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Trinity College Dublin Medical and Health Humanities (Seminars, Trinity College Dublin, 2015-2016)

posted on March 17, 2025

Research Summary: Trinity College Dublin Medical and Health Humanities Seminar Series 2015-2016

Event Type: Academic seminar series exploring interdisciplinary perspectives on medicine, health, and humanities
Schedule & Venue: Eight Wednesday seminars at 6pm, Neill Lecture Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin
Key Topics Covered: Medical physics and philosophy; medieval body studies; cultural history of disease; hospital anxiety reduction; medical humanities frameworks; education and neurodiversity; anatomical heritage
Speaker Expertise: Emeritus professors, clinical practitioners, and scholars from medicine, nursing, gender studies, Germanic studies, anatomy, and education
Academic Framework: Interdisciplinary inquiry integrating scientific, historical, artistic, and social dimensions of medical practice and patient care
Accessibility: Open to all attendees; no enrollment restrictions noted
Evidence Base: Institutional programming reflecting contemporary scholarly consensus on humanities-informed medical education and clinical practice

The 2015-16 programme of the Trinity College Dublin Medical and Health Humanities Seminar Series has been confirmed. All seminars will be on Wednesdays at 6pm in the Neill Lecture Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. All are welcome!

More details, click here.

Programme:

  • 11 November 2015 | Science, Medicine, Mystery and Social Consequences: A Reflection on a Painting of Schrodinger by Prof Jim Malone, Robert Boyle Professor (Emeritus) of Medical Physics, TCD
  • 9 December 2015 | Other Bodies: Late Medieval Tuscan Sanctity and the Body by Dr Catherine Lawless, Trinity Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies
  • 16 December 2015 | On the Emergence of the Vampire in the 18th Century by Dr Clemens Ruthner, Dept. of Germanic Studies, TCD
  • 13 January 2016 | Open Window – Creating and Curating a ‘Virtual Window’ to Reduce Hospital Anxiety, Depression & Isolation by Denis Roche, Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing
  • 10 February 2016 | Whither Medical Humanities by Prof Shaun McCann, School of Medicine, TCD
  • 9 March 2016 | Bildung and Spirit: An Important Counterpoint to Patient-Centredness by Dr Geraldyn Hynes, School of Nursing, TCD
  • 6 April 2016 | Social Drama’ as an Artistic Engagement for Children and Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Dr Carmel O Sullivan, School of Education, TCD
  • 18 May 2016 | Unpacking our Anatomical Heritage by Siobhan Ward, Dept. of Anatomy, TCD

Download Seminar Series poster.

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