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Get to know researchers in Health Humanities

Discover who at the University of Antwerp works on health and the humanities, and which themes they research.

History

solidarity in times of public health crises, biopolitics, the history of the hygienic state

Literature

literary ethics of care, esp. LGBTIQA+

Emma-Louise Silva

cognitive narratology, neuroliterary studies, narrative medicine

reproductive health, climate health

disability, adolescence, embodiment

fairy tales, age studies, digital humanities

Linguistics

analysis of older medical manuscripts and printed works

Mieke Vandenbroucke

inclusion, multilingualism, spoken conversations

health and language, healthcare provider–patient communication, chronic pain, fertility, maternity care

health and language, maternity care, reproductive health

Philosophy

bioethics, health and digitalization, epistemic injustice in healthcare and research

bioethics in (prote)omics, biomedical research and the environment, responsibility

Katrien Schaubroeck

care ethics, dementia, autism, funerary care, gender and medicine

ethics of autism, autism and AI, the role of therapy bots, the impact of AI on mental well-being and emotions

ethics, ecology and medicine, philosophy and microbes, non-human life

ecology, care, artistic practices

Other

Nina Reviers (OPEN)

media accessibility, accessibility aesthetics, accessibility & ethics

Yves Jacquemyn (Global Health Institute)

Communication about the body, women, and pregnancy, cultural aspects of care, music and pregnancy