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In the Frame for May 2011: Hans Langner’s ‘Forever Friends’

Art

This month's 'In the Frame' goes on holiday to Gent.  Find out what our Archivist has to say about one of their installations.

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The Book of the Series

News

UK-based blog readers may be interested in the Woman's Hour Drama to be broadcast each weekday next week on Radio 4 at 10.45am (repeated at 7.45pm...

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Book Review: ‘Beyond the Glass’ and ‘The Vet’s Daughter’

Literature

Find out more about the novels of historic patient, Antonia White.

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Medicine at the Margins: Conference on Medicine Beyond the Orthodox, 1500 - 2000

Events

Learn about the interesting work that has been going on at the University of Glamorgan looking at 'medicine at the margins'.

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In the Spotlight: Antonia White

History, Literature, Personal accounts

This month we look at the accounts of Antonia White from 1899-1980.

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Inside the Dome: Photographs

History

You might remember that, last September, the Imperial War Museum opened up the dome (formerly the chapel of Bethlem Hospital) for Open House...

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Stories Awaiting Discovery

History

See some of the challenges of reading early modern records.

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In the Frame for April 2011: Herbrand Ignouville-Williams’ Purple Finger Painting

Art

Find out more about Herbrand Ignouville-Williams' work and the mescaline experiments conducted in the 1930s.

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Jane Fradgley Exhibition at the Bethlem Gallery: ‘Folding Space’ opens 13 April

Art, Competition

Jane Fradgley's first solo show runs at the Bethlem Gallery from 13 April until 7 May 2011. This exhibition of photographic works is informed...

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Victorian Psychiatrists: Theophilus Bulkeley Hyslop (1863-1933)

History

Read about Bethlem's Assistant Medical Officer from 1888 to 1898.

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The Evolution of Occupational Therapy for Mental Health

History

Occupational therapy is ‘an active method of treatment with a profound psychological justification’, variously linked to moral, punitive and...

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History of Psychiatry and Psychology Postgraduate Conference: 19 March 2011

Events

As previously announced on this blog, around forty early career researchers from around the world recently attended a conference at the Wellcome...

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