The Reading Bodies Research Network has met regularly since November 2023 to discuss our project research questions, updates on our chosen topics, and development of shared interests which are grouped into 3 themes: gender and the body; society, illness and representation; transnational and decolonial perspectives. For more information, please visit our Network and People pages.
Meetings
10 November 2023
The first online meeting of the Reading Bodies Research Network was held on 10 November 2023. At the meeting, we introduced ourselves to other members of the network, we discussed our research interests and the development of topics for the project. Shared areas of interest include: gendered representations of physical and mental illness, including neurosis, in literature and film; medical discourses and artistic form in literature and visual culture; decolonial and transnational perspectives. The network includes specialists in Hispanic Studies, Portuguese, French, Italian and German.
19 January 2024
The second meeting of the group took place on 19 January 2024. We introduced other members of the network, shared ideas in relation to the Reading Bodies project, and started discussions in three themed groups: gender and the body; society, illness and representation; decolonial perspectives.
8 February 2024
For network meeting 3, we continued our discussions about progress on our chosen topics, areas of connection, and shared interests in our themed groups.
22 March 2024
We will meet again in March, ahead of the first Reading Bodies in-person workshop in April. For more information about our planned activities, please visit our events page.