What We Say About AIDS
This World AIDS Day, Paul Attinello explores perspectives on how we think and talk about HIV/AIDS, and his own thinking over the last four decades. 1 December has been World AIDS Day since 1989.
Graphic perspectives on caring, ageing and end-of-life
Writer and English Professor, Kathleen Venema, explores comic book depictions of the often complex and complicated worlds of ageing, caring and end of life. Over eight panels in Joyce Farmer’s 200-page graphic memoir, Special
The anatomy of lost and found
Artist Christine Holton describes how painting human anatomy serves a deeply personal and therapeutic role The human body is a complex and fascinating subject, and there are more resources for us to tend to
Reflections on being the voice of a Brazilian Shaman in Austria
After being asked to translate for a Brazilian Shamanic healing consultation in Austria, Margret Jaeger reflects on medical pluralism and the ethics of cross-cultural health practices. This is one of those stories about how
Addiction and the Scope of Ableism
John T. Maier explores the idea of addiction as a disability and proposes a moral and metaphysical argument for its reclassification in UK law. Even when we aim to be inclusive, it can be
‘Outwitting Cancer’ – a review: from spectator to specimen
Outwitting Cancer is the first UK-based exhibition on cancer research (Francis Crick Institute (FCI) 25 Sep 2021 to 15 Jul 2022), with a focus on the advancement of technologies and treatments. Lizzie Merrill reviews.
Fallen Empire: Degeneration in Émile Zola’s La Débâcle
Kit Yee Wong explores the themes of sickness and degeneration as metaphors for moral and political corruption in Émile Zola’s La Débâcle (1892). This blog post is based on the author’s published article: ‘Degenerate