In the first of our Waiting Times takeover, Lisa Baraitser and Laura Salisbury introduce us to the project: its context, questions, ambitions, and findings. We started working on the Waiting Times project in 2015,
Kim Crowder recounts, discusses, and explores neurodiversity and a heightened sensitivity to smell. Olfactory: Of or pertaining to the sense of smell; concerned with smelling. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. My first post-pandemic train
In Part 2 of their series exploring chronic illness narratives (see Part 1 on ‘refusal of resolution’ here), Char Heather considers the radical potential of sickness stories to crip and to queer what is
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 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 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 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
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
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
Anna Ovaska and Kaisa Kortekallio examine the ways close reading can be used as a method for approaching vulnerable bodies and environments.
