Posts Tagged ‘health humanities’
The ‘cause of the mentally ill’: Mediatisating and destigmatising madness in the second half of the 20th century
This international conference aims to bring together multiple perspectives on the way in which madness and its forms of care were mediatised and discussed in the public arena in a…
Read MoreComparative Guts
Comparative Guts This international conference, which launches the digital exhibition Comparative Guts, focuses on the representation of human innards (especially those involved in digestion and nutrition, what English refers to…
Read MoreHHH column: Bridging the gap between histories of nursing and medicine by Hugo Schalkwijk
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 MoreInaugural lecture by Rina Knoeff: Old as Methuselah? Supercentenarians, Narrative Wisdom and the Importance of History for Health
On 30 June 2023 at 4.15 p.m., Dr H.G. (Rina) Knoeff, appointed Professor of Health and Humanities at the Faculty of Arts, will be holding her inaugural lecture entitled: Old as Methuselah?…
Read MoreInaugural lecture by Rina Knoeff on June 30: “Old as Methuselah?”
On 30 June 2023 at 4.15 p.m., Dr H.G. (Rina) Knoeff, appointed Professor of Health and Humanities at the Faculty of Arts, will be holding her inaugural lecture entitled: Old…
Read MoreNWO funding for Gemma Blok’s project “Tales from the Dutch Drug Closet”
Congratulations to HHH board member Gemma Blok, professor in the History of Mental Health and Culture at the Open University, for being awarded a NWO grant for her new project.…
Read MoreSave the date for HHH meeting on Sept. 8: Farewell address by Prof. Frank Huisman
This year, our September meeting will coincide with the farewell symposium organised by Prof. Frank Huisman, chair of the HHH board, in occasion of his retirement. You can find the…
Read MoreGerrit Arie Lindeboom prize for medical history
The Gerrit Arie Lindeboom Prize 2023 The Gerrit Arie Lindeboom Prize is a biennial prize for a publication or a dissertation. In 2023, the prize will reward a publication. The…
Read MoreMAKING TOGETHER: A day of celebrating creativity in healthcare professions education
Making Together is a one day festival for artists, arts scholars and the artistically-inclined or curious, within or connected to healthcare professions education. Out-of-the-box thinkers, wildcards, foragers of ideas, hybrid…
Read MoreMaking together festival in Maastricht
MAKING TOGETHER: A day of celebrating creativity in healthcare professions education (9-12 May 2023) Making Together is a one day festival for artists, arts scholars and the artistically-inclined or curious,…
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