Our keynotes are @cemathieson.bsky.social (University of Surrey) on ‘From “seaside girls” to “the sun-tanning crowd”: Cultures of Suntanning in Britain, c.1900-1940’ and Professor Sam Goodman (@bournemouthuni.bsky.social ) on 'Wishful Drinking?: Alcohol, Medicine and Wellbeing, Past and Present'

We're delighted to host Kirsty Logan, author of the short story collection No & Other Love Stories (2025) and the novel Now She Is Witch (2023) etc. this Wednesday at our speaker series. Everyone is welcome--scroll down here for Zoom details: www.litsampersand.org/nccr #kirstylogan #authortalks

Everyone knows a shelf like this, right? Join us next week to think about what it all means, when @joparsons.bsky.social presents her research into the #bonkbuster at our online #NCCR seminar, Wed 26th Feb at 4pm UK time. Zoom link & deets here: www.litsampersand.org/nccr
#shareyourshelf #literature

We wanted to evoke this Great Western Railway poster from the 1930s--Bournemouth has a long history of being a site for convalescence and wellbeing as well as holiday hijinks.

#seaair #geographiesofhealth #literaturesandmedicines #literature #interdisciplinary #onlineconference

So excited about our new poster for the April Literatures & Medicines Online Symposium! (Proposals due 15 Feb www.litsampersand.org/literatures-...)

#litsmeds2025 #medicalhumanities #literature #academia #onlineconference @bournemouthuni.bsky.social