{"id":3083,"date":"2019-11-16T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/arts-news\/?p=3083"},"modified":"2019-11-15T18:11:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T18:11:35","slug":"registration-open-for-art-aesthetics-and-the-medical-and-health-humanities-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/arts-news\/2019\/11\/16\/registration-open-for-art-aesthetics-and-the-medical-and-health-humanities-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration open for Art, Aesthetics and the Medical and Health Humanities conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Registration is now open for the British Society of Aesthetics<\/a> Conference: Art, Aesthetics and the Medical and Health Humanities, which will be hosted by the School of Arts at the University of Kent from Friday 7 February to Sunday 9 February 2020.<\/p>\n

Sponsored by the\u00a0British Society of Aesthetics\u00a0and hosted by the\u00a0Aesthetics Research Centre<\/a>, the conference will bring together Analytic Aesthetics and the Medical and Health Humanities. The conference aims to stimulate conversations about the connections art and aesthetics have with medicine, medical education, healthcare and the advancement of health and wellbeing. The conference has been organised by Dr Dieter Declercq<\/a>, Lecturer in\u00a0Film<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Media<\/a>,\u00a0Dr Michael Newall<\/a>, Senior Lecturer in\u00a0History of Art,<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Professor Nicola Shaughnessy<\/a>, Professor of Performance in the\u00a0Department of Drama and Theatre.<\/a><\/p>\n

Keynote talks will be delivered by\u00a0Professor Rita Charon<\/a>\u00a0(Columbia University),\u00a0Professor Paul Crawford<\/a>\u00a0(University of Nottingham),\u00a0Professor Sheila Lintott<\/a>\u00a0(Bucknell University), and\u00a0Professor Jenefer Robinson<\/a>\u00a0(University of Cincinnati), alongside confirmed responses from\u00a0Dr Julie Anderson<\/a>\u00a0(University of Kent),\u00a0Dr Stella Bolaki<\/a>\u00a0(University of Kent),\u00a0Dr Eileen John<\/a>\u00a0(University of Warwick) and\u00a0Professor Matthew Kieran<\/a>\u00a0(University of Leeds).<\/p>\n

Panel sessions will feature presentations by more than 50 scholars, artists and health professionals from across the world.<\/p>\n

The conference also includes a Friday evening performance at the Gulbenkian Theatre<\/a> by theatre company Playing ON<\/a>, who present Can I Help You?; a <\/em>magical realist examination of the role race and gender have to play in mental health and suicide. The Saturday evening features a stand-up comedy show at The Gulbenkian Caf\u00e9<\/a> including comedians Matt Hoss<\/a>,\u00a0Dave Chawner<\/a>,\u00a0Chelsea Birkby<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Juliette Burton<\/a>, who will explore health and wellbeing on stage.<\/p>\n

The registration fee for the conference is \u00a3125\/\u00a390 concessions, and includes meals and refreshments. Tickets for the Friday and Saturday evening performances will also be included if the registration fee is received by Sunday 15 December 2019.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the conference can be purchased here: https:\/\/store.kent.ac.uk\/product-catalogue\/faculty-of-humanities\/school-of-arts\/arts-events\/art-aesthetics-and-the-medical-and-health-humanities-conference<\/a><\/p>\n

Queries about the conference should be directed to: aestheticsandhealth@kent.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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