As with all our conversations, this was a real pleasure. @Sayantani16 said so many things about the value of arts for health, and our identities of researchers as perennial students, which have really resonated with me since we talked. Do tune in!

Very happy to announce that Kent has won the bid to host the 8th @BritAesthetics PG conference! 🎉🎉 The theme of the conference will be "Aesthetics and the Body" (more details soon). Many congratulations to the organisers, @al_jato, C.A. York, and Hans Maes.

Now this! Join us as we meet at the intersection between TV studies and philosophical aesthetics. Organised by David W R Brown

Join us for our concluding Conversation before our Summer break! We will talk with Dr Chisomo Kalinga (@MissChisomo) and Dr Carla Tsampiras about the growth of Medical and Health Humanities Africa (Medical and Health Humanities Africa) Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/conversation…

Have you tuned into out Conversations series? We'd like to hear how it's been going - and what you'd like us to do next! If you have a moment, please fill in our 5-minute audience survey. Thanks! forms.gle/GZ7TkyCnbbDKbg…

Very excited to launch our new Centre for Health and Medical Humanities Arts & Humanities at @UniKent with a public lecture by @elinorcleghorn !

Join the Centre for Health and Medical Humanities on 7 March for a participatory charcoal drawing workshop with Liz Atkin, exploring art & creativity for wellbeing. Tickets are limited so please book! bit.ly/3kIJAzt Dieter Declercq Olivia Andrew Arts & Humanities at @UniKent

Gave a talk & participatory charcoal drawing workshop, exploring art & creativity for wellbeing today at Centre for Health and Medical Humanities Arts & Humanities at @UniKent thank you for having me Stella Bolaki Olivia Andrew Dieter Declercq #mentalhealth #skinpicking #flow

A rather cool sketch of the #INTERACT team by ethnographer, anthropologist & clearly talented artist Letizia Bonanno @letha_laetitia...

Coming soon: 'When We Imagine an Autistic Person', EP1 of our three-part podcast series Autistic Counterstories. Commissioned by Autism Ethics Network UAntwerpen. Executive Producer: @EDikomitis. Co-production: Conversations about Arts, Humanities and Health University of Kent. Upcoming release of all EPs in Feb 2024.

Now available on podcast platforms! 🎧 In the first episode we’re looking at late diagnosis, the validity of self-diagnosis, and the intersection of autism, race, and gender. Listen here: linktr.ee/autisticcounte… #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #Podcast #Gender #Race #SelfDiagnosis

Listen wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/autisticcounte… Episode 1: When we imagine an autistic person #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #SelfDiagnosis #Gender #Race

The next episode, which explores autism and communication, will be released tomorrow! Listen wherever you get your podcast: linktr.ee/autisticcounte… #Autistic #Communication #PianoMusic #Poetry #AutisticCommunication #ActuallyAutistic #Piano #Music

Episode 2 explores autism and communication. You’ll hear from autistic people who express themselves in different ways: in this clip we join Gabriel at his piano class. Listen to the podcast: linktr.ee/autisticcounte… #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #PianoMusic

Episode 3 explores the intersection of autistic and queer identities. Click the bio link to listen to the full episode! #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #Queer #LGBTQ #Trans #NonBinary

Join us to discuss the future of mental healthcare in Kent at Turner Contemporary on Friday 19 April 2024 from 13:00. Presentations - Roundtable discussions with psychiatrists & researchers - Creative showcase. Register to attend here: forms.office.com/e/pQaRwU9971

Our three-part podcast series Autistic Counterstories has been nominated as a finalist for The Anthem Awards, which spotlights work that strives for social impact and community engagement! You can vote on the series here: lnkd.in/eWVxNS6C

We've been selected as a finalist for the anthemawards ! We're so excited about this opportunity - please do support our audio documentary and vote for us here:: celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting#/…… #AnthemAwards #Autism #Podcast

There's still time to register your vote for the anthemawards ! Please do lend your support to our podcast before Thursday 31 October: celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting#/… #AnthemAwards #ActuallyAutistic #Podcast

We are very pleased to release a new podcast on “Decolonizing Our Practices” with Dr Arya Thampuran (from Durham Institute for Medical Humanities) and Sarah de Leeuw (from NorthernMedicalProg )! Listen here: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/convo… or where you find your podcasts. #medicalhumanities #healthhumanities