The History of Pain without Lesion in the Mid-to-Late Nineteenth Century, West (Workshop, Birkbeck, 19 May 2012)

Research Summary: Pain Without Lesion in the Nineteenth Century

Topic: Historical Workshop on Pain Without Lesion (Mid-to-Late 19th Century)

Event Date & Venue: 19 May 2012, 13:00–17:00, Room 416, Birkbeck, University of London

Research Focus: Social, cultural, and medical influences on chronic pain experiences among lay and professional therapeutic communities

Key Speakers: Dr Daniel S. Goldberg, Dr Andrew Hodgkiss (Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist), Chiara Moretti

Organising Institutions: The Birkbeck Pain Project, The Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, funded by Wellcome Trust

Attendance: Free registration required; no fee to attend

Scholarly Gap Addressed: Limited existing scholarship on attitudes and practices regarding pain without identifiable lesion in modern medical history

The History of Pain without Lesion in the Mid-to-Late Nineteenth Century, West
Public Workshop: 19 May 2012, 13:00 – 17:00
Room 416, Main Building, Birkbeck, University of London

Much work in the history of medicine and science has touched on experiences of pain in the modern era. Yet little scholarship focuses on prevailing attitudes, practices, and beliefs among either lay or professional therapeutic communities regarding pain without lesion. This workshop will help to fill the gap. We seek to generate discussion and exchange knowledge around the social, cultural, and medical influences of what we might now refer to as chronic pain sufferers.

Speakers: Dr Daniel S. Goldberg, Dr Andrew Hodgkiss (Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist), Chiara Moretti

Organised by Visiting Fellow to the Birkbeck Pain Project Daniel S. Goldberg (East Carolina University, U.S.), The Birkbeck Pain Project and The Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities. Download the Pain Without Lesion Public Workshop Flyer

There is no fee to attend the workshop but please register here.

The Birkbeck Pain Project, Funded by the Wellcome Trust.