Announcements

2025 HHC Conference in Philadelphia The 2025 Health Humanities Consortium Conference (HHC), co-presented by Jefferson Humanities & Health and the Health Humanities Consortium, will be held in Center City, Philadelphia from April 2-5, 2025. The annual HHC Conference is an … Read more

  Last year, Dr. Kym Weed, a co-director of HHIVE, joined a Global Convening Program funded by The British Academy to examine current approaches to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This interdisciplinary team, known as the Just Transitions for AMR Working Group, … Read more

Henry James, regarded as one of the most prolific writers of the English language, contributed much to the literary world with novels such as The Portrait of a Lady (1881), Bostinians (1886) and The Ambassadors (1903). His works often centered … Read more

During the summer, HHIVE Lab’s Dr. Kym Weed and Dr. Jordynn Jack had the opportunity to travel to Tübingen, Germany as part of a UNC Global Partnership award, a program run by UNC Global to establish and encourage international rapport … Read more

“Panic in the Streets”: Historical Reflections on Fear-based Media Messaging During Acute Public Health Crises   On February 1st, Nancy Tomes delivered a lecture on fear-based media messaging during acute public health crises. She is a distinguished historian, author, and … Read more

By: Isabel Kakacek The Health Humanities Journal (HHJ) of UNC-Chapel Hill hosted an Exhibition Night to celebrate the launch of their Fall 2022 issue on Monday, November 14th. Writers who had submitted their pieces, HHJ editorial staff, and other UNC … Read more

By: Noelle Escobal On Thursday, November 10th, 2022, HHIVE held a brief information session with current lab members to discuss important topics of the health humanities. According to Sarah Lofstrom, a doctoral student and teaching fellow of English and Comparative … Read more