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Tag Archives: Leprosy
Call the Midwife: Topical Episode
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
Posted in Contemporary, Modern, Representation, Uncategorized
Tagged BBC, Call the Midwife, Emily Cock, face, Leprosy, scarring, smallpox, television
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Demaitre, Disease and Disfigurement: Report
Effaced is happy to welcome two guest bloggers, Hillary Burgardt and Geraldine Gnych, both PhD candidates at Swansea University, who offer their thoughts on the Wellcome seminar given by Professor Luke Demaitre on 25 October: HB: Professor Luke Demaitre’s lecture reminded … Continue reading
Posted in Body, events, Public Engagement
Tagged disease, Leprosy, Luke Demaitre, observation, Presentation, spectacle, stigma
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