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“Trauma Studies in the Medical Humanities: New Directions for Research” Conference in Durham April 12-14 2018

posted on March 10, 2025

Research Summary: Trauma Studies in the Medical Humanities Conference

Event Type: International interdisciplinary research conference
Dates & Location: April 12-14, 2018 at Durham University
Organizing Bodies: Music Department and Centre for Medical Humanities, supported by Wellcome Trust
Primary Focus: Current state and future directions of trauma research within medical humanities
Keynote Speakers: Professor Mikhail Epstein (Emory), Professor Marina Frolova-Walker (Cambridge), Dr Ursula Wirtz (International School of Analytical Psychology, Zurich)
Format: Interdisciplinary forum for reflection and exploration of trauma studies across humanities and medical perspectives
Engagement: Twitter hashtag #TraumaMH for conference conversation and networking

“Trauma Studies in the Medical Humanities: New Directions for Research” is a major international conference running at Durham University April 12 – 14 2018. Organised by the Music Department and Centre for Medical Humanities, with the financial support of the Wellcome Trust, this interdisciplinary conference is envisioned as a forum for reflection on the current state of research on trauma within the medical humanities and on potentially fruitful directions for future exploration. Keynote speakers are Professor Mikhail Epstein (Emory University), Professor Marina Frolova-Walker (University of Cambridge) and Dr Ursula Wirtz (International School of Analytical Psychology, Zurich).

For full details of all presentations, please download the conference programme booklet. To follow the conversation on twitter, please use the congress hashtag #TraumaMH

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