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Events for 24th August 2023 – 10th February 2021 – Centre for Health Humanities

CHH Online Seminars

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Emily Cock (Cardiff), Facial Disfigurement and Madness in Early Modern Britain: Reconsidering Arise Evans To join, email a.s.mangham@reading.ac.uk Please click here to see the other seminars in our series Follow...Read More >

CHH Online Seminars

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Ericka Johnson (Linköping University), ‘A Cultural Biography of the Prostate’ To join, email a.s.mangham@reading.ac.uk Please click here to see the other seminars in our series Follow us on Twitter @healthhums

CHH Online Seminars

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Janet Walls, ‘The Zodiac Sign as Body in the Late Medieval Period’ Tom Mills, ‘Medieval Leprosy and Bioarchaeology: The Body as a Physical Sign' Claire Collins, 'Secreta mulierum? The not...Read More >

The Past as Nightmare

The Past as Nightmare An interdisciplinary conference at the University of Reading (UK) 6-7 September 2022 Keynote speakers: Dr Ailise Bulfin & Professor Laurence Talairach The gothic has a complex relationship...Read More >

How did monsters help unlock the secrets of life?

The Royal Institution 21 Albemarle Street, London

Monsters have existed in literature and science for centuries, but they're more than just a source of fear. They also act as a crucial key to unlocking the mysteries of...Read More >

In the Company of Monsters: New Visions, Ancient Myths

Reading Museum Blagrave Street, Reading

Free exhibition 23 September 2023 – 24 February 2024 Reading Museum In the Company of Monsters: New Visions, Ancient Myths will be an exhibition of the works of the contemporary artists...Read More >

Sensation or Science? Monsters Ancient and Modern

Reading Museum Blagrave Street, Reading

Sensation or Science? Monsters Ancient and Modern Location: Reading Museum 7 November 2023, 6pm Join Professors Emma Aston and Andrew Mangham from the University of Reading to explore how Classical...Read More >