Experiencing Time
This sub-theme will bring together researchers working in a range of disciplines to explore new approaches to the embodied experience of time. Challenging dominant linear approaches to ageing, this sub-theme seeks to further our understanding of everyday experiences of time - from the mundane to the exceptional, the repetitive to the disruptive, the meaningless to the wonder-filled - in the context of transformations in our bodies, identities and social roles. Rather than approach the ageing process in strictly biomedical terms, as a teleological process, or as something that is registered only at the level of the individual, the sub-theme will explore the collective and contextual ways in which people grow up, grow old and go on. Special attention will also be paid to temporal variation in specific states of being, including depression, voice-hearing, stillness, and wonder.
Two half-day workshops will explore complementary aspects of embodied temporal experience. ‘Times of Transition’ looks at the social dimensions of experiencing time and the rituals and artistic practices that help facilitate and celebrate transitions at various stages in the life course. ‘States of Rest’ turns the focus inwards – to the rhythms and valences of the body, mind and brain – in order to interrogate the dynamics of ‘passivity’ and of other phenomena that evade the imperatives of goals and tasks.
The aim of these workshops is twofold. First, to shine new light – both conceptual and methodological – on these frequently taken-for-granted aspects of embodied temporal experience. This shall be done by bringing medical humanities into conversation with other fields (as diverse as critical theory, family studies, cognitive neuroscience, arts in health, and cultural geography). The second aim is to further existing research collaborations – and in so doing demonstrate the fruitfulness of pursuing interdisciplinary investigations involving humanities scholars, social scientists, and life scientists.
Three external speakers will be invited as well as including staff and affiliates of the Durham Centre for Medical Humanities. The workshops are designed to open up the possibility of future collaborations, including the potential development of grant applications, and will be open to anyone who wishes to attend. For further information on both workshops see P.23.
Convenors: Angela Woods and Felicity Callard, Centre for Medical Humanities.
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