‘Our Bodies Belong to God: Organ Transplants, Islam and the Struggle for Human Dignity in Egypt’ by Sherine Hamdy (University of California Press, 2012). Transplanting the Political Organ: “Our Bodies Belong to God” Reviewed In Our Bodies Belong to God: Organ Transplants, Islam and the Struggle for Human Read more…
Inaugural Lecture: Gifts of life, gifts of love Professor Ludmilla Jordanova 18.00-19.00, Trevelyan College, Durham University Ludmilla Jordanova will draw on her recent and current work on visual culture in both contemporary and historical settings to explore the complicated ideas around gifts. Examples will include materials generated in the Read more…
A breath-taking state of affairs Like most people working in the field of mental health, I am well aware of the stigma associated with schizophrenia as well as the appalling 15-20 year reduction in life expectancy that people with this diagnosis face (e.g., Laursen, 2011; Hennekens et al., 2005). However, Read more…