Posts Tagged ‘body’
International Conference Body and care in the ordeal of war
Body and care in the ordeal of war. A socio-historical perspective on East-Central and East-Southern Europe in the 20th-21st centuries. – CEFRES, Prague, November 12-14, 2025 In contrast to perceptions…
Read MoreHHH column: In touch with body and mind by Miente Pietersma
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 MoreNarrating the Body. New Perspectives on the Connection of Corporeality and Narrativity (c. 1500–1800)
The international and interdisciplinary symposium in cooperation with the SNSF Ambizione Research Project „Corporeal Optimization in Early Modern Europe” brings historians and literary scholars into dialogue about the connections between…
Read MoreFood and Body in Colonial Contexts in Pre-modern Times (1600-1900)
Colonization and exploration of the non-European territories was an inherently bodily experience. Food and diet became central arguments to underscore and explain the physical and cultural differences between Europeans and…
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