‘Joining hands in Medical Humanities: Rethinking health, disease and therapy in the 21st century’ is a hybrid event hosted by the Arts & Humanities Institute and coordinated by Visiting Fellow (2024- 25) Vaitsa Giannouli.
This event is part of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities Research Theme, Critical Medical Humanities
Event Schedule:
10:00 Welcome
10:30-11:00 Vaitsa Giannouli, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece and European University Cyprus: “Old age and neurocognitive disorders in ancient Greek texts”.
11:00-11:30 Stanislava Stoyanova, Department of Psychology, Neofit Rilski University, Bulgaria: “Attitudes towards disease in society and family”.
11:30-12:00 Fintan Sheerin, School of Nursing, Maynooth University, Ireland & Petra Björne, Lund University, Umeå University, Sweden: "Supporting choice and preference for people with Intellectual Disability in older age".
11:30-12:00 Nikolaos Syrmos, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece: "History, neurosurgery and older adults".
12:00-12:30 Achilleas Kleisouras, Applied Philosophy Research Laboratory, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece: Graphic pathographies and old age: The graphic novel Wrinkles by Paco Roca
12:30-13:00 Andrés de Santiago Aréizaga, Spain: "Time, mind, artwork. Cognition, competence and art practice in longevity".
13:00-13:30 Wilma Stringer, Wayne State University, USA: “The shock of the familiar: Older African American adults respond to a contemporary work of art”.
13:30-14:00 William Desmond, Department of Ancient Classics, Maynooth University, Ireland: "Aging into eternity: The elderly in Plato's utopias".
For event details and registration, please contact [email protected]