Posts Tagged ‘health humanities’
‘Do no harm’: Researching the pasts, presents, and futures of sexual violence
The Birkbeck University of London hosts the conference ” ‘Do no harm’: Researching the pasts, presents, and futures of sexual violence” on February 8-10, 2023. In the last twenty years,…
Read MoreGender and medicalization
On November 28–29, 2022, the conference “Gender and medicalization” will take place in Paris. It is organized by the Initiative for Gender (Philomel) and the Initiative for Biomedical Humanities of…
Read MoreIrreducible subjects: Disability and genomics in the past, present and future
On October 6-7, 2022, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in Bethesda, Maryland (US) holds the symposium “Irreducible subjects: Disability and genomics in the past, present and future”. The…
Read MoreVictorian resurrections
On September 22-24, 2022, the University of Vienna organizes the conference “Victorian resurrection”. Death and resurrection as well as the fears, fantasies and fads that surround them, pervade Victorian literature…
Read MoreHealth and work in the Early Modern world, 1500-1750 ca.
On September, 20-21, 2022, the Università Ca’ Foscari in Venice, Italy, hosts the conference “Health and work in the Early Modern world, 1500-1750 ca.” This conference aims to bring together…
Read MoreThe past, present, and future of scientific instrument studies
The Scientific Instrument Commission has chosen the 40th anniversary of its symposia as an occasion to discuss how the study of scientific instruments has changed in the last four decades…
Read MoreHHH autumn meeting Medical history meets health policy
On September 16, 1-6 pm, the autumn meeting of History Health & Healing will be held in Utrecht. “Medical history meets health policy” is this year’s theme. Stay tuned for…
Read MorePhysicians and society in Europe (18th-20th centuries)
On September 8-9, 2022, the interdisciplinary conference “Primum non nocere. Physicians and society in Europe (18th to 20 centuries): an interdisciplinary approach” is organized in Pardubice (Czech Republic) by the…
Read MoreThe medical paratext
The University of Glasgow organises the conference “The medical paratext” on September 7-8, 2022. ‘Paratext’ is a term coined by Gérard Genette in 1987 to refer to the material surrounding…
Read MoreThe circle of life – Birth, dying, and the liminality of life since the 19th century
The German Historical Institute Warsaw organizes a workshop entitled “The circle of life” on September 1-2 in Warsaw, Poland. Deadline call for papers: April 15, 2022. Birth and dying are…
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