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A Crisis of Care: Madeleine Bunting’s ‘Labours of Love’

Posted on March 23, 2021 by

Dr Sarah Chaney is a postdoctoral research fellow on the Living With Feeling project at the Centre for the History of the Emotions, exploring the history of emotions in nursing. Her publications include Psyche on the Skin: A History of … Continue reading →

Violence, vomit, and hysteria: An interview with Rose Reynolds

Posted on October 3, 2013 by

Shakespeare’s first tragedy, revived by Michael Fentiman for the RSC this summer, is a story of blood, tears, rape, and entrails. From the opening scenes, in which Titus orders the ritual disembowelling of the Goth Queen Tamora’s son, the violence … Continue reading →