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Oxford Medical Humanities

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Research hub @TorchOxford, Uni of Oxford We examine medicine and health from the perspectives of politics, philosophy, law, and history, among others. Follow for updates on our work and events. www.torch.ox.ac.uk/medical-humaniti…

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Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 15h

Our term card for Michaelmas '26 is ready. A few details still missing, but please check our website for relevant updates. @torchoxford.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our Term Card is being prepared, but you can already check out some events on our website, starting from the first open event on 13 October Prosthetic Bodies: The Human, the Human-Like, and the Monstrous Everyone welcome torch.ox.ac.uk/event/prosth... @torchoxford.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk

Prosthetic Bodies: The Human, the Human-Like, and the Monstrous

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TORCH The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities @torchoxford2013.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Are you an early career researcher, fixed-term lecturer, or DPhil student? Do you research on a topic related to health, medicine, the body, or mind using Humanities or Social Sciences approaches? Join us to get some writing done! tinyurl.com/bd6t46za @oxmedhum.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social

Medical Humanities Early Career and DPhil Writing Group MT2026

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Uehiro Oxford Institute @uehiro.ox.ac.uk · 21/08/2026

Have you ever found yourself thinking about what we should do, not just what we can do? If so, and if you're an undergraduate or graduate student in the UK, then we have the competition for you! For more info: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/uehiro-oxfor... #essaycompetition #practicalethics #PhilosophyMatters

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The blogpost of our recent event on Medical Detachment is now available on our website torch.ox.ac.uk/article/medi...

Blog Post | Medical Detachment: Past and Present

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Our last open event of the academic year is this Friday. A sociopolitical perspective to histories of immunology by tracing early discourses of immunity as they circulated beyond scientific developments and into public culture torch.ox.ac.uk/event/shield... @uehiro.ox.ac.uk @torchoxford.bsky.social

Shielding Power: Early Formulations of the Immune Self

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Here is a short report from the first workshop of our "Glossary for Global Health" project, in collaboration with Oxford Global Health. A first entry on 'equity' based on the workshop discussion will follow soon torch.ox.ac.uk/article/bolg... @uehiro.ox.ac.uk @torchoxford.bsky.social

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Our ECR/DPhil workshop tomorrow (Thursday18)+Friday19 June. Keynote by Helene Scott-Fordsmand (UCL) on Friday morning: Fat tissue and the collapse of the subject-object divide in anatomical dissection practices torch.ox.ac.uk/event/object... @uehiro.ox.ac.uk @torchoxford.bsky.social

Objectivity and Subjectivity in Medicine

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Our last event of the academic year on Friday 26 June. Everyone welcome torch.ox.ac.uk/event/shield... @uehiro.ox.ac.uk @torchoxford.bsky.social

Shielding Power: Early Formulations of the Immune Self

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

happening tomorrow!

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

@torchoxford.bsky.social Medical Humanities and Oxford Global Health, with support from @uehiro.ox.ac.uk, are launching a new interdisciplinary workshop series exploring key concepts in global health. The first workshop is tomorrow, Tuesday 9 June, on equity. torch.ox.ac.uk/event/medica...

Medical Humanities-Global Health glossary - Equity

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Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Join us on 11 June for an interdisciplinary event on Medical Detachment (organised by Charlotte Dewarumez). Coffee and biscuits provided. We look forward to welcoming you. Free registration via Eventbrite, link in our website torch.ox.ac.uk/event/medica... @torchoxford.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Our new blogpost about a special issue of the journal Bioethics, inspired by a conference on biotechnologies and human identity we run in 2024 torch.ox.ac.uk/article/edit... @torchoxford.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk

Editorial: “Human Identity and Biotechnologies”

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Our next event this Monday 18 May 2026, 1pm - 3pm: The Integrity of the Human Species: Comparative Legal Perspectives Naz Gün (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales –Centre Georg Simmel, France) Jonathan Price (Univeristy of Oxford) (Room 063, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford)

The Integrity of the Human Species: Comparative Legal Perspectives

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Our workshop the next Thursday (21 May) dedicated to medical students but open to anyone interested in a humanities approach to clinical notes

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Still time to submit an abstract for our DPhil/Early Career Researchers workshop on OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY IN MEDICINE, 18-19 June, Oxford. Keynote by UCL philosopher of science Helene Scott-Fordsmand. Open to all disciplines in the humanities + social sciences. torch.ox.ac.uk/event/call-f...

Call for Abstracts | Objectivity and Subjectivity in Medicine

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Our next event this Monday on Faith, Culture, and Public Health, discussing the way religious and cultural practices affect disease prevention. More information at the link below @torchoxford.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk

Faith, Culture, and Public Health: Translating Religious and Cultural Practices into Infectious Disease Prevention

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Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Our event this week is the Ox-Cam-Lon Philosophy of Medicine Society seminar on "Understanding Symptoms: Diagnosis, Cure, and Bodily Reintegration", by Helene Scott-Fordsmand (UCL), with a commentary by Oxford philosopher Joe Gough. All welcome, details here torch.ox.ac.uk/event/unders...

Understanding Symptoms: Diagnosis, Cure, and Bodily Reintegration

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Our term card for TT26 is here!

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Our yearly DPhil/Early Career Workshop on "Subjectivity and Objectivity in Medicine" is on 18-19 June. Deadline for abstract submission 17 May. @torchoxford.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk torch.ox.ac.uk/event/call-f...

Call for Abstracts | Objectivity and Subjectivity in Medicine

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Also this year we invite submissions from DPhil students and Early Career Researchers for our interdisciplinary workshop in the medical humanities. This year's theme is "Objectivity and Subjectivity in Medicine". Details at the link here below. @uehiro.ox.ac.uk

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Before Munchausen: A Case of Child Murder in Nineteenth-Century France www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/blog...

Blog Post | Before Munchausen: A Case of Child Murder in Nineteenth Century France

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Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

New blogpost just published torch.ox.ac.uk/article/some... @torchoxford2013.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk

Blog Post | Some reflections on Elena Conis’ lecture “Contextualising the Modern Era of Vaccination”

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

During the break, keep an eye on our blog section, which is constantly updated with new content torch.ox.ac.uk/medical-huma... @torchoxford.bsky.social

Medical Humanities

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

From our Antitheses Platform friends: ‘Quality of Life Is Not a Measurable Outcome’, award-winning multimedia play exploring what it means to live as a profoundly disabled person. Concessions (5£) for students, free for disabled and essential companion attendees. Friday 27March,6–9pm Jesus College

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What is the value of Quality of Life? Cost, Care, Choices | University of Oxford

Friday 27th March, 6-9pm Jesus College, Cheng Yu Tung Building, Turn St, Oxford OX1 3DW “What if your quality of life wasn’t something they cou

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Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

New blogpost written by medical students Catherine Wang and Mahdi Murtaza on the relaunch of the Medical School Gazette, the world’s oldest and longest-running medical student journal. Its discussions intersect and develops important themes in the medical humanities torch.ox.ac.uk/article/the-...

Blog Post | The History of the Oxford Medical School Gazette

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TORCH The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities @torchoxford2013.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Call For Abstracts | We are pleased to announce a call for papers for an interdisciplinary workshop on "Plague in the 19th century: Epidemiological & Epistemological Connections." tinyurl.com/5ypyrmhm @oxmedhum.bsky.social; @uehiro.ox.ac.uk @oxhumanities.bsky.social @albertogiubilini2.bsky.social

Call For Abstracts | Plague in the Nineteenth Century

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Our event on euthanasia, collaboration with the @uehiro.ox.ac.uk is coming up the next week. If interested please register from the link here below. We hope to see you there @bioetica-en-claro.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Our latest blogpost is now online!

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Confront-Eugenics @confronteugenics.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Prof Dan Kevles is visiting Oxford Brookes next week, hosted by Prof Marius Turda (Centre for Medical Humanities). www.confront-eugenics.org/2026/03/04/i... @torchoxford.bsky.social @oxmedhum.bsky.social @rossbrooks.co.uk

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In the Name of Eugenics: A Reappraisal (19 March 2026)

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

It was great to host historian Elena Conis (UC Berkeley) for a MedHum lecture guiding the audience through the history of vaccination and vaccines, both as a medical technology and as the focus of cultural and ethical tensions. Thanks to @torchoxford.bsky.social and @uehiro.ox.ac.uk for the support

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

New blogpost on our event the last week on Music and the Medical Humanities www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/musi... @torchoxford.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk

Music and Medical Humanities | Blog Post

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

There's still time to sign up for Elena Conis' lecture this Friday at St Anne's College, Oxford www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/why-no...

Contextualizing the Modern Era of Vaccination

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Two Medical Humanities events this Friday, 6 March: - Unquiet Mothers: Violence, Care, and Maternal Ambivalence in 19th-Century France (book launch), with Susannah Wilson (French Studies, Warwick) - Contextualizing the Modern Era of Vaccination, lecture by historian Elena Conis (Berkeley)

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Our next event this coming Friday, 27 Feb, on music and health humanities. We will explore ways in which music engages with health, illness, and wellbeing (it will include live music on piano). More details at the link below @torchoxford.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk

Music and the Medical Humanities

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TORCH The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities @torchoxford2013.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Music and the Medical Humanities | Join us a talk on Friday 27 Feb at 3pm that explores ways in which music engages with health, illness, and wellbeing. tinyurl.com/46rdxu24 Speakers: Peter Shannon, Hester Crombie @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social @oxmedhum.bsky.social

Music and the Medical Humanities

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

New event just added. What, if anything, makes a good euthanasia law? Comparing perspectives and experiences from Mexico and the UK and discussing fundamental issues around dying, the law, and the role of medical professionals. In collaboration with @uehiro.ox.ac.uk @torchoxford.bsky.social

What (if anything) makes a good euthanasia law?

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TORCH The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities @torchoxford2013.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Join us for an engaging talk on 'The Valley Children - How collaborative creative practice can help us make sense of predictive genomics' on Friday 20 Feb, 9.30am - organised by @oxmedhum.bsky.social details: tinyurl.com/mph2datr @albertogiubilini2.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social

The Valley Children - How collaborative creative practice can help us make sense of predictive genomics

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Our next event is this Friday: Imagine a world in which every child’s future is mapped before their first breath. The theatrical script The Valley Children turns the abstract logic of prediction into human drama torch.ox.ac.uk/event/the-va... @torchoxford.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk

The Valley Children - How collaborative creative practice can help us make sense of predictive genomics

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

torch.ox.ac.uk/event/a-disc... Our event this week, online. @torchoxford.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk

A Discussion on the Desirability of Life Extension with Professor John K. Davis

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

New blogpost by Zakiya Leeming and Rachel Hindmarsh on the MedHum event, supported by @uehiro.ox.ac.uk, on the opera Dangerous Matter, which dramatised the life of Lady Montagu and her early eighteenth-century advocacy for smallpox inoculation @torchoxford.bsky.social torch.ox.ac.uk/article/than...

Thanks for the Memories

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

MediHum event this Thursday at Reuben College. Check out the webpage for more information torch.ox.ac.uk/event/god-an... @torchoxford.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk

God and Silicon Valley: The Place of Religion in the Development of Artificial Intelligence

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Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Healing in a Technological Age: Spirituality, Religion, and the Practice of Medicine A panel discussion, taking place on 28 April at the Schwarzman Centre torch.ox.ac.uk/event/healin... @torchoxford.bsky.social

Healing in a Technological Age: Spirituality, Religion, and the Practice of Medicine

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Oxford Medical Humanities is now partner of the Ox-Cam-London Philosophy of Medicine Society. Check out the website for more info philmed.framer.website

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

This term's DPhil and ECR medhums writing group will be held on Fridays, rather than Wednesdays See more here: www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/medica...

Medical Humanities Early Career and DPhil Writing Group

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TORCH The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities @torchoxford2013.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Our Medical Humanities Early Career and DPhil Writing Group (HT 2026) is restarting on Friday 23 January. We’d love you to join us! tinyurl.com/ye2ajyxf

Medical Humanities Early Career and DPhil Writing Group

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Our new term card for Hilary Term is now available on our website. For more details about the single events and how to register torch.ox.ac.uk/article/medi...

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Look out for our Hilary termcard, which will be available via our e-newsletter and on our website at the beginning of term: www.torch.ox.ac.uk/medical-huma...

Medical Humanities

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Uehiro Oxford Institute @uehiro.ox.ac.uk · 11/12/2025

Writing for the Institute of Art and Ideas (@iai.tv) ethicist and medical doctor Dominic Wilkinson critiques the fashionable medical treatment “memory reconsolidation” which combines drugs with therapy to numb the emotional threads in painful memories: iai.tv/articles/emo... #memory #trauma #ethics

Emotion and memory can't be safely separated

<p><em>Continuing <a href="articles/memory-is-not-stored-in-the-brain-auid-3420"><em>the IAI’s current series on memory</em></a>, ethicist and medical doctor <strong>Dominic Wilkinson</strong> critiqu...

Oxford Medical Humanities @oxmedhum.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

In this blog post from November, Tess Casher reflects on her master’s research findings surrounding medical perspectives on stammering Read 'Dysfluent Illuminations' here: www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/grad...

Graduate Research Spotlight: Dysfluent Illuminations