-1930” Applications are invited for an AHRC-funded PhD working on how germs were made real to different groups and individuals. … Continue reading
“The Jewish Body”: Sander Gilman & Yulia Egorova in dialogue (London, 16 May 2013)
THE JEWISH BODY Sander Gilman and Yulia Egorova in dialogue Thursday, May 16th 2013, 6.00pm, RHB Small Cinema, Goldsmiths Sander Gilman is a social, cultural and literary historian, specialising amongst many areas in the history of science, psychoanalysis and Jewish Studies. He … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropology, body, history of science, Jewish, medical humanities
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Neurocritiques? Neuroentanglements? Thinking through collaboration with cognitive neuro-sciences/scientists
On November 29, a group of us gathered at the Culture and Mental Health Research Unit at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal – on a day that felt very cold to me (-15 degrees C), but probably far from cold … Continue reading
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