Mental Health and Dependency (Second Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland Symposium, Glasgow, 18 May)

Research Summary: MHRNS Symposium on Mental Health and Dependency

Event Type: Academic Symposium — Medical Humanities Research Network Scotland

Date & Location: Saturday, 18 May; 4 University Gardens, Glasgow

Primary Topics: Mental health, dependency, disability culture, asylum patient histories, language and care frameworks

Key Speakers: Dr Lucy Burke (Manchester Metropolitan University) on care and dependency language; Dr Jonathan Andrews (Newcastle University) on asylum patient cultures and Morningside Mirror contributors

Access & Registration: Free event, all welcome; email registration required for catering purposes

Disciplinary Focus: Interdisciplinary humanities approach to mental health history, patient agency, and cultural narratives in clinical contexts

Resource Availability: Full programme available for download from MHRNS

The second MHRNS Symposium, themed on “Mental Health” and “Dependency” will take place on Saturday 18 May, 4 University Gardens, Glasgow.

Guest speakers are: Dr Lucy Burke (Manchester Metropolitan University), “Care and Dependency: Keywords in Disability Culture or Why Language Matters” and Dr Jonathan Andrews (Newcastle University), “Asylum patient cultures: contextualising patient contributors to Edinburgh Asylum’s Morningside Mirror.”

Please download the MHRNS Symposium2 Programme for more details. The event is free, and all are welcome, but please register by email for catering purposes.