Women’s Ideas in the History of Medicine 2025
This series explores women's contributions to various medically relevant fields and practices such as natural philosophy, household remedies, plant manipulation
Astrology in University Disputations
By looking at a variety of case studies, this lecture will explore how astrology figured in disputations in several early
Rethinking Vesalius
In this talk, Vivian Nutton explores some of the consequences of these discoveries for our understanding of Vesalius and his
Renaissance Physiognomics of Food
By highlighting the body's role as a channel for affecting the soul, this lecture situates Della Porta's dietary recommendations within
Popular Diseases and Thaumaturgic Specialisations
This lecture aims to examine how illness is represented in a collection of legends surrounding the foundation of Italian Marian
Demons, Imagination and Mental Illness
In this lecture, Manuel Huth discusses the development of the "phantasia" discourse and how it lead to a rationalization of