About the network
This network has begun as a partnership between the universities of the Witwatersrand, Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Pretoria and the Western Cape; but it is an open network and intended to be a resource for pracitioners, academics and anyone else interested in work that brings health and the humanities together. A small steering group helps to manage this newsletter and website. To find out how to become more involved, please contact us.
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Features
Swallowing the World: A Multidisciplinary Curatorial Project on Tuberculosis in South Africa
The Social Markers of TB Project under the direction of Dr. Helen Macdonald, the University of Cape Town Anthropology Section, and the Wellcome Trust International Engagement Awards are proud to present an open call for project proposals for Swallowing the World: A Multidisciplinary Curatorial Project on Tuberculosis in South Africa.
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Interview with music therapist Andeline dos Santos
'...this pull between what do we share, and what is our scope of practice that we build our little fence around [...] we definitely have lots in common with other people under this umbrella; and we each bring different perspectives ...'
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Workshop reflections by Megan Wainwright and Thomas Cousins
In May 2016, the Brocher Foundation supported a workshop on 'The Humanization of Health Sciences through Innovation in Health Professions Education' in Hermance, Switzerland. In preparation, the organizers held a pre-Brocher workshop at Stellenbosch University’s Tygerberg Campus on March 16. Here, Megan Wainwright and Thomas Cousins share their reflections on the debates and themes that emerged over the course of the day.
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Events and conferences
International Health Humanities Network, University of Seville
15-17 September 2016, University of Seville, Spain
The 5th International Health Humanities Conference, on theme of ‘art and humanities for social inclusion, education and health: creative practice and mutuality'.
Culture, Health & Wellbeing International conference
19-21 June 2017, Bristol, UK
Abstracts now being accepted for the second of these international gatherings: for presentations, workshops, performances and films. The organisers particularly encourage those who have never submitted a paper before and will provide guidance.
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New courses / education
'Medicine and the Arts' MOOC - University of Cape Town: Exploring the field of medical humanities with a free online course.
'History of Sex' - University of the Witwatersrand: A multidisciplinary fourth-year course offered across both faculties.
Please send us details of any courses you would like us to know about.
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Resources
Recent research and publications
The Recovery of Beauty: Arts, Culture, Medicine
C. Saunders, J. Macnaughton, & D. Fuller (Eds.)
An interdisciplinary collection of essays exploring the complex and conflicted topic of beauty in cultural, arts and medicine, looking back through the long cultural history of beauty, and asking whether it is possible to 'recover beauty'.
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