‘Following Photographs: The entangled histories of medical education and clinical photography in Cape Town, South Africa’, Michaela Clark (University of Manchester, UK) In the 20th century, clinical photographs were produced with various aims in mind. As visual records of symptomatic patients, they served to supplement patient records, they were used as a teaching aid, and they were … More CHSTM, University of Manchester: Lunchtime Seminar: Following Photographs: The entangled histories of medical education and clinical photography in Cape Town, South Africa, 18th October, 1pm

All are invited to join the next meeting of the monthly History of Knowledge Seminar Series. Alex Csiszar (Harvard) ‘Measuring Knowledge and Measuring Discrimination: Entangled Histories’  > Thursday 13 October 2022, 15:30-17:00 (CEST) > Online (Microsoft Teams) > No registration is needed. Please click here to attend the meeting Abstract This talk will trace the entangled history of attempts to … More History of Knowledge Seminar Series: ‘Measuring Knowledge and Measuring Discrimination: Entangled Histories’, 13th October, 15:30

‘Inventing the Urban River: The Case of the Cooum in Madras City’, Dr. Aditya Ramesh, Department of History, University of Manchester 11 October 2022, 5pmCHSTM Seminar Room: Simon 2.57 [maps and travel]Seminars will also be streamed. URL to be announced. Keep an eye on the seminar webpage for more details. Abstract: A common refrain in the … More CHSTM Research Seminar, University of Manchester: Inventing the Urban River: The Case of the Cooum in Madras City, 11th October, 5pm

‘A Duty to Care: The Emotional Experience of Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Sisters during the Second World War’, Katherine Roberts (University of Manchester, UK) Over the course of the Second World War, 12,000 nurses served with the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (QA). The majority of these women were civilian reservists with no … More CHSTM, University of Manchester: Lunchtime Seminar: A Duty to Care: The Emotional Experience of Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Sisters during the Second World War, 11th October, 1pm

‘More than buildings for medical treatment – hospitals from the 20th century in the city of Porto, Portugal‘, Monique Palma (NOVA School of Science and Technology, CIUHCT, Portugal) This is a work in progress which one of the aims is to create a roadmap of medical spaces in Porto, Portugal. A roadmap is a tool to … More CHSTM, University of Manchester: Lunchtime Seminar: More than buildings for medical treatment – hospitals from 20th century in the city of Porto, Portugal, 4th October, 1pm