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 >
health humanities
A Cultural Biography of the Prostate
Centre for Health Humanities Online Seminars: ‘A Cultural Biography of the Prostate’, Ericka Johnson, Linköping University To join, email a.s.mangham@reading.ac.uk Please click here to see the other seminars in our…Read More >
Facial Disfigurement and Madness in Early Modern Britain: Reconsidering Arise Evans
Centre for Health Humanities Online Seminars: ‘Facial Disfigurement and Madness in Early Modern Britain: Reconsidering Arise Evans’, Emily Cock, Cardiff University To join, email a.s.mangham@reading.ac.uk Please click here to see the…Read More >
Centre for Health Humanities Online Seminar
Amy Austin, ‘The Role of the Body in Transgender Identities, 1940-’60’ Sarra Bouabdeli, ‘Body as a Sign in Virtual Reality’ To join, email a.s.mangham@reading.ac.uk Please click here to see the…Read More >
Stories of Ageing / New Discoveries from the Cole Library
Collections Research Network: Stories of Ageing / New Discoveries from the Cole Library A book collector and bibliophile from his schooldays until his death, Francis Joseph Cole (1872-1959) amassed a…Read More >
Is Facial Prejudice The Last Taboo?
We are all exposed to a visual diet that tells us that our happiness and success depend on our facial looks. James Partridge, founder of the charity Changing Faces, was…Read More >
Annual Cole Lecture: The Egg and Sperm Race
We are delighted to welcome gyuest speaker Professor Matthew Cobb, Professor of Zoology at University of Manchester to deliver this year’s Cole Lecture Where do we come from? For thousands…Read More >
Health Humanities Research Seminar
Ageing through the Ages: multidisciplinary perspectives Roger and Annie Panton (Patient/Public representative): Coming to terms with being 70+ and our experiences to date. Annie Panton My initial business experience, following…Read More >
