Category Archives: Announcements

Call for Papers: Historical Aspects of Preventive Healthcare in Germany and Poland (Hamburg, 12-14 July, 2017)

Posted on February 17, 2017 by G. Geltner

From our colleague Fritz Dross (abstracts due 1 April 2017). cfp Hamburg Preventative Medicine in History

Posted in Announcements | Comments Off on Call for Papers: Historical Aspects of Preventive Healthcare in Germany and Poland (Hamburg, 12-14 July, 2017)

Challenging the paradigm of filthy and unhealthy medieval towns in the Low Countries

Posted on February 16, 2017 by G. Geltner

Our colleague and frequent collaborator Roos van Oosten will further our knowledge of waste disposal systems in the medieval Low Countries thanks to an NWO Veni Grant: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/research/research-projects/archaeology/challenging-the-paradigm-of-filthy-and-unhealthy-medieval-towns  

Posted in Announcements | Comments Off on Challenging the paradigm of filthy and unhealthy medieval towns in the Low Countries

ERC Consolidator grant for “Healthscaping Urban Europe: Biopower, Space and Society, 1200-1500”

Posted on February 16, 2017 by G. Geltner

We are delighted to announce the award of an ERC Consolidator Grant for HealthScaping, a multidisciplinary framework for developing the field of premodern public health. Here is the gist of the project, which will formally kick off on 1 September … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | Comments Off on ERC Consolidator grant for “Healthscaping Urban Europe: Biopower, Space and Society, 1200-1500”

Hello world!

Posted on February 15, 2017 by G. Geltner

Welcome to Premodern Healthscaping! Our goal is to bring news and insights about preventative measures devised, thought, resisted and carried out by pre-industrial societies around the world. Our premise is that these civilizations cared about promoting health and fighting disease … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | Comments Off on Hello world!