The ‘Solitude and Modernity’ colloquium was co-sponsored by ‘Diseases of Modern Life’ (Oxford) and ‘Pathologies of Solitude’ (Queen Mary University of London). This collaboration resulted in a one-day programme which brought together researchers working on solitude and loneliness, in literature and society, from the nineteenth century to the presen…

The ‘Solitude and Modernity’ colloquium was co-sponsored by ‘Diseases of Modern Life’ (Oxford) and ‘Pathologies of Solitude’ (Queen Mary University of London). This collaboration resulted in a one-day programme which brought together researchers working on solitude and loneliness, in literature and society, from the nineteenth century to the presen…

In this episode, Dr Emilie Taylor-Brown and Dr Katerina Johnson explore the central role which has long been attributed to digestion in the promotion of physical and mental wellbeing, from the nineteenth century to the present day. How did Victorians perceive the connection between the brain and the stomach? What does science tell us now? Why is di…

In this episode, Dr Grant Blank and Dr Jean-Michel Johnston explore what it means to live in a networked age, an age that began with the emergence of the electric telegraph during the nineteenth century, and which has entered a new phase since the advent of the internet. Have the benefits of new means of communication been universal? To what extent…

Surgical Consent: From the 'reasonable doctor' to the 'reasonable patient'? In this episode, Prof. Ashok Handa and Dr Sally Frampton consider how the relationship between doctor and patient has changed since the nineteenth century, in light of new medical knowledge and practices. Did Victorian surgeons take their patients’ wishes and expectations s…

This is the same podcast, 'After the Show: Victorian Speed'. It has been edited for listening using computer speakers, rather than headphones. The recommended (headphones) version is here: https://anchor.fm/diseasesmodlife/episodes/After-the-Show-Victorian-Speed-e3jv0d

Last year, Diseases of Modern Life collaborated with The Projection Studio on the light and sound spectacular, 'Victorian Speed of Life'. Recently, Principal Investigator from Diseases of Modern Life, Sally Shuttleworth, sat down with Ross Ashton and Karen Monid from The Projection Studio to ask how the project impacted their work. This podcast fea…

This podcast was presented and edited by Dr Catherine Charlwood for the Diseases of Modern Life project. Book for the 8th February Ruskin conference and public lecture at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History here. The guests were Professor John Holmes (University of Birmingham) Dr Fraser Riddell (Trinity College, University of Oxford) Pr…

In this episode, we explore how the project collaborated with Year 8 pupils at Cheney School to make Victorian Light Night (16/11/18) a success. For further information - and to view the winning designs - see our blog at www.diseasesmodernlife.orgProduced by: Dr Catherine CharlwoodWith thanks to: Dr Lorna Robinson and Cheney SchoolMusic for this ep…

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