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Narrative, Stigma and Mental Illness (Workshop, Northumbria University, 23 February 2012)

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Research Summary: Narrative, Stigma and Mental Illness Workshop

Event Type: Academic workshop on narrative approaches to mental illness and stigma
Institution: Northumbria University, Situating States of Mind Research Group
Date & Time: Thursday, 23 February 2012, 10:30–15:30
Location: Lipman 121, Northumbria University
Key Speakers: Dr. Peter Barham (clinical psychology, Oxford), Dr. Vicky Long (medical history, Glasgow Caledonian), Professor Gail Hornstein (psychology, Mount Holyoke), Dr. Leigh Wetherall Dickson (English literature, Northumbria), Dr. Toby Brandon (disability studies, Northumbria)
Attendance: Free; open to all; lunch and refreshments provided
Focus: Interdisciplinary examination of narrative frameworks in understanding mental illness within historical, clinical, and social contexts
Contact: Email Dr. Leigh Wetherall Dickson for registration

Northumbria University’s Situating States of Mind Research Group presents:
Narrative, Stigma and Mental Illness: One day workshop
Thursday 23rd February, 10.30-3.30, Lipman 121

Speakers include:

  • Dr. Peter Barham, Clinical Psychologist, Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, Oxford University
  • Dr. Vicky Long, Medical Historian, Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Professor Gail Hornstein, Professor of Psychology, Mount Holyoke College
  • Dr. Leigh Wetherall Dickson, English Literature, Northumbria
  • Dr. Toby Brandon, Reader in Disability Studies, Northumbria

Free to attend and all welcome. Lunch and refreshments provided. Please email Leigh Wetherall Dickson if you wish to attend.