By Lucy Steenbock and Alexandra Tornow, students at the University of Hamburg, translated by Dr Kate Docking. Many people associate the GDR with high rise Plattenbauten tower blocks, the Stasi and years of waiting for their own Trabi. But the former state left far more profound traces, which can still be seen today in East Berlin and … More On the trail of the GDR
A workshop organised by the Centre for the Study of Health, Ethics and Society, University of Hamburg Friday 9 June and Saturday 10 June 2023, Warburg-Haus, Hamburg How can gender and sexuality – broadly conceived both methodologically and thematically – help to inform historical understanding of the role of medicine in post-war Europe? This conference … More Call for Papers: Beyond Binaries: Gender, Sexuality, and Medicine Across Post-War Europe, 1945-1991
Visit the Mistechko website. Interview with Olya Lyubchenko by Katja Schmidt–Mai In March 2022, UNICEF reported that about 4.3 million children were displaced by the war in Ukraine: more than half of Ukraine’s 7.5 million children. 1.8 million of the children have fled to neighbouring countries, 2.5 million children are fleeing within the country (https://www.unicef.de/informieren/aktuelles/presse/2022/ukraine-mehr-als-die-haelfte-der-ukrainischen-kinder-vertrieben/264610. Access … More Mistechko – An Artistic Little Village
Rarely has our society contemplated the aims of medicine and health so intensively as in the last two years during the Covid-19 pandemic. Medical science and particular themes around vaccines and vaccine research have been subjected to public observation and debate. Hardly a day went by during the last two years without public scrutiny of … More Artistic Utopias: “Imagining Health”
Beyond the Clinic: Medical Ideas and Practices in Post-War Central and Eastern Europe Lead Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ulf Schmidt The doctoral student will produce a doctoral thesis relevant to the Taming the European Leviathan project We invite proposals for a PhD project on medical practices and scientific ideas in post-war Central and Eastern Europe. We … More PhD Studentship Available ‘Beyond the Clinic: Medical Ideas and Practices in Post-War Central and Eastern Europe’
Review by David Peace On 30 October 2020, in defiance of anti-COVID-19 measures to restrict public gatherings, over 100,000 mask-clad demonstrators took to the streets of Warsaw to protest proposed changes to Poland’s abortion laws. Only a few days earlier, on 22 October, Poland’s constitutional tribunal ruled that abortions sought on the grounds of ‘foetal … More Unlearning Eugenics: Sexuality, Reproduction, and Disability in Post-Nazi Europe
By Jonathan D. Moreno, Judit Sándor, Ulf Schmidt. Over the last 80 years, a series of critical events has led to reconsideration of the basic premises of medical ethics. One of these events was the recognition of horrific medical experiments performed by German medical scientists in World War II concentration camps, resulting in intensified emphasis on a consent … More Publication: Autonomy and Social Responsibility: The Post-Pandemic Challenge
How might medicine be artistically imagined? The COVID-19 pandemic has brought health to the forefront of our everyday lives, prompting reassessments of, and new imaginaries about, medicine’s future. Documenting these utopian ideals in art form brings them to life, shedding light on beneficial medical innovations that can positively impact the lives of individuals, but also … More Medical Utopias in Art: Imagining Health Exhibition at HFBK
Moin, my name is Lilly! Just like most of the team, I’m quite new to Hamburg. I only moved here after my A levels last year; I studied biology, mathematics and history. I have always been fascinated by psychology and evolutionary theory, that’s why I decided to start studying history as a part of my … More Meet the Team: Lily Peters
Hi, my name is Peter, and I’m a new PhD student at the University of Hamburg, as part of the ITN’s “Knowing Vaccines” Project. Originally coming from England, I’m new to Hamburg and I’ve been enjoying exploring the city so far. I received my Master’s degree in Modern History at the University of Kent in … More Meet the Team: Peter Banks
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