This is a guest post by Ross MacFarlane who is Research Engagement Officer in the Wellcome Library, where he is heavily involved in promoting the Library’s collections. He has researched, lectured and written on such topics as the history of … Continue reading
On the 27th of May (ie this Friday), the Centre has a one-day conference on music, medicine and emotions. Details here.) What’s the point of music? Evolutionary psychologists have come up with various answers – Steven Pinker famously declared music … Continue reading
This is a guest post by Chris Millard. Chris is a Wellcome Trust-funded postdoctoral researcher with interests in the histories of psychological categories, the welfare state, the emotions and the idea of ‘parity of esteem for mental heath’. His book, A … Continue reading
Last Sunday I finished a 10-day Vipassana retreat, at a monastery in Sweden. This was my third attempt to do a monastic retreat – I’d done a runner from both previous efforts, from a Rusian monastery in Lent 2006 (the … Continue reading
On Monday, a new free online course is starting, exploring the mental health benefits of literature (you can sign up here). It’s made by the author Paula Byrne and her husband, literary academic Jonathan Bate, and features interviews with Ian … Continue reading
The Centre for the History of the Emotions at Queen Mary University of London invites applications from outstanding post-graduate students wishing to pursue doctoral research into aspects of the histories of emotions and health. The deadline for applications is 31 … Continue reading
Below is the text of a forthcoming job advertisement, which is also posted on the QMUL vacancies page. To apply for this post you will need to follow the appropriate links from that page. The closing date for applications is 15th October … Continue reading