In the Zine House: The Kitchen
We explore zines that centre food in Part Four of Lea Cooper’s six-part series about the study of zines in the medical humanities. Most good zine titles involve a pun. This title is a
In the Zine House: The Bathroom
In Part Three of Lea Cooper’s six-part series about the study of zines in the medical humanities, we move from the living room to the bathroom, containing zines around (Self-)Care. Most good zine titles
In the Zine House: The Living Room
In Part Two of Lea Cooper’s six-part series about the study of zines in the medical humanities, we move from the bedroom to the living room, where we encounter zines about trauma and memory.
In the Zine House: The Bedroom
In this six-part series about the study of zines in the medical humanities, Lea Cooper starts in the bedroom, where many zines begin their lives. Most good zine titles involve a pun. This title
Storytelling and Chronic Illness – An Evolution of Time and Place
Writer and psychologist Louise Kenward explores the links between illness writing and writing about place, nature and travel. Before I wrote about illness, I wrote about place and travel. I have long wondered if
‘Brainspotting’: A Review
Peter Endicott reviews Brainspotting: Adventures in Neurology by A.J. Lees (Notting Hill Editions, 2022). There’s a Mitchell and Webb sketch I was reminded of when reading A.J. Lees’ new book, Brainspotting: Adventures in Neurology. In
Reading Closely: Bodies and Environments
Anna Ovaska and Kaisa Kortekallio examine the ways close reading can be used as a method for approaching vulnerable bodies and environments.
SELMA Medical Humanities: “Narratives of Illness” and “Indigenous Narratives of Health”
Marta-Laura Cenedese and Avril Tynan, convenors of the SELMA Medical Humanities Seminar Series at the University of Turku, Finland, reflect on the first season of the series, “Narratives of Illness”, and look ahead to a second season on “Indigenous Narratives of Healthcare”.
‘Biofictions’: Book Review
Can the study of human genetics authoritatively address the subject of race? James Hearing reviews Josie Gill’s new book Biofictions, which won the 2020 British Society for Literature and Science book prize.
Following the Evidence
Gill Partington revisits the collective process of indexing evidence at a recent workshop series. Following the Evidence is a seminar series which has been running during the month of July 2021. The events explored