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Shame in Medicine: The Lost Forest, the 10-part audio documentary series produced by The Nocturnists in collaboration with the Shame and Medicine project has been nominated for a Webby Award! The...
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The Nocturnists Webinar: Shame in men in medicine – Wed 26 Apr – 09.00-10.30 EST
In The Nocturnists, in collaboration with the Shame and Medicine project, shame podcast series, we were surprised—and even concerned—when only ~20% of submitted stories came from men in medicine. Dr...
View ArticleWary and watchful: Life with hepatitis C
I have been producing some creative work over the past three years based on my lived experience of having hepatitis C (now cured). Hepatitis C is a viral liver disease passed on by blood-to-blood...
View ArticleImogen Tyler Seminar
The Shame and Medicine Project and the Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health are thrilled to welcome to the University of Exeter, Professor Imogen Tyler, Professor of Sociology at...
View ArticleJenny Cunningham Seminar
We are delighted to welcome visiting researcher Jenny Cunningham, Midwife and PhD student, Kingston University London, to the Shame and Medicine Project and the Wellcome Centre for Cultures and...
View ArticleLouise Kathrine Folker Christensen Seminar
We are delighted to welcome visiting researcher Louise Kathrine Folker Christensen to the Shame and Medicine Project and the Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health in September....
View ArticleShame in the Psychosexual Therapy Room
Shame and sex are synonymous with each other. This entwined relationship has led me, as a psychosexual therapist, to explore shame for my PhD research. Through my research, I have recognised that...
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Shame and Telemedicine
It is clear that shame can get in the way of the successful delivery of healthcare and can clearly impact on health outcomes. People who are anxious about shameful exposure may avoid seeking help in...
View ArticleNLM Bookshelf Release: COVID-19 and Shame: Political Emotions and Public...
We are pleased to see the Scenes of Shame and Stigma in COVID-19 project team’s book COVID-19 and Shame: Political Emotions and Public Health in the UK featured in the National Library of Medicine...
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‘Researching Shame’ Conference
REGISTRATION (closes on Friday 17th May 2024) The Shame and Medicine Project invites you to a free in-person one-day conference exploring different ways in which to research shame. Shame and Medicine...
View ArticleVote for Shame and the Pandemic Podcast!
We need your help! VOTE for Shame and Medicine’s ‘Shame and the Pandemic‘ podcast in the British Podcast Listener Choice Awards! Produced by the Scenes of Shame and Stigma in COVID-19 project team...
View ArticleVIOLENT SHAME – the bigger picture
I worked for many years in health and social care settings, specialising in advocacy, mental health, trauma, and then with an increasing focus on behaviour, conflict, aggression and violence. I...
View ArticleBritish Festival of Science
We’re delighted to be part of the 2023 British Festival of Science. We will be at St Pancras Church in the Guildhall Shopping Centre on Friday 8th September – please come along and see us! We will...
View ArticleBritish Science Festival
Visit our event at the 2023 British Science Festival ! We will be at St Pancras Church from 11.00am-10.30pm in the Guildhall Shopping Centre in Exeter on Friday 8th September. All are welcome and no...
View ArticleShame and professional ideals
Shame followed me throughout my medical career, although it is only now that I am able to see it and name it. At 19, I was overwhelmed by the thought of the cadaver in front of me as a man who had...
View ArticleEp5. Indoctrination
A.waterson · Indoctrination (Exhibition Excerpt) This audio clip is taken from The Nocturnists’ Shame in Medicine: The Lost Forest podcast series for the 2023 British Festival of Science.
View ArticleCALL FOR PAPERS – Shame, Loneliness, and the Body: Exploring Experiences of...
Shame, Loneliness, and the Body: Exploring Experiences of Shame and Loneliness in Health and Illness 20th October 2023, University of Bristol Experiences of shame and loneliness are near universal, yet...
View ArticleNEW ARTICLE: Emotions of the pandemic: phenomenological perspectives
Dolezal, L., Ratcliffe, M. Emotions of the pandemic: phenomenological perspectives. Phenom Cogn Sci (2023). Open Access. Abstract This article provides an introduction to the special issue “Emotions of...
View ArticleShame and hoarding disorder
I have a many-layered relationship with shame, like many of us do. I grew up as a Roman Catholic, and those jokes about “Catholic guilt” don’t come from nowhere. I’m also gay, and while I see that as...
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How do you draw guilt and shame?
How do you draw guilt and shame? Figure 1 Zino Loci #1 ‘Guilt + Shame’ (2023) Zino Loci #1 can be seen in full here: https://youtu.be/-psaBGkEWa8 As the curator of the Zineopolis art zine...
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