the polyphony

Poetry and Stimming

In this blog for World Autism Acceptance Week, James McGrath, an autistic poet and academic, advocates the value of “stimming” and explores how it relates to poetry. I dedicate the

Power Struggle and Critical Encounter: The Birth of Arts in Health and the Medical Humanities

Dr Frances Williams explores some of the tensions to be found in attempting to narrate the history of the Arts in Health movement, a sprawling field encompassing many 'sub-fields', including

Reclaiming the Disabled Sexual Self

Arlene Jackson reflects on sexuality, empowerment and discrimination in Samantha Renke’s 2022 memoir ‘You are the Best Thing Since Sliced Bread’. Amongst the many themes in Samantha Renke’s memoir, You Are

A critical posthuman call to make ‘person-centered care’ messier

Jamie Smith, a practicing nurse, brings a critical posthuman approach to 'person-centre care'- urging us to question the assumptions that underly the widely employed framework. As a nurse, privilege is