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New Lecture Series “(Sexual) Health: Media, Inequalities and Justice”

New Lecture Series “(Sexual) Health: Media, Inequalities and Justice”

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…

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“Scheinbar genesen – Leben mit Long Covid und das Recht auf Hoffnung” – Monika Pietrzak-Franger im Interview mit der Rudolphina

“Scheinbar genesen – Leben mit Long Covid und das Recht auf Hoffnung” – Monika Pietrzak-Franger im Interview mit der Rudolphina

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.

Cover of Re:visit open access journal 3.1 (2024)
“Long Covid as a Collective Experience” by Monika Pietrzak-Franger published in Re:visit open-access journal

“Long Covid as a Collective Experience” by Monika Pietrzak-Franger published in Re:visit open-access journal

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”.

The Kustodie – Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg

The Kustodie – Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg

The Kustodie of the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg has been dedicated to the material heritage of the university since 2018. Magdeburg as a location for medicine and medical technology hereby plays an important role since the history of the university hospital goes back to the 19th century. In sub-projects the focus lies on medical humanities and thus on the many relics from the medical collections, including the collection of medical technology, the collection of medical books, the anatomical model and map collection and art of medicine.