Please join the Disability Research Forum for a workshop on therapeutic culture and international development on Friday March 17th, 11-5pm, at Sheffield Institute of International Development (SIID), University of Sheffield. Minds, behaviour and psychologies are fast becoming key frontiers in contemporary development policy. While the links between development and psychology have a long (colonial) history,… Continue reading
You are invited to the next Centre for American Studies research seminar, to be held at 5.15pm on Wednesday 1st February 2017. Dr David Lubin (Wake Forest University) will speak on: ‘Behind the Mask: World War 1, Plastic Surgery, and the Modern Beauty Revolution’ Location: Room 203, 10 University Gardens, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ. All welcome!… Continue reading
First International Conference on Historical Medical Discourse (CHIMED-1) Location: University of Milan Date: 14th-16th June 2017 It is a pleasure to announce that the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Milan will host the “First International Conference on Historical Medical Discourse” (CHIMED-1). The general interest of the conference concerns medical discourse in historical… Continue reading
CFP: 2017 Comics & Medicine Conference: Access Points Location: Seattle Public Library Central Branch Date: 15th – 17th June 2017 Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Rupert Kinnard created the first LGBTQ-identified African American comic strip characters in his groundbreaking series Cathartic Comics. His comics work—including his much anticipated memoir-in-progress LifeCapsule Project—spans all facets of his personal identity, from race,… Continue reading
Society for the Social History of Medicine Postgraduate Conference 2017 Health Histories: The Next Generation Location: Shanghai University, China Date: 12th – 13th October 2017 In cooperation with the University of Strathclyde and Shanghai University. Funded by the Wellcome Trust. The Society for the Social History of Medicine periodically hosts an international conference for postgraduate students. The… Continue reading
Location: Keele University Date: 28th – 30th June The overarching theme for this year’s AMH conference is that of Critical Stories in the context of both Humanities and Arts research and production. This three-day conference will include plenary addresses by Dr Ima Jackson from Glasgow Caledonian University, Dr Mike Shooter, President of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy… Continue reading
Location: University of Glasgow Date: 19th-20th May 2017 The technological capabilities and mechanical achievements of the Greeks and Romans have been the subject of considerable scholarly interest in recent years. Consequently, multi and interdisciplinary collaborative research projects have not only investigated the archaeological remains of devices, such as the Antikythera Mechanism, but also utilised the… Continue reading
The Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare (CSHHH) is pleased to announce their 2017 seminar series is due to start in February. The first seminar is scheduled for 1st February, 4-5pm in Room LH104a/b/c of the Lord Hope Building. The speaker is Paul Dimeo of the University of Stirling and the title… Continue reading
The Science Museum is looking for researchers to work on 4 week-long research projects for our medical galleries project (details and pay below). If you are interested please email Oisin Wall at oisin.wall@sciencemuseum.ac.uk. Call for Researchers We are developing major new Medicine Galleries to showcase thousands of objects from our medicine collections for the next… Continue reading
The Medical Humanities Research Centre at the University of Glasgow is delighted to announce the programme for our discussion group for semester two. Please see details of the sessions below. The meetings will all take place in Room 418 in the East Quadrangle (directions available on the discussion group webpages), between 1-2pm. Tea/coffee and biscuits will… Continue reading
