
art practice | art history | critical medical humanities. Seminar series for 2021 to 2023, co-convened by @DrFiJohnstone @_allisonmorehea & @imogenwiltshire
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Global Bodies, 1700-Present: Art, Race, Identity, Encounters.
A roundtable discussion between Natasha Ruiz-Gómez (@ArtHistoryEssex), Keren Hammerschlag (@anu_cahat), Tania Cleaves (née Woloshyn), @BeccaKWhiteley & @FaviSonia.
This Weds 5 July, 6pm BST.
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Thoroughly enjoyed listening to @BeccaKWhiteley talking with the @NewBooksNetwork about her book Birth Figures. Really looking forward to hearing her presentations with both @con_fabulations and @BConceived this coming week.
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How do crip theory and ecological thinking support each other?
For those who missed the FANTASTIC "Manual: Broken bodies for broken landscapes" by Lorenzo Galgó and Maria Morata, a recording is available on our website until 28 July:
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How do crip theory and ecological thinking support each other?
Join @con_fabulations for "Manual: broken bodies for broken landscapes" with Lorenzo Galgó and Maria Morata.
Online, Weds 28 June, booking via Eventbrite.
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Art as an "early warning system" - @beverley_hood speaking at the @con_fabulations event "Medical Imaging and the Contemporary Encounter" cited by Adam Bencard in this text for Art4Med. Good to see these conversations continuing to resonate & reach a wider audience.
Tiny Motions, Collective Care
7th June. Online workshop with the Canaries (Anna Roberts-Gevalt & Karisa Senavitis), connecting sick communities with folks affected by the mass disabling event of long covid. Others r welcome to join as allies & listeners.
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It was moving to hear @j4lebi weave personal familial history with academic practice - and I'm fascinated by @SadieLevyGale's discussion on looking/expert gazing in imperial propaganda and colonial imagery #NNMHR2023
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Confabulations X Art Hx: health, race and space in archives and museums: A brilliant panel from @con_fabulations @ArtHxProject - thank you to @j4lebi @ChimweMal @SadieLevyGale @Michaelaclarkba for your sensitive discussions of some fascinating images and objects #NNMHR2023
First up at the Confabulations X @ArtHxProject panel at #NNMHR2023: @j4lebi on the Stopes contraceptive cap, eugenics, and links between histories of colonisation, conversion and medical education.
And finally, @Michaelaclarkba on the tensions between care/harm, as well as the visible/invisible nature of race in clinical images and text books. @ArtHxProject #NNMHR2023
All brilliantly chaired by @JessWomack16 - thank you Jessica!
Our next event is part of the online medical humanities conference "CRITICAL", organised by @NNMHRmed & @DurhamImh
New research on health, race & space in museums, presented by @Michaelaclarkba @SadieLevyGale @ChimweMal @j4lebi & chaired by Jessica Womack from @ArtHxProject
The @confabulations @ArtHxProject panel takes place on Thursday 20th April, 2.30-4pm BST.
Booking link for "CRITICAL": whova.com/portal/registratio…
The recording of "Lying In: Bed" with Angela Alves, Monika Ankele & Céline Kaiser is now available to view until 29th April:
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Lying In: Bed. A collaborative exploration of the (sick) bed as a space of negotiation with Monika Ankele, Celine Kaiser and Angela Alves.
Starting in a few hours - still time to book!
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Next week!
Lying In: Bed
A collaborative exploration around the bed as a space of negotiation, with Angela Alves, Monika Ankele and Celine Kaiser.
Weds 29th March, booking via Eventbrite
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