This week the Centre for Medical Humanities is participating in two important conferences: the 14th International Medical Geography Symposium (Durham University) and the 8th Annual Association for Medical Humanities Conference (University of Leicester). Reviews and reflections will be posted on the blog over the coming days, but meanwhile here is Read more…
Bethan Evans, Rachel Colls and Kathrin Hörschelmann have written a paper on the insights offered by contemporary work in human geography on relationality to critical understandings of health pedagogies with a case study analysis of the change4life campaign. This is published as part of a special edition of the journal Read more…
The Centre for Medical Humanities and the Department of Geography present Professor Sara Ahmed, Goldsmiths A Willfulness Archive Wednesday 11 May, 2pm – 5pm Room W007, Main Geography Building A willfulness archive is what we assemble when we ‘follow willfulness around’, tracking where willfulness goes, and ‘in what’ or ‘in Read more…
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…
Durham Geographies of Health and Wellbeing present: Cracks in the door? Technology and the shifting topology of care Prof Christine Milligan, Lancaster University A seminar on Wednesday 4th May, 2-4pm Room W010, Geography Department Chair: Prof Sarah Curtis Abstract: The rapid growth of new and emerging care technologies (NCTs) targeted Read more…
CMH Associate Director Sarah Atkinson and Kerry Joyce have just published “The place and practices of wellbeing in local governance,” in Environment and Planning C. 29 (2011). Abstract: The concept of well-being has become prominent within national policy goals in the UK since the end of the 1990s. However, the Read more…
The early-bird registration deadline for the International Medical Geography Symposium (IMGS) being held in Durham, 10-15th July 2011, is the 11th February 2011. The early-bird registration fee is £250 (£175 students). After this date the registration fee is £275 (£200 students). The registration fee includes admission to all of the sessions, Sunday evening wine reception Read more…