Conversations about Arts, Humanities and Health

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This podcast is part of the project 'Conversations about Arts, Humanities and Health', a series of free online events where scholars, health professionals, and the public discuss how arts and humanities can inform healthcare. Hosted by the University of Kent and with the support of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, these conversations seek to develop meaningful dialogue and connection between humanities and medicine. Each one of these events will form the basis of an episode of the podcast. The project is a joint initiative by Prof Ian Sabroe (Sheffield) and Dr Dieter Declercq (Kent).

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Episode 6 - Bioethics /w Prof David Magnus and Dr Alyssa Burgart 12.08.2021 53:56

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...

Episode 5 - Medical education /w Dr Lauren Barron 15.07.2021 55:12

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...

Episode 4 - History of psychiatry and medicine /w Dr Chris Millard 04.06.2021 52:14

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...

Episode 3 - Black speculative fiction /w Dr Esther L Jones 20.05.2021 50:10

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...

Episode 2 - Neurodivergent creativity /w Prof Nicola Shaughnessy 30.04.2021 1:01:36

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...

Episode 1 - Taster Episode 14.04.2021 33:32

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.