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Conferences and Symposiums

ESRC seminar series: Fat Studies and HAES: Bigness Beyond Obesity Seminar 4: Researching Fat Studies and HAES: working with/as fat bodies

ESRC seminar series: Fat Studies and HAES: Bigness Beyond Obesity Seminar 4: Researching Fat Studies and HAES: working with/as fat bodies 5th-6th May 2011, Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution (Elwin Room) To register to attend the seminar please follow this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KKWV6R3 This seminar will address the ethical and Read more…

By medh, 10 years ago

Events

Abnormal: Towards a Scientific Model of Disability

Jayne Sellick writes: A new and exciting exhibition is currently being held at Newcastle’s Centre for Life until March 25th 2011. ‘Abnormal: Towards a Scientific Model of Disability’ was developed by Ju Gosling as part of her residency at the National Institute of Medical Research, funded by the Wellcome Trust. Read more…

By medh, 10 years3 years ago

Events

Synthetic Biology:A Better Future? Public Dialogue Wednesday 9 March

SPPI-NET / IAS Workshop Synthetic Biology : A Better Future? A public dialogue meeting Lindisfarne Centre, St Aidan’s College, Durham University 5pm Wednesday March 9th Synthetic biology is a field that encompasses a variety of different approaches and methodologies taken from different disciplines including biology, chemistry, IT and engineering. Whilst many Read more…

By medh, 10 years3 years ago

Events

Organ Donation – A Public Debate – Bristol, 17 March

Organ donation: the cost of not giving: A public debate Thursday 17 March 2011, 6.30-8.00 Watershed, Bristol, BS1 5TX This public event will bring together people involved in organ donation and transplantation to discuss the current situation in the UK. You will have a chance to hear about the complexity Read more…

By medh, 10 years3 years ago

Conference Review

One week, two seminars, Part Two: ‘Experiencing and Celebrating Fatness’

The second seminar: Experiencing and Celebrating Fatness. Since I was involved in organising this it is hard to get any critical distance. The seminar is part of a larger series on Fat Studies and HAES and this one provided a forum for engagement with fat activism. As such, the space Read more…

By medh, 10 years3 years ago

Conference Review

One week, two seminars, Part One: ‘Retheorising Women’s Health’

A few weeks ago I attended two, two-day seminars run as part of ESRC seminar series. Both dealt with issues of embodiment and health in ways that offered interesting connections between the medical humanities and social science. Both seminar series have their own websites and as the co-organiser of one Read more…

By medh, 10 years3 years ago

Seminars and Lectures

Seminar on Feminist and Disability Theories

Theoretical Topographies of Physical Disability: Feminist and Disability Theories Dr Minae Inahara, University of Hull Wednesday 8th December 2010, 2-4pm Room 010, Geography Department This seminar has unfortunately been postponed. Organisers are working on rescheduling this seminar in the new year, using videoconferencing installations. Further details will be posted here Read more…

By medh, 10 years ago

CMH Publications

The Body and the Arts

The Body and the Arts focuses on the dynamic relation between the body and the arts: the body as inspiration, subject, symbol and medium. Contributors from a variety of academic and artistic disciplines explore this complex and shifting relation across a range of periods, literatures and other art forms, spanning Read more…

By medh, 10 years ago