Conferences and Symposiums
Death in Scotland, from the medieval to the modern: beliefs, attitudes and practices (Conference, Edinburgh, 31 Jan – 2 Feb 2014)
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Arts in Health
From Wales to Scotland: Drawing Women’s Cancer & the Attentive Writers Conference
I will be presenting a paper next week at Glasgow University Medical Humanities Research Centre at the Attentive Writers: Healthcare, Authorship and Authority Conference. I am sure some of you will be attending the conference and I would be very happy to make contact. My paper is entitled, The Argument […]
Conferences and Symposiums
Mental Health and Dependency (Second Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland Symposium, Glasgow, 18 May)
The second MHRNS Symposium, themed on “Mental Health” and “Dependency” will take place on Saturday 18 May, 4 University Gardens, Glasgow. Guest speakers are: Dr Lucy Burke (Manchester Metropolitan University), “Care and Dependency: Keywords in Disability Culture or Why Language Matters” and Dr Jonathan Andrews (Newcastle University), “Asylum patient cultures: […]
Seminars and Lectures
Narrative Psychiatry and the Little Red Alfa – Dr Philip Thomas (Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland Public Lecture, Edinburgh, 11 March 2013)
The Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland is delighted to announce its second public lecture: Narrative Psychiatry and the Little Red Alfa Dr Philip Thomas 11 March 2013 Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Teviot Lecture Theatre, Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh Narrative Psychiatry and the Little Red Alfa: […]
Conference Review
Review of the First Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland Symposium 2012
Cheryl McGeachan writes: The first Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland (MHRNS) Symposium took place last month in the School of Critical Studies, University of Glasgow. Co-ordinated by Gavin Miller, David Shuttleton and Megan Coyer, the event consisted of a number of diverse, challenging and personal pieces based around the themes […]
Announcements
Inaugural Symposium of the Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland (Glasgow, April 2012) – Programme Announced
Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland (MHRNS) Symposium 2012 The RSE-funded MHRNSaims to enable greater and more sustained collaborative research within Scotland in the medical humanities. The first symposium of the MHRNS will be held in the School of Critical Studies, University of Glasgow, on Saturday 28 April 2012, addressing two […]
Conference Review
Putting “Theory into Practice” – Reflecting on the Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland Workshop 2
Cheryl McGeachan, Phd Candidate at the University of Glasgow, writes: Recently, the Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland held its second workshop event at the University of Edinburgh, entitled “Theory into Practice”. Following on from the first workshop event at the University of Glasgow, entitled “Why Historicise?”, this workshop sought to investigate […]
Conferences and Symposiums
Mental Health and the Human Good – RCP Scotland Philosophy and Psychiatry Conference – 6-7 October Aberdeen
The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland First UK Conference on Philosophy and Psychiatry Mental Health and the Human Good A Conference in Honour of Professor Eric Matthews Thursday 6 – Friday 7 October 2011 Matthew Hay Conference Centre, Suttie Centre Foresterhill, Aberdeen Featuring presentations by Bill Fulford, Eric Matthews, […]
Conferences and Symposiums
First Event in Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland
The Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland is an initiative supported by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The MHRNS aims to enable greater and more sustained collaborative research within Scotland in the medical humanities. The first research workshop in the series organised by the MHRNS took place on Saturday 18 June […]
Conferences and Symposiums
Get Well Soon! Recovering a Healthier History
Hannah Newton – keynote speaker at this year’s Congress of Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research – gives readers a taste of what to expect from her upcoming talk: Horrible histories are not just for young readers: adult historians also seem to have a penchant for painful tales of disaster and distress. […]