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Welcome to CHIMED-3, the third
International Conference on Historical Medical Discourse
The third International Conference on Historical Medical Discourse (CHIMED-3) was held at Mary Ward House, London (UK) on 11th-12th May 2023. You can now watch the recordings of the talks from CHIMED-3 on YouTube and follow the event on Twitter using #CHIMED3. For a written summary of the event, we invite you to read the blog post about the event, co-authored by Hanna Schmueck and Emma Putland.
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About us:
The conference series was initiated in Milan in 2017 and focuses on multidisciplinary research into European historical medical discourse. We welcome studies drawing from linguistics, literary studies and history – among others – to present a comprehensive and well-rounded view of medical discourse in Europe.
Conference organisers
- Tony McEnery, Lancaster University (see bio here)
- Gavin Brookes, Lancaster University (see bio here)
- Isobelle Clarke, Lancaster University (see bio here)
- Irma Taavitsainen, University of Helsinki (see bio here)
Conference secretaries
- Emma Putland, Lancaster University (see bio here)
- Hanna Schmueck (see bio here)
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