Biannual Society for the Social History of Medicine Conference – 'Resilience'
Year of award: 2019
Grantholders
Dr Michael Bresalier
Swansea University
Project summary
On 8-11 July 2020, Swansea University will host the biannual conference of the Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM), taking resilience as its theme.
Organised by the Medical Humanities Research Centre at Swansea University, this international conference will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the SSHM by bringing together scholars from across disciplines to highlight the place of resilience in research in the humanities, arts, medicine, health sciences, social sciences and other related fields.
This conference will be the first to explore ways in which medical humanities can contribute to the development of this research field.