Dieter Declercq reflects on the “semi-formal” spaces of academic podcasts and live webinars which present new possibilities for connection between those working in the medical humanities. We recently concluded the second season of our webinar-podcast
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
Editor-in-chief Fred Spence welcomes our new editors and says farewell to our outgoing team
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
Thea de Gruchy et. al. discuss the implications of Covid-19 for migration and health research.
Shayna Watson reviews The Routledge Companion to Health Humanities, edited by Paul Crawford, Brian Brown, and Andrea Charise (Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2000).
Lucía López Serrano reviews The Routledge Companion to Health Humanities, edited by Paul Crawford, Brian Brown, and Andrea Charise (Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2000).
Anna Ovaska and Kaisa Kortekallio examine the ways close reading can be used as a method for approaching vulnerable bodies and environments.
The Lady Bears, fat activists, educators and artists JDP and Sookie Bardwell, continues their practical guide to creating a ‘a fat medical utopia’. The second part focuses on medical education and personal responsibility.
The Lady Bears, fat activists, educators and artists JDP and Sookie Bardwell, introduce five requirements to create ‘a fat medical utopia’. In this first part, they explore what patient centered care means for fat
