Conversations about Arts, Humanities and Health

Prof Ian Sabroe and Dr Dieter Declercq talk to Prof Rita Charon about her pioneering work in narrative medicine, as well as the pivotal role of aesthetics and aesthetic experiences in the practices of narrative medicine. Rita Charon is a general internist and literary scholar who originated the field of narrative medicine. She is Professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Medical Humanities...

Prof Ian Sabroe is joined by guest host Dr Lauren Barron (Baylor University) to talk with Prof David Magnus and Dr Alyssa Burgart about the role of philosophy and bioethics in medicine, with a particular focus on the theoretical and practical delivery of ethics into clinical services. Prof David Magnus is Thomas A. Raffin Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Ethics, and Professor of Pediatrics, Me...

Prof Ian Sabroe and Dr Dieter Declercq talk to Dr Lauren Barron about the role of humanities in medical education, focussing especially on the innovative Medical Humanities Program at Baylor University, which provides undergraduate students who aspire towards careers in healthcare with a foundation in both sciences and humanities. Dr Lauren Barron is Clinical Professor, Director of the Medical Hum...

Prof Ian Sabroe and Dr Dieter Declercq talk with Dr Chris Millard about the challenges and benefits of interdisciplinary research, the history of medical labels, and the question of value in the humanities. Chris Millard is a Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Sheffield. He has worked on the history of psychiatric and clinical categories such as ‘self-harm’, ‘attempted suic...

In this episode, Prof Ian Sabroe and Dr Dieter Declercq talk with Dr Esther L Jones about her important work at the intersection of medical humanities, black speculative fiction, and gender. Dr Esther L Jones is Associate Provost and Dean of the Faculty at Clark University, where she is a professor in the department of English and the E Franklin Frazier Chair of African American Literature, Theory...

In this episode, Prof Ian Sabroe and Dr Dieter Declercq talk with Prof Nicola Shaughnessy about her inspiring work and many interdisciplinary collaborations with artists, health professionals, and scholars in humanities and social science. Nicola Shaughnessy is Professor of Performance at the University of Kent. Throughout her career, she has worked across subject boundaries, with publications in...

Welcome to the first instalment of 'Conversations About Arts, Humanities and Health'. This taster episode features a short conversation between the co-organisers of this project, Prof Ian Sabroe and Dr Dieter Declercq. Ian and Dieter will discuss the genesis of this project, tell you what you can expect from the series, and offer some thoughts about how arts and humanities can inform healthcare.