Jack Moyse, You and I. Ffotogallery Cardiff.
Fiona Johnstone reviews an exhibition of photographic works by Jack Moyse, a young artist living with muscular dystrophy.
Considering Uncertainty in the History of Psychiatry
Pressing historians to attach weight to expressions of professional uncertainty and critique in twentieth-century psychiatry, Sarah Phelan makes a case for studying overlooked historical figures within psychiatric history.
Madness, Control and Agency in Video Games
Researcher Rebecca Milton explores the unique ability of interactive video games to represent experiences of Madness
Mapping the Medical Legacies of British Colonialism
Reflecting on her recent fellowship at Art HX, researcher Shelley Angelie Saggar traces how objects and photographs recall the medical legacies of British colonialism, as well as her own family history.
God Help Us? Religion in Nineteenth-Century British Asylums
Historian Ute Oswald explores the role of religion in nineteenth-century asylums and questions the therapeutic benefits of engaging in similar practices today. Can religion make us feel better? Are religious people less likely to
Archives, Objects, Methods 2023: A Conference Review
Celebrating creative research and the unexpected links that exist between interdisciplinary projects, Hannah Palmer reflects upon the recent ‘Archives, Objects, Methods’ conference. In April 2023, Loughborough University’s Health Humanities research group organised the ‘Health
Oral Histories of Mental Healthcare
Verusca Calabria explores oral history as a vital method to research histories of mental healthcare. In recent decades in the UK, interest in oral history as a research method has expanded, both as a
Imagination in the Archives of Mental Health Law
Reflecting upon the assumptions we make when dealing with legal documents, historian Janet Weston questions the ever-important role of the imagination for those working in archives of mental health law. Imagination always plays a
Socialites, Smallpox and Surgeons: Skincare in the Eighteenth Century
Historian Katherine Aske explores the origins of dermatology, the development of knowledge surrounding skin diseases in the eighteenth century, and the important contributions women have made to medical history. The history of skincare is
An Interior Perspective
Through a close reading of a single photograph from the 1980s, architectural historian Megan Brien demonstrates how the spatial dynamics and design features of a hospital ward shaped patient identities and behaviour. As Adrian