by Hearing the Voice | Jan 25, 2017 | Ideas & Opinions, Interviews & Talks |
Pat Waugh is part of the Hearing the Voice research team and is a Professor in English Literature at Durham University. Pat writes: Centuries ago, hearing voices in one’s head was thought to be a sign of communication with God – and if not that, then with the devil....
by Hearing the Voice | Jul 16, 2015 | Calls for Papers, Conferences, Seminars, Lectures & Workshops
‘Making Sense of Mad Studies’ is a two day conference to be held on 30 September and 1 October 2015-funded by the Wellcome Trust and hosted by the Centre for Medical Humanities at Durham University in collaboration with the North East Mad Studies...
by Hearing the Voice | Mar 3, 2015 | Conferences, Seminars, Lectures & Workshops
Madness The Making Sense Of: Madness Project: 8th Global Meeting Tuesday 15th September – Thursday 17th September 2015
Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom Call for Presentations Madness: What is it? Why does it exist? Where and when does it happen? How does it...
by Hearing the Voice | Jul 24, 2013 | Ideas & Opinions, Interviews & Talks |
David Crepaz-Keay, Head of Empowerment and Social Inclusion at the Mental Health Foundation, has lived with hearing voices since adolescence. His experiences have shaped his attitude to labels, and in this interview, he talks about seeking to reclaim the use of...
by Hearing the Voice | Jan 10, 2013 | Ideas & Opinions
“What do we mean by an ‘active sociopolitical minority identity’ of madness?” I have long been fascinated by the way identities are constructed, mobilised, assigned and challenged within the ‘realm of contention’ of the ‘psy’ disciplines. Patient, ex-patient,...
