2026–27 will build on our research group’s interest in transgenerational trauma, gendered violence, and embodiment and memory, in collaboration with the International Centre for Moral Injury and the Indian Network for Memory Studies, deeper integration with neuropsychiatric, feminist and phenomenological approaches to health and cognition, and productive cross-sector exchange.
Our events programme for this academic year includes:
Unspeakable: Trauma, Memory and Violence 30 October 2026 | 12:00–13:30 Institute for Medical Humanities | Hybrid A lecture by Dr Gwen Adshead (University of Exeter) discussing trauma and exposure to traumatic events as a complex human experience.
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The Invisibility of War Trauma; Mental health, Violence, and Literature in Interwar Britain and Italy
4 November 2026 | 16:00–17:45 Institute for Medical Humanities | Hybrid
A hybrid seminar by Stefano Serafini (University of Padua) organised by the IMH Violence, Trauma and Memory research strand and the International Centre for Moral Injury.
For more information about the Violence, Trauma and Memory research strand, please contact Katrin Wehling-Giorgi (Modern Languages and Cultures) and Corinne Saunders (English Studies).
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