The Health Humanities Consortium promotes health humanities scholarship, education, and practices through interdisciplinary methods and theories that focus on the intersection of the arts and humanities, health, illness, and healthcare.
2020 Meeting Announced
The 2020 Meeting will be hosted by Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. March 26, 27, 28 2020. More information coming soon.
List Your Major Under the MedHum CIP Code
Great news! The National Center for Education Statistics, NCES, has accepted “Medical Humanities” as a new CIP code. You can ask your key holder to update your major to 51.3204.
2019 HHC Meeting
A huge thank you to all of our presenters and attendees. If you have a moment, please click here to complete a quick evaluation of the meeting.
DePaul Center, 1 E. Jackson Blvd, Chicago 60604
(corner of Jackson & State. Through the Barnes & Noble; out the back; black elevators on the left)
Check out the program schedule, abstracts, and presenter list
Other details such as hotels, plenaries, and sponsors can be reached through the conference main page. Check out our new curated list of things to do outside the conference center including special exhibits, special museums, and off the beaten track gems.
New Books in the Field
Banner O, Carlin N, Cole TR (2019). Teaching Health Humanities. Oxford University Press.
Nate Carlin, Pastoral Aesthetics: A Theological Perspective on Principlist Bioethics. Oxford University Press.
Johnson, B., & Quinlan, M. M. (2019). You’re doing it wrong! Mothering, media, and medical expertise. Rutgers University Press.
