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No Room To Rest: Dalit Motherhood(s) In An Urban Indian Slum

The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · 2d

Drawing on her fieldwork, Pragya Roy critically analysis the everyday embodied material realities of Dalit motherhood(s) through the nexus of caste, gender, and economic class.

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Drawing on her fieldwork, Pragya Roy reflects on Dalit motherhood(s) as demanding, undervalued, embodied (re)productive labour. She critically explores health research, arguing that Dalit health is…

Book Review: Exploring the Representation of Neurodiversity in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · 5d

Jack Rhys Hancock explores the well-loved novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Simon Stephen’s play adaptation, reflecting its ongoing influence on the representation of Autism.

thepolyphony.org/2025/10/03/b...

Jack Rhys Hancock explores the well-loved novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Simon Stephen’s play adaptation, reflecting its ongoing influence on the representation of Auti…

“Not Like Them”: Opacity, Disidentification, and the Queer Art of Refusal in the Therapeutic Encounter

The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · 6d

Yann Phesans interrogates the concept of therapeutic neutrality, combining personal history and clinical experience to offer an alternative.

thepolyphony.org/2025/10/02/n...

Yann Phesans interrogates the concept of therapeutic neutrality, combining personal history and clinical experience to offer an alternative.

Polyphony on Women and Dis-ease

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · 7d

Shu Yang reports on the latest developments in understanding diseases and disorders in the Chinese context from a gender perspective in medicine. thepolyphony.org/2025/10/01/p...

Shu Yang reports on the latest developments in understanding diseases and disorders in the Chinese context from a gender perspective in medicine. “Dis-ease: Women and (Dis)order in China,” an inter…

Book Review: Sleepless Planet

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · 9d

Sathyaraj Venkatesan reviews Maureen Burdock's 2025 comic publication, Sleepless Planet: A Guide to Healing from Insomnia, exploring its role as a graphic narrative in portraying sociocultural dynamics of sleep.
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Sathyaraj Venkatesan reviews Maureen Burdock’s 2025 comic publication, Sleepless Planet: A Guide to Healing from Insomnia, exploring its role as a graphic narrative in portraying sociocultural dyna…

Book Review: Belly Full by Dr Heidi Edmundson

The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · 12d

Antoinette Polito reviews Dr Heidi Edmundson’s unflinching account of working as an Emergency Medicine consultant in a London hospital, and her embodied reflections on life in the NHS.

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Antoinette Polito reviews Dr Heidi Edmundson’s unflinching account of working as an Emergency Medicine consultant in a London hospital, and her embodied reflections on life in the NHS.

On TenderQueer Research/Practice

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · 15d

Meg-John Barker concludes our takeover on 'queer space' and creative health with @queercircle.bsky.social, highlighting the importance of 'staying with the trouble' and co-creating spaces that are *really* 'safe enough'.

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Meg-John Barker reflects on how we might queer research cultures towards more tender and caring ways of working with ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Cultivating Queer Voices for Dis-Alienation

The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · 16d

Finding creative ways to reclaim, recentre, and create healthier outcomes for marginalised communities: on the penultimate day of our @queercircle.bsky.social takeover, Ellc looks at how vocal workshops can allow queer folk to more fully embody their voices.

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Ellc looks at how a series of vocal workshops at QUEERCIRCLE allowed queer folk to more fully embody their voices.

Can an Institution be Malleable?

The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · 19d

"What forms of care, collectivity and resistance might emerge if we treat institutions not as fixed authorities but as porous, reconfigurable and responsive?"

Phoebe Eustance on their artistic research w/QUEERCIRCLE and on Institutional Psychotherapy at La Borde.

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Phoebe Eustance explores how institutions like QUEERCIRCLE can embrace ‘malleability’ as a radical practice.

What Else is Made Through Making?

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · 20d

In our @queercircle.bsky.social takeover, Anni Raw "reflects on the value and risks of unspoken identity assumptions... and the ongoing work of co-curating a different kind of creative space that is specifically hospitable and safe (enough) for LGBTQ+ communities."

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Anni Raw reflects on the dynamic between trust and risk set up through crafting activities at QUEERCIRCLE.

Trans Time: Reclaiming the Trajectories of Our Lives

The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · 21d

"Many decisions about trans lives are made by people who are not trans... The aim of QUEERCIRCLE’s research commission was for trans young people to reclaim power to express what they need..."

Thank to Lu Wilson for Day 3 of our @queercircle.bsky.social takeover.

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Lu Wilson reflects on research commissioned by QUEERCIRCLE in 2024 into best practice around trans youth work.

Rethinking LGBTQ+ ‘Safe Spaces’ in Policy and Practice

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · 22d

"Without anchoring in values, practice and accountability... ['safe space'] risks becoming a hollow signifier, more comfort than commitment."

Day 2 of the @queercircle.bsky.social takeover!

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PJ Annand and Lucy Wood ask: what does the term ‘safe space’ really mean, and how does this play out in the public health field?

Frances Williams of QUEERCIRCLE makes the case for ‘queering’ the ongoing UK public policy agenda of ‘creative health’.

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · 23d

Excited to share the first post of a takeover from @queercircle.bsky.social on the concept of 'queer space' as a site of health creation. Thanks to Research and Health Lead Frances Williams for setting the scene.

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Queering Creative Health

Transforming Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Through Disability

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · Sep 5

Christina Lee introduces the context behind Disability Matters' upcoming 'Online Town Hall Circus' event which will take place on the 19th of September.

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Christina Lee introduces the context behind Disability Matters’ upcoming ‘Online Town Hall Circus’ event which will take place on the 19th of September.

Migraines: Nursing My Pain through Poetry

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · Sep 3

Catalina Florescu illustrates and explores the pain of her migraines in poetic form.

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Catalina Florescu illustrates and explores the pain of her migraines in poetic form.

Restorative Narratives (STORIES)

The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · Sep 2

Marta-Laura Cenedese and Silvia Pierosara present a new interdisciplinary project on the restorative capacity of narratives and reflect on its contribution to the field in the Italian context.
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Marta-Laura Cenedese and Silvia Pierosara present a new interdisciplinary project on the restorative capacity of narratives and reflect on its contribution to the field in the Italian context.

Media and Epidemics: the 1890s ‘Russian Flu’ Epidemic

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · Sep 1

Members of the Media and Epidemics Research Network provide three vignettes illustrating the different ways 'Russian Flu' was reflected in media and literary culture.

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Members of the Media and Epidemics Research Network provide three vignettes illustrating the different ways ‘Russian Flu’ was reflected in media and literary culture.

(Mis)Fitting Together: Reflecting on the Queer Methodologies PhD School

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · Aug 29

Filipa Teixeira considers the notion of (mis)fitting within higher education and reflects on what is needed to craft spaces where diverse groups of researchers can “fit together well” while creating productive and lasting connections.

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Filipa Teixeira considers the notion of (mis)fitting within higher education and reflects on what is needed to craft spaces where diverse groups of researchers can “fit together well” w…

This Page Bleeds Too: Zines, Infertility, and the Queer Art of Refusal

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · Aug 28

Shruti Ghosh explores zine making as a method for “queering” knowledge production in health research.

thepolyphony.org/2025/08/28/t...

Shruti Ghosh explores zine making as a method for “queering” knowledge production in health research.

Becoming with Queer Methodologies

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · Aug 27

Atholl Kleinhans reflects on how the Queer Medical Humanities PhD School helped him to find an "epistemological home" that embraced both his research and his multifaceted identity.

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Atholl Kleinhans reflects on how the Queer Medical Humanities PhD School helped him to find an “epistemological home” that embraced both his research and his multifaceted identity.

Crafting Zines and Clinics: Fieldnotes on Queer Healthcare in India

The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · Aug 26

Sharanraj Krishnan discusses how his engagement with the Queer Medical Humanities PhD School prompted him to ‘re-enter’ the ‘field’ and reexamine the positionality of the “I” within his research.

thepolyphony.org/2025/08/26/c...

Sharanraj Krishnan discusses how his engagement with the Queer Medical Humanities PhD School prompted him to ‘re-enter’ the ‘field’ and reexamine the positionality of the &#…

The Queer Pleasures and Pains of Autotheory

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · Aug 22

Harriet Mossop examines pleasure and pain as entryways into queer auto-theory in this reflection on 'Locating the “I”: autoethnography as queer methodology', a workshop led by João Florêncio and Edyta Just at the Queer Medical Humanities PhD School.
thepolyphony.org/2025/08/22/t...

Harriet Mossop examines pleasure and pain as potential entryways into queer auto-theory in this reflection on ‘Locating the “I”: autoethnography as queer methodology’, a workshop led by…

Narrative, Mental Distress, Care and Family in Jerry Pinto’s Oeuvre

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · Aug 19

Kirti Verma explores the critical connections between literature, mental health, and the emergence of medical humanities in India through the work of writer, translator, poet, and editor Jerry Pinto.

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Kirti Verma explores the critical connections between literature, mental health, and the emergence of medical humanities in India through the work of writer, translator, poet, and editor Jerry Pint…

Masala and Mangoes: Cultural Challenges in Implementing Dietary Changes in North India

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The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · Aug 14

Erika Pathó analyses the challenges related to the adoption of a Western-designed dietary measure to manage IBS symptoms in India, focusing on patients’ accounts of their experiences of dietary change.
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Erika Pathó analyses the challenges related to the adoption of a Western-designed dietary measure to manage IBS symptoms in India, focusing on patients’ accounts of their experiences of dietary cha…