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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 19d

The latest JRS special issue explores multilingual & transcultural narratives of health and illness in European literatures (1870s–1960s+).
Read the introduction to the issue #OpenAccess.
➡️ bit.ly/JRS-Reading-Bodies
@ilcs.bsky.social @katharinemurphy.bsky.social @profstevenwilson.bsky.social

Cover image for the Journal of Romance Studies, Volume 25, Number 3, Autumn 2025. The left side shows the journal cover with a decorative tile motif. On the right, text reads: Reading Bodies: Narrating Illness in European Literatures and Cultures (1870s to 1960s and beyond), edited by Katharine Murphy and Olivia Glaze. Logos of the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies, the School of Advanced Study (University of London), and Liverpool University Press are also displayed, with a green banner at the bottom reading “Special Issue.”

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Katharine Murphy @katharinemurphy.bsky.social · 22d

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Katharine Murphy @katharinemurphy.bsky.social · 22d

Hot off the press! So happy to share our extended special issue of JRS on 'Reading bodies: narrating illness in European literatures and cultures (1870s to 1960s and beyond)'. 🩺📖 @profstevenwilson.bsky.social @ryanlor.bsky.social @nicolasfmedina.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social

Olivia Glaze @oliviaglaze.bsky.social · 22d

Thrilled that @katharinemurphy.bsky.social and my co-edited Special Issue is now out in the Journal of Romance Studies! 🎉 Huge thanks to our contributors across French, Spanish, Italian & Portuguese studies—showing the value of a multilingual approach to the Medical Humanities: tinyurl.com/mrxmznsm

Contents | Journal of Romance Studies 25, 3

This article was published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.

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Katharine Murphy @katharinemurphy.bsky.social · 29d

Delighted to share a news story about our Reading Bodies health resource, The Burnout Booklet, created with @oliviaglaze.bsky.social and illustrated by Hannah Mumby.
@readingbodies.bsky.social

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Language scholars produce illustrated health booklet on burnout

An illustrated booklet designed to help people talk about burnout and related feelings of stress and fatigue has been published by modern language scholars. The Burnout Booklet: A Health Resource for ...

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Katharine Murphy @katharinemurphy.bsky.social · May 24

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Katharine Murphy @katharinemurphy.bsky.social · May 24

An inspiring 3-day conference about Medical Humanities across languages and cultures! Very much enjoyed presenting my reflections on Reading Bodies at a panel on 'Medical Humanities and the Creative Arts', with a creative writing taster session by @oliviaglaze.bsky.social.
nnmh.org.uk/tongues/

TONGUES: NNMHR Congress 2025 - Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research

TONGUES: Medical Humanities across linguistic and cultural frontiers NNMHR Congress, 21-23 May 2025 (online) Organisers: Benjamin Dalton, Alexander Wragge-Morley, and Stephanie Wright, Lancaster Unive...

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Dr Emily Vincent @dremilyvincent.bsky.social · May 15

*Interdisciplinary Disease and Narrative Workshop!* Register below for this in-person event @unibirmingham.bsky.social in Arts 103 on Weds 18th June (5.00-7.15pm) hosted by @mediaandepidemics.bsky.social & 19CC Bham to explore sensational tales of disease:

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Reading Bodies Multilingual Network @readingbodies.bsky.social · May 16

Thank you so much to everyone who attended this event last week, and in particular Sarah Moss, @katharinemurphy.bsky.social and @laurasalisbury.bsky.social. If you couldn’t attend - fear not! - you can find a recording of the conversation on our website: readingbodies.exeter.ac.uk/2025/05/16/w...

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Lorraine Ryan @ryanlor.bsky.social · May 5

The Centre for the Study of Women´s Writing will host this fantastic New Seminar Series on Female-authored science fiction in Spain. Book now.

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Convergencias literarias: género, narrativa y fandom en la literatura española contemporánea | Literary convergences: Gender, genre and fandom in contemporary Spanish literature

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Katharine Murphy @katharinemurphy.bsky.social · May 6

Looking forward to this tomorrow (4-5pm UK time)!

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Katharine Murphy @katharinemurphy.bsky.social · Apr 30

A reminder to join us online on 7 May for Writing Bodies: in Conversation with author Sarah Moss. Tickets free of charge via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-bo...
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Renowned author Sarah Moss set for public talk on her writing and the human body

An acclaimed novelist whose work has regularly explored themes of health and the human body will give a public interview next month for an international research project. Sarah Moss – a three-time Wel...

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Alex Wragge-Morley @wraggem.bsky.social · Apr 29

NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION:
TONGUES: Medical Humanities across Linguistic and Cultural Frontiers. The Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research 2025 Congress | 21-23 May 2025 | Lancaster University, Hosted Online. For details, programme, and registration, click here: tinyurl.com/5n75xpaz

TONGUES: Medical Humanities across Linguistic and Cultural Frontiers

Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research 2025 Congress | 21-23 May 2025 | Lancaster University, Hosted Online

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Katharine Murphy @katharinemurphy.bsky.social · Apr 30

A reminder to join us online on 7 May for Writing Bodies: in Conversation with author Sarah Moss. Tickets free of charge via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-bo...
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
@readingbodies.bsky.social @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social @exetercityoflit.bsky.social

Renowned author Sarah Moss set for public talk on her writing and the human body

An acclaimed novelist whose work has regularly explored themes of health and the human body will give a public interview next month for an international research project. Sarah Moss – a three-time Wel...

news.exeter.ac.uk

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Katharine Murphy @katharinemurphy.bsky.social · Apr 4

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Olivia Glaze @oliviaglaze.bsky.social · Apr 4

Join us for the final public event of the Reading Bodies project, where @katharinemurphy.bsky.social will be in conversation online with bestselling author Sarah Moss, discussing all things writing, health and the body. Our Q&A will be chaired by @laurasalisbury.bsky.social 📣💬 shorturl.at/eSnpY

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Katharine Murphy @katharinemurphy.bsky.social · Apr 2

With academics in Languages, Literatures and Medical Humanities, profstevenwilson.bsky.social, nicolasfmedina.bsky.social, garethjwood.bsky.social; laurasalisbury.bsky.social and others.

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Katharine Murphy @katharinemurphy.bsky.social · Apr 2

Over the last 18 months, my AHRC-funded multilingual Reading Bodies project with @oliviaglaze.bsky.social has brought together research on literary and cultural representations of health and illness in Hispanic Studies, French, Portuguese, Italian and German:

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Reading Bodies

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Olivia Glaze @oliviaglaze.bsky.social · Mar 31

Looking forward to presenting alongside @katharinemurphy.bsky.social @petehr.bsky.social and Álvaro Gonzalez Montero for our panel 'Cultural Portrayals of Illnesses
and Disabilities in the Modern Luso-Hispanic World’. Taking place on April 8 @ 9.00 - come along! 💬🩺

The Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social · Mar 25

The 70th Annual Conference of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland will comprise of two face-to-face days at the University of Edinburgh (7-8 April 2025) and one day fully online (10 April 2025). The conference will be hosted by the University of Edinburgh.

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The Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social · Mar 25

The 70th Annual Conference of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland will comprise of two face-to-face days at the University of Edinburgh (7-8 April 2025) and one day fully online (10 April 2025). The conference will be hosted by the University of Edinburgh.

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Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social · Mar 28

🌍 ICYMI! Our Global Medical Humanities Roundtable is now available to watch online for anyone who couldn't make it. Featuring talks from leading experts in the UK, Switzerland, USA, China, Ghana & Australia! #DUGlobalweek

ICYMI: Global Medical Humanities Roundtable

If you missed our Global Medical Humanities Roundtable earlier this month, catch up now by watching the recording.

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Olivia Glaze @oliviaglaze.bsky.social · Mar 24

If you're interested in public engagement, check out @katharinemurphy.bsky.social and my interview with the Public Engagement with Research (PER) team at @exeter.ac.uk, where we share our insights and top tips from our recent work on the Reading Bodies project: tinyurl.com/3mbtnyde 💬

Interdisciplinary Public Engagement: The Reading Bodies Project

Catherine Hurcombe, Regional Engagement Assistant, interviews Associate Professor Katharine Murphy and Dr Liv Glaze on their Reading Bodies project. This project demonstrates the benefits of an interd...

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Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social · Feb 5

On Cardiff’s proposals regarding the teaching of languages and cultures

The global examination of culture is not possible without languages at degree level, say Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Charles Burdett and Emma Cayley

www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/card...

Cardiff’s closure of modern languages will tongue-tie its humanities

The global examination of culture is not possible without languages at degree level, say Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Charles Burdett and Emma Cayley

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Angela Woods @literarti.bsky.social · Jan 16

Are you looking to connect into conversations across the medical humanities? Do you want to learn more about the latest concepts, writers, projects and people animating the field?

The Polyphony has arrived in BlueSky 🎉🦋🐟 Please join us & share widely @the-polyphony.bsky.social #MedHums

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Angela Woods @literarti.bsky.social · Dec 17

The Polyphony (coming to Bluesky in 2025 ☺️) is one of the world's leading medical humanities platforms. We are recruiting 2 new part-time editors to join our dynamic ECR-led team, working closely with Editor-in-Chief @evasurawy.bsky.social

Apply by Jan 20!

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We’re hiring!

The Polyphony is seeking two Editors to join our team, including one Associate Editor (General Editor) and one Guest Editor. Applications close 20 January 2025.

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