Posts by Chiara Lacroix
HHH column: Painkillers as Friends by Gemma Blok
The HHH column is a monthly blog in which History, Health & Healing members share their thoughts on research, current affairs, or anything to do with medical history. Each edition…
Read MoreSymposium “Grip op het ziektebegrip” in Utrecht
The following symposium, in Dutch, will take place at the Universiteitsmuseum Utrecht on February 26, 2024 between 12.00 and 17.30. Grip op het ziektebegrip: problemen en oplossingsrichtingen voor praktijk en…
Read MoreCall for papers reminder: 10th Gewina Woudschoten Conference 2024
Gewina, the Belgian-Dutch society for the history of science and universities, will host its 10th conference in Zeist on June 21-22, 2024. The theme of the conference is “Ecology &…
Read MoreSave the date for HHH meeting on March 8 – Medical biographies
This year’s HHH spring meeting will focus on the theme of medical biographies. Biography is a contested genre in the historical discipline, sometimes seen as the relic of an older…
Read MoreCall for submissions: Vernède thesis prize for the history of nursing
The Vernède Thesis Prize is named after nurse Catharina Helena Vernède (1875-1957). She wrote the first Dutch handbook on the history of nursing in 1927. The thesis prize is awarded…
Read MoreHHH column: The origins of salty liquorice by Marieke Hendriksen
The HHH column is a monthly blog in which History, Health & Healing members share their thoughts on research, current affairs, or anything to do with medical history. Each edition…
Read MoreMarieke Hendriksen’s project PRESERVARE receives ERC funding
HHH member Marieke Hendriksen has received a Research Consolidator grant by the European Research Council for her project PRESERVARE: Large-scale conservation of perishable foodstuffs in the Low Countries, 1600-1800. The project…
Read MoreArt exhibition: Whispers from below by Bart Lutters
HHH member Bart Lutters will soon be inaugurating his art exhibition Whispers from below. Aside from his work as an artist, Bart is a junior physician and a PhD candidate…
Read MoreGroningen webinar series on the history of surgery
The Groningen Centre for Health and Humanities and the Centre for Historical Studies are hosting a seminar series on the history of surgery. All seminars are 16:00-17:00 Dutch time. Online…
Read MoreHHH column: Medicine is an instrument of war: Indonesia 1946-1949 as pars pro toto by Leo van Bergen
The HHH column is a monthly blog in which History, Health & Healing members share their thoughts on research, current affairs, or anything to do with medical history. Each edition…
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