In ihrem Buch Scheinbar genesen – Leben mit Long Covid und das Recht auf Hoffnung beleuchtet die Kultur- und Literaturwissenschaftlerin Monika Pietrzak-Franger die oft übersehenen Realitäten des Lebens mit Long Covid.
Monika Pietrzak-Franger’s article “Long Covid as a Collective Experience: A Photo Essay” has just been published in open-access journal “Re:visit: Humanities & Medicine in Dialogue” 3.1: “Medial Medicine / Digital Medicine: (Re-)Negotiations of Medical Knowledge Between Transformation, Empowerment, and Politics”.
Interuniversity clusterproject Department of English and American Studies & Department of Health Economics
How have visual cultures shaped our understanding of health, identity, and justice across time? From the woodcuts of 17th-century broadsheets to the fast-paced, algorithm-driven world of TikTok, the public sphere of health information has always been deeply intertwined with media, politics, and power. This lecture series, led by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Monika Pietrzak-Franger, invites you to explore the ever-evolving relationship between health, visual representation, and societal inequities. Join us as we explore the ways medical concepts like health, disease, illness, and…
Der Forschungsverband Umwelt und Klima der Universität Wien veranstaltet am 6.5.2025, 18.00-20.00, einen Impulsvortrag von Prof. Thilo Hofmann und eine Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema “Schadstoffe in Lebensmitteln: Kleine Dosis, welche Wirkung?”.
Voices on ME/CFS, ein Podcast der Medizinischen Universität Wien, will über die gravierenden Folgen der Wissenslücken betreffend die Myalgische Enzephalomyelitis / das Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) innerhalb der Bevölkerung aufklären.
Monika Pietrzak-Franger holds a guest lecture on the topic of “Life with Long Covid”, followed by a discussion, at the Université de Fribourg, Switzerland, on 25 Oct 2024, 5-7 pm
In a guest article for research magazine “Rudolphina” (University of Vienna), “Long Covid and ME/CFS: When the Doctor Does Not Believe You”, Monika Pietrzak-Franger explains why patients suffering from Long COVID and other chronic illnesses often face multiple forms of stigma.
Monika Pietrzak-Franger gave an invited talk at the Workshop “What are the Medical Humanities? Current Trends and Future Developments” at the Department of Modern English Literature, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.
Culture, Society and the Media class on “Visual Cultures & Health” held this semester on Mondays, 16:45-18:15, at Hs.I NIG
Edited by Anna M. Elsner and Monika Pietrzak-Franger