Monthly Archives: February 2018

Call the Midwife: Topical Episode

Posted on February 26, 2018 by

Nice to have a chance to catch up on last week’s Call the Midwife (available on BBC iPlayer for the next month), which features a character with significant facial scarring. Some spoilers ahead. One of the major plot lines focuses on … Continue reading →

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‘The All-Seeing Eye’: Registration now open

Posted on February 23, 2018 by

Registration and the full program for The All-Seeing Eye: Vision and Eyesight Across Time and Cultures Workshop on April 11 is now available. The program is hosted by some friends and members of the Effaced team at Swansea University, David M. Turner and Gemma … Continue reading →

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CFP Portraiture: an Interdisciplinary Conference

Posted on February 11, 2018 by

A relevant call for papers for those interested in faces: Portraiture: an Interdisciplinary Conference This will be hosted by the Centre for Visual Arts and Culture at the University of Durham, 13-15 July 2018. The CFP specifies that: Proposals may … Continue reading →

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