PhD Summer School 2024

 

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This posts in this collection were contributed by attendees at the 2024 Medical Humanities International Summer PhD School in Vadstena, Sweden, coordinated by the Centre for Medical Humanities and Bioethics at Linköping University, in collaboration with the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities at Durham University.

 

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Getting to the Heart of Interdisciplinarity

Charlotte Lock reflects on the role of interdisciplinarity in her research on approaches to knowing, visualising and experiencing the heart. This article is part of a collection of posts from attendees at the 2024 Medical Humanities International Summer School for PhD researchers in Vadstena, Sweden, coordinated by the Centre for Medical Humanities and Bioethics at Linköping University, in collaboration with the Institute for Medical Humanities at Durham University.

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Insider/Outsider Research in London and South Africa

Mercy Nqandeka and Rachel Cummings reflect on their contrasting research cultures and the implications for inquiry in the medical/health humanities. This piece is part of a collection of posts from attendees at the 2024 Medical Humanities International Summer School for PhD researchers in Vadstena, Sweden, coordinated by the Centre for Medical Humanities and Bioethics at Linköping University, in collaboration with the Institute for Medical Humanities at Durham University.

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The Problem of (Inter)disciplinary Hierarchies

In this piece, Claudia Sterbini and Keiran Wilson challenge the medical humanities’ reliance on disciplinary hierarchies and call for a radical rethinking that dismantles, rather than crosses, boundaries. This piece is part of a collection of posts from attendees at the 2024 Medical Humanities International Summer School for PhD researchers in Vadstena, Sweden, coordinated by the Centre for Medical Humanities and Bioethics at Linköping University, in collaboration with the Institute for Medical Humanities at Durham University.

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“Yuesao”: A Distinct Postnatal Doula in Contemporary China

Siyi Chen explores the transformation of traditional postnatal care practices in China, highlighting the rise of the emerging profession known as Yuesao. This article is part of a collection of posts from attendees at the 2024 Medical Humanities International Summer School for PhD researchers in Vadstena, Sweden, coordinated by the Centre for Medical Humanities and Bioethics at Linköping University, in collaboration with the Institute for Medical Humanities at Durham University.

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Mental Illness and Substance Use in Indian Mental Health Memoirs

Sree Lekshmi M S emphasises the role of literary studies in critical medical humanities by examining the intersection of mental illness and substance use in Indian mental health memoirs. This article is part of a collection of posts from attendees at the 2024 Medical Humanities International Summer School for PhD researchers in Vadstena, Sweden, coordinated by the Centre for Medical Humanities and Bioethics at Linköping University, in collaboration with the Institute for Medical Humanities at Durham University.

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