The latest JRS special issue explores multilingual & transcultural narratives of health and illness in European literatures (1870s–1960s+). Read the introduction to the issue #OpenAccess. ➡️ bit.ly/JRS-Reading-Bodies @ilcs.bsky.social @katharinemurphy.bsky.social @profstevenwilson.bsky.social

Hot off the press! So happy to share our extended special issue of JRS on 'Reading bodies: narrating illness in European literatures and cultures (1870s to 1960s and beyond)'. 🩺📖 @profstevenwilson.bsky.social @ryanlor.bsky.social @nicolasfmedina.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social

Delighted to share a news story about our Reading Bodies health resource, The Burnout Booklet, created with @oliviaglaze.bsky.social and illustrated by Hannah Mumby. @readingbodies.bsky.social news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...

An inspiring 3-day conference about Medical Humanities across languages and cultures! Very much enjoyed presenting my reflections on Reading Bodies at a panel on 'Medical Humanities and the Creative Arts', with a creative writing taster session by @oliviaglaze.bsky.social. nnmh.org.uk/tongues/

*Interdisciplinary Disease and Narrative Workshop!* Register below for this in-person event @unibirmingham.bsky.social in Arts 103 on Weds 18th June (5.00-7.15pm) hosted by @mediaandepidemics.bsky.social & 19CC Bham to explore sensational tales of disease:

Thank you so much to everyone who attended this event last week, and in particular Sarah Moss, @katharinemurphy.bsky.social and @laurasalisbury.bsky.social. If you couldn’t attend - fear not! - you can find a recording of the conversation on our website: readingbodies.exeter.ac.uk/2025/05/16/w...

The Centre for the Study of Women´s Writing will host this fantastic New Seminar Series on Female-authored science fiction in Spain. Book now. ilcs.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

A reminder to join us online on 7 May for Writing Bodies: in Conversation with author Sarah Moss. Tickets free of charge via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-bo... news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h... @readingbodies.bsky.social @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social @exetercityoflit.bsky.social

NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION: TONGUES: Medical Humanities across Linguistic and Cultural Frontiers. The Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research 2025 Congress | 21-23 May 2025 | Lancaster University, Hosted Online. For details, programme, and registration, click here: tinyurl.com/5n75xpaz

A reminder to join us online on 7 May for Writing Bodies: in Conversation with author Sarah Moss. Tickets free of charge via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-bo... news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h... @readingbodies.bsky.social @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social @exetercityoflit.bsky.social

Join us for the final public event of the Reading Bodies project, where @katharinemurphy.bsky.social will be in conversation online with bestselling author Sarah Moss, discussing all things writing, health and the body. Our Q&A will be chaired by @laurasalisbury.bsky.social 📣💬 shorturl.at/eSnpY

Over the last 18 months, my AHRC-funded multilingual Reading Bodies project with @oliviaglaze.bsky.social has brought together research on literary and cultural representations of health and illness in Hispanic Studies, French, Portuguese, Italian and German: readingbodies.exeter.ac.uk

Looking forward to presenting alongside @katharinemurphy.bsky.social @petehr.bsky.social and Álvaro Gonzalez Montero for our panel 'Cultural Portrayals of Illnesses and Disabilities in the Modern Luso-Hispanic World’. Taking place on April 8 @ 9.00 - come along! 💬🩺

The 70th Annual Conference of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland will comprise of two face-to-face days at the University of Edinburgh (7-8 April 2025) and one day fully online (10 April 2025). The conference will be hosted by the University of Edinburgh.

🌍 ICYMI! Our Global Medical Humanities Roundtable is now available to watch online for anyone who couldn't make it. Featuring talks from leading experts in the UK, Switzerland, USA, China, Ghana & Australia! #DUGlobalweek

If you're interested in public engagement, check out @katharinemurphy.bsky.social and my interview with the Public Engagement with Research (PER) team at @exeter.ac.uk, where we share our insights and top tips from our recent work on the Reading Bodies project: tinyurl.com/3mbtnyde 💬

On Cardiff’s proposals regarding the teaching of languages and cultures The global examination of culture is not possible without languages at degree level, say Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Charles Burdett and Emma Cayley www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/card...

Are you looking to connect into conversations across the medical humanities? Do you want to learn more about the latest concepts, writers, projects and people animating the field? The Polyphony has arrived in BlueSky 🎉🦋🐟 Please join us & share widely @the-polyphony.bsky.social #MedHums

The Polyphony (coming to Bluesky in 2025 ☺️) is one of the world's leading medical humanities platforms. We are recruiting 2 new part-time editors to join our dynamic ECR-led team, working closely with Editor-in-Chief @evasurawy.bsky.social Apply by Jan 20! thepolyphony.org/2024/12/17/w...

We have a jacket for our forthcoming book 'Reading Literature and Chronic Pain' by Josie Billington! Analyzing the phenomenon of chronic pain, it shows the importance of the medical humanities in addressing questions that medical science alone cannot resolve. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/reading-l...

We're excited to launch our Reading Bodies creative anthology, with submissions from new and established writers, along with artwork and illustrations. Thanks to our project partners and everyone who contributed! @oliviaglaze.bsky.social @readingbodies.bsky.social issuu.com/universityof...

Very happy to announce that the Reading Bodies x Riptide Anthology is now available! Made up of creative writing contributions from the public (and a few familiar faces! 👀) exploring the theme of burnout, overload and resilience 💙 Flipbook: tinyurl.com/4xjbrz8t / Download: tinyurl.com/readingbodies

Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to this publication and shared their thoughts and experiences with us 🎉 This anthology is the main public engagement output from our Reading Bodies project - you can find out more about our initial creative writing workshop here: tinyurl.com/24tunn5h

Our OA platform, Modern Languages Open, is now on Bluesky! To read #OpenAccess research from across the modern languages go give them a follow - @modlangopen.bsky.social‬. The latest article by @sarahhudspith.bsky.social & Olivia Santovetti is now available and freely available to read👇

Delighted to share a new #CfP from our friends at the Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research (NNMHR), who are now inviting proposals for their 2025 congress - "TONGUES: Medical Humanities across linguistic & cultural frontiers" (21-23 May)! Find out more here: nnmh.org.uk/tongues/

New issue of the Languages, Society and Policy journal launched, with a special guest-edited collection on Languages in UK Education. First papers available now, with an introduction by Wendy Bennett and Charles Forsdick. Keep your eyes open for more! x.com/LSPjournal/s... @ilcs.bsky.social

As part of our AHRC project, Katharine Murphy and I are launching the Reading Bodies Multilingual Network 🎉 If you're interested in a Medical Humanities network that connects different languages, cultures, and geographies, then this is the spot for you! Come and join in! @readingbodies.bsky.social 💙

Now in the second year of my AHRC Fellowship on multilingual medical humanities, @oliviaglaze.bsky.social and I have decided to launch a Reading Bodies Multilingual Network to connect with others in the field. Find out more here: @readingbodies.bsky.social