Applications are now open for the Health Humanities Journal editorial staff for the 2021-2022 academic year! If you are interested in literature, editing, narrative medicine, understanding the doctor/patient relationship, and more, we invite you to be a part of a … Continued

As the COVID-19 pandemic has made alarmingly clear, disease is contextualized by socioeconomic factors as much as biological factors. Our vulnerability to disease is determined by where we live and who we have access to, combined with the unique makeup … Continued

The Northside Residential Fellowship, or NRF, is a year-long fellowship with a focus on aging, housing, and racial justice. This housing and learning opportunity is open to graduate students who are interested in volunteering, reflecting, and getting to know elders … Continued

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has ravaged high-density areas ranging from New York City to rural churches. Prisons, however, have been largely undiscussed hotspots of infection and death. Incarcerated people are 550% more likely to contract COVID-19 and 300% … Continued

The Health Humanities Podcast released six new episodes over winter break! Each new episode features readings of the pieces published in the print issue and interviews with the authors and artists to discuss their creative process and their experiences in … Continued

Access and Crisis: Disability and the Collapse of Everything The twinned crises of a global pandemic and a re-awakening to systemic racial injustice have reignited previously illuminated disparities for the disability community, compounded by a violently exclusionary presidential administration. These … Continued

Wilson College is devoting its annual Humanities Conference to the theme of Healthcare in the Humanities this year.  The conference is sponsored by Wilson’s M.A. Humanities program as well as their new undergraduate program in Healthcare and Medical Humanities. This … Continued