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Fiction as Therapy: Towards a Neo-Phenomenological Theory of the Novel

Re-blogged from Research English at Durham:In the first lecture of a new British Academy series on The Novel in English, Professor Patricia Waugh reflects upon the recent rise of institutions such as the Reader Organisation, which encourages shared reading in therapeutic contexts such as hospitals and prisons. Taking this observation as a starting point, Waugh Read more…

By mdiclhumanities, 7 years3 years ago
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Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine: New Book Series Announced

Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine Edited by Sharon Ruston, Alice Jenkins, and Catherine Belling Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine is an exciting new series that focuses on one of the most vibrant and interdisciplinary areas in literary studies: the intersection of literature, science and medicine. Comprised Read more…

By mdiclhumanities, 7 years3 years ago
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Rethinking Approaches to Illness Narratives (Special Issue of the Journal of Literature & Science)

We are delighted to reproduce with permission Keir Waddington and Martin Willis’s introduction to a special issue of the Journal of Literature and Science on “Rethinking Approaches to Illness Narratives.” The special issue in part arose from Off Sick: Narratives of Illness Past and Present, a project coordinated by the Read more…

By medh, 7 years3 years ago
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