Where Does It Hurt? The New World of the Medical Humanities | Wellcome Collection

abernard102@gmail.com 2014-10-23

Summary:

"What does it mean to be well? Or ill? And who, apart from you, really knows which is which? Contemporary definitions of medicine and clinical practice occupy just one small corner of a vast field of beliefs, superstitions, cultures and practices across which human beings have always roamed in the search to keep themselves, and others, feeling well. The label ‘medical humanities’ is the best effort we’ve made so far to define the fence that encloses that very large field; recognising that it’s a space inwhich artists, poets, historians, film-makers, comedians and cartoonists – in fact every one of us – has as much right to explore as any humanities-schooled or clinically trained professional. This book is a walk through that field, a celebration of its rich diversity, a dip into some of the conversations that are going on within it, an attempt to get it in perspective – and an invitation to you to join the conversation yourself. Download the complete PDF of 'Where Does it Hurt?' where-does-it-hurt.pdf"

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Date tagged:

10/23/2014, 11:09

Date published:

10/23/2014, 14:00