Posts Tagged ‘history of medicine’
Two-day workshop “Ever met anyone normal?” Historical constructions of normality, sanity and health
The PULSE Network for Medical and Health Humanities and the European University Institute are organising a two-day workshop titled: “Ever met anyone normal?” Historical constructions of normality, sanity and health…
Read MoreHHH Column: Women in the Private Asylum Business in Nineteenth-Century England by Rebecca Wynter and Len Smith
The HHH column is a monthly blog where members, researchers, and historians interested in themes related to history, health and healing share their thoughts on research, current affairs, or anything…
Read MoreTwo PhD Positions in the transnational history of friendship and disability (Leiden University)
The Institute for History at the University of Leiden invites applications for: Two PhD Positions (0.9 FTE) in the transnational history of friendship and disabilityThe PhD candidates will become part…
Read MoreCfP Two-day workshop “Ever met anyone normal?” Historical constructions of normality, sanity and health
The PULSE Network for Medical and Health Humanities and the European University Institute are organising a two-day workshop titled: “Ever met anyone normal?” Historical constructions of normality, sanity and health…
Read MoreCfP European Journal for Nursing and Ethics
Call for Papers ENHE 9/2027The European Journal for Nursing History and Ethics is an interdisciplinary Open Access and peer-reviewed e-Journal spanning the Humanities, Nursing Science, Social Sciences, and Cultural Studies.…
Read MoreFirst Annual HHH Meeting & Lecture 2026
On 26 March, HHH members gathered in Utrecht for the First Annual HHH Meeting & Lecture. This event is part of the new direction the board aims to pursue, which…
Read MoreMedisch-historische biografie van arts-masseur Johan Mezger door Peter Jan Margry
Op 7 mei verschijnt het boek Wrijving. Johan Mezger, lijfarts van de Europese elite van historicus Peter Jan Margry bij Prometheus. De medisch-historische biografie gaat over arts-masseur Johan Mezger, die…
Read MoreBook Launch: Blood, Sweat and Tears by Ruben Verwaal (hybrid event)
The Institute for Medical Humanities in Durham hosts the launch of the English translation of Ruben Verwaal’s book Blood, Sweat and Tears: A History of Bodily Fluids (August Books, Canelo…
Read MorePULSE Network Seminar 21 May 2026
Next Pulse Network – Medical & Health Humanities seminar: 21 May 3-5pm University of Amsterdam in collaboration with the Queer Analysis research group. Featuring presentations by Hein van den Berg…
Read MoreGezocht: babyboeken uit 1916-1976!
Een oproep van dr. Pauline Dirven, zij werkt als postdoctoraal onderzoeker aan Tilburg University aan een project over de geschiedenis van kraamzorg: Voor mijn onderzoek naar geschiedenissen van kraamervaringen en…
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