Benjamin Dalton
@benbgdalton.bsky.social
Lecturer in French Studies in the School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University. Queer Medical Humanities and Philosophies of the Hospital! 🏥🏳️🌈 Founder of the Queer Medical Humanities Network + programme lead for MA Global Medical and Health Humanities
Fantastic to be part of the Festival of Social Sciences this week alongside by wonderful colleagues Naomi Jacobs and Temidayo Eseonu.
We were bringing our workshop “The Hospital in 2125: Inclusive Healthcare Futures” to the public!
We were bringing our workshop “The Hospital in 2125: Inclusive Healthcare Futures” to the public!
November 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Fantastic to be part of the Festival of Social Sciences this week alongside by wonderful colleagues Naomi Jacobs and Temidayo Eseonu.
We were bringing our workshop “The Hospital in 2125: Inclusive Healthcare Futures” to the public!
We were bringing our workshop “The Hospital in 2125: Inclusive Healthcare Futures” to the public!
Really excited to be participating in the Festival of Social Sciences next week alongside my fantastic colleagues Dr Temidayo Eseonu and Dr Naomi Jacobs. We will be running a drop-in workshop titled “The Hospital in 2125: Imagining Healthcare Futures”
October 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Really excited to be participating in the Festival of Social Sciences next week alongside my fantastic colleagues Dr Temidayo Eseonu and Dr Naomi Jacobs. We will be running a drop-in workshop titled “The Hospital in 2125: Imagining Healthcare Futures”
Great to present my talk today at the Languages and Global Cultures Research Seminar at Lancaster:
“Endoscopies of the Hospital: Screening and Treating the Healthcare Architecture in the Moving Image”
“Endoscopies of the Hospital: Screening and Treating the Healthcare Architecture in the Moving Image”
October 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Great to present my talk today at the Languages and Global Cultures Research Seminar at Lancaster:
“Endoscopies of the Hospital: Screening and Treating the Healthcare Architecture in the Moving Image”
“Endoscopies of the Hospital: Screening and Treating the Healthcare Architecture in the Moving Image”
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Listen to our new podcast: @benbgdalton.bsky.social and @drmariatomlinson.bsky.social discuss our special issue on the BUMIDOM with @awimbush.bsky.social and Jennifer Boum Make.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Listen to our new podcast: @benbgdalton.bsky.social and @drmariatomlinson.bsky.social discuss our special issue on the BUMIDOM with @awimbush.bsky.social and Jennifer Boum Make.
@asmcf.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
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My book now has a cover!!! The artwork, which is by Stephen Magrath, is of a neural synapse firing in the brain 🧠
📖 Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity 📖 (forthcoming with Edinburgh University Press, January 2026!)
📖 Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity 📖 (forthcoming with Edinburgh University Press, January 2026!)
September 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
My book now has a cover!!! The artwork, which is by Stephen Magrath, is of a neural synapse firing in the brain 🧠
📖 Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity 📖 (forthcoming with Edinburgh University Press, January 2026!)
📖 Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity 📖 (forthcoming with Edinburgh University Press, January 2026!)
Yesterday at the 2nd meeting of the International Narrative Neurology network, which I co-hosted with Dr Claire Jeantils and Dr Rong Huang, I gave my talk:
"How to hear a brain speaking: a story about a bad date, a tectal plate glioma, and the (neuro-)plastic philosophy of Catherine Malabou"
"How to hear a brain speaking: a story about a bad date, a tectal plate glioma, and the (neuro-)plastic philosophy of Catherine Malabou"
September 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Yesterday at the 2nd meeting of the International Narrative Neurology network, which I co-hosted with Dr Claire Jeantils and Dr Rong Huang, I gave my talk:
"How to hear a brain speaking: a story about a bad date, a tectal plate glioma, and the (neuro-)plastic philosophy of Catherine Malabou"
"How to hear a brain speaking: a story about a bad date, a tectal plate glioma, and the (neuro-)plastic philosophy of Catherine Malabou"
Really delighted to share some endorsements from the Edinburgh University Press website for my forthcoming book:
Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity (forthcoming January 2026)
Feeling very thankful - these are scholars I admire so much!
Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity (forthcoming January 2026)
Feeling very thankful - these are scholars I admire so much!
September 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Really delighted to share some endorsements from the Edinburgh University Press website for my forthcoming book:
Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity (forthcoming January 2026)
Feeling very thankful - these are scholars I admire so much!
Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity (forthcoming January 2026)
Feeling very thankful - these are scholars I admire so much!
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Join us on the MA in Global Medical and Health Humanities, which explores cutting-edge approaches to well-being, illness, and healthcare.
August 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Join us on the MA in Global Medical and Health Humanities, which explores cutting-edge approaches to well-being, illness, and healthcare.
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Welcome to the School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University!
August 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Welcome to the School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University!
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What does the rapid escalation in AI capabilities and implementation mean to society?
Lancaster University’s MA in Artificial Intelligence, Society and Global Challenges will equip you to engage with such questions and prepare you for a wide variety of roles in this rapidly expanding sector.
Lancaster University’s MA in Artificial Intelligence, Society and Global Challenges will equip you to engage with such questions and prepare you for a wide variety of roles in this rapidly expanding sector.
August 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
What does the rapid escalation in AI capabilities and implementation mean to society?
Lancaster University’s MA in Artificial Intelligence, Society and Global Challenges will equip you to engage with such questions and prepare you for a wide variety of roles in this rapidly expanding sector.
Lancaster University’s MA in Artificial Intelligence, Society and Global Challenges will equip you to engage with such questions and prepare you for a wide variety of roles in this rapidly expanding sector.
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What are the key causes of environmental change? What is stopping nations from shaping a more sustainable relationship between people and the environment?
The MA in Sustainability and Global Environmental Futures at Lancaster offers fresh thinking to address the biggest challenges of our times.
The MA in Sustainability and Global Environmental Futures at Lancaster offers fresh thinking to address the biggest challenges of our times.
August 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
What are the key causes of environmental change? What is stopping nations from shaping a more sustainable relationship between people and the environment?
The MA in Sustainability and Global Environmental Futures at Lancaster offers fresh thinking to address the biggest challenges of our times.
The MA in Sustainability and Global Environmental Futures at Lancaster offers fresh thinking to address the biggest challenges of our times.
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Welcome to the School of Global Affairs! Find out more about our School's aims and priorities:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ0l...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ0l...
Welcome to the School of Global Affairs!
YouTube video by Global Affairs at Lancaster University
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March 28, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Welcome to the School of Global Affairs! Find out more about our School's aims and priorities:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ0l...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ0l...
Proofs have landed for my book!!
A surreal and joyful moment 🕺
📖Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity📖
FORTHCOMING JAN 2026 with Edinburgh University Press
A surreal and joyful moment 🕺
📖Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity📖
FORTHCOMING JAN 2026 with Edinburgh University Press
August 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Proofs have landed for my book!!
A surreal and joyful moment 🕺
📖Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity📖
FORTHCOMING JAN 2026 with Edinburgh University Press
A surreal and joyful moment 🕺
📖Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity📖
FORTHCOMING JAN 2026 with Edinburgh University Press
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Listen to me and @benbgdalton.bsky.social discuss Queer Medical Humanities and different issues and approaches in queering health, healthcare and health futures
open.spotify.com/episode/0v73...
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Episode 28 - Queer Medical Humanities /w Ben Dalton and John Gilmore
Conversations about Arts, Humanities and Health · Episode
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August 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Listen to me and @benbgdalton.bsky.social discuss Queer Medical Humanities and different issues and approaches in queering health, healthcare and health futures
open.spotify.com/episode/0v73...
open.spotify.com/episode/0v73...
Was wonderful to participate in a podcast episode on Queer Medical Humanities with Dr John Gilmore, hosted by Dieter Declercq and Ian Sabroe. This podcast is in the series Conversations about Arts, Humanities and Health, hosted by the Medical Humanities Research Centre at the University of Glasgow.
August 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Was wonderful to participate in a podcast episode on Queer Medical Humanities with Dr John Gilmore, hosted by Dieter Declercq and Ian Sabroe. This podcast is in the series Conversations about Arts, Humanities and Health, hosted by the Medical Humanities Research Centre at the University of Glasgow.
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Huge congratulations to Professor Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad FBA, a Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy in Lancaster University's School of Global Affairs, who has been elected as Vice-President (Humanities) of the British Academy.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/disting...
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/disting...
Distinguished Professor elected Vice-President of the British Academy - Lancaster University
A Lancaster University Distinguished Professor has been elected to a highly prestigious role at the British Academy, the UK’s national academy for humanities and social sciences.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
July 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Huge congratulations to Professor Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad FBA, a Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy in Lancaster University's School of Global Affairs, who has been elected as Vice-President (Humanities) of the British Academy.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/disting...
www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/disting...
Fantastic to have MADE For Health back on Lancaster University campus this week as part of the Social Enterprise in Residence scheme!
MADE For Health are a company whose mission is to transform hospital architecture by putting patients and clinicians at the heart of the design process 🏥❤️
MADE For Health are a company whose mission is to transform hospital architecture by putting patients and clinicians at the heart of the design process 🏥❤️
July 16, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Fantastic to have MADE For Health back on Lancaster University campus this week as part of the Social Enterprise in Residence scheme!
MADE For Health are a company whose mission is to transform hospital architecture by putting patients and clinicians at the heart of the design process 🏥❤️
MADE For Health are a company whose mission is to transform hospital architecture by putting patients and clinicians at the heart of the design process 🏥❤️
Was an honour yesterday to take a tour of The Harbour psychiatric hospital in Blackpool.
I met a very cute therapy dragon whilst exploring! 🦎
I met a very cute therapy dragon whilst exploring! 🦎
July 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Was an honour yesterday to take a tour of The Harbour psychiatric hospital in Blackpool.
I met a very cute therapy dragon whilst exploring! 🦎
I met a very cute therapy dragon whilst exploring! 🦎
Over the moon to share that Dr Fanny Chabrol and I have been awarded a Society for French Studies Visiting International Fellowship to enable Fanny to join us in Lancaster University School of Global Affairs for a period of collaborative research in 2026!
July 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Over the moon to share that Dr Fanny Chabrol and I have been awarded a Society for French Studies Visiting International Fellowship to enable Fanny to join us in Lancaster University School of Global Affairs for a period of collaborative research in 2026!
Do you identify as queer?
Have you had an experience of being in a hospital in the Northwest of England?
We’re inviting members of the LGBTQIA+ community to share their experiences of hospitals.
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Have you had an experience of being in a hospital in the Northwest of England?
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July 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Do you identify as queer?
Have you had an experience of being in a hospital in the Northwest of England?
We’re inviting members of the LGBTQIA+ community to share their experiences of hospitals.
Contribute to this study via the link: lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Have you had an experience of being in a hospital in the Northwest of England?
We’re inviting members of the LGBTQIA+ community to share their experiences of hospitals.
Contribute to this study via the link: lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Very excited to have contracted this fabulous new addition to @bloomsburylit.bsky.social flourishing med hums series. A brilliant editorial team and a first rate group of contributors involved!
This is part of Bloomsbury's fantastic book series "Critical Interventions in the Medical and Health Humanities".
With many thanks to our wonderful editor at Bloomsbury @bendoyle.bsky.social for all the encouragement and support!
With many thanks to our wonderful editor at Bloomsbury @bendoyle.bsky.social for all the encouragement and support!
June 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Very excited to have contracted this fabulous new addition to @bloomsburylit.bsky.social flourishing med hums series. A brilliant editorial team and a first rate group of contributors involved!
Another year another Society for French Studies Annual Conference! This year’s conference took place at the University of Bristol in the SWELTERING but ultimately gorgeous heat ☀️☀️☀️
July 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Another year another Society for French Studies Annual Conference! This year’s conference took place at the University of Bristol in the SWELTERING but ultimately gorgeous heat ☀️☀️☀️
Really excited to share that Áine Larkin and I have signed a book contract with Bloomsbury for an edited volume titled:
The Hospital in Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures: Reimagining Healthcare Environments
The Hospital in Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures: Reimagining Healthcare Environments
June 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Really excited to share that Áine Larkin and I have signed a book contract with Bloomsbury for an edited volume titled:
The Hospital in Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures: Reimagining Healthcare Environments
The Hospital in Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures: Reimagining Healthcare Environments
This week in the School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University we are hosting the company MADE For Health, whose mission is to revolutionise hospital architecture in the UK by putting clinicians at the heart of the design process.
June 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This week in the School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University we are hosting the company MADE For Health, whose mission is to revolutionise hospital architecture in the UK by putting clinicians at the heart of the design process.
Last week I in Paris for the conference: Futures of the Hospital From the Global South (17-20 June), led by Fanny Chabrol at Université Paris Cité and with colleagues from HUMA - Institute for Humanities in Africa at Cape Town University.
June 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Last week I in Paris for the conference: Futures of the Hospital From the Global South (17-20 June), led by Fanny Chabrol at Université Paris Cité and with colleagues from HUMA - Institute for Humanities in Africa at Cape Town University.