International network on skin in literature &culture. Mailing list; online reading group; #CulturalSkin23 hybrid conference in July. Led by @cemathieson @nicnyf
How did British people approach suntanning and skincare in the early 20th century? In a new blog post, Senior Lecturer at the University of Surrey @cemathieson explores the medical and commercial histories of sun protection through literary text:
https://t.co/t73cF9yAUd
And that's everything! A big thank you to everyone involved for their stimulating presentations and discussions over the past two days. We look forward to working with you all again in the near-future - keep an eye out here for updates #CulturalSkin23
Some questions so far include: How can we engage with our reflexivity toward skin? How does skin engage with affect theory or sensory studies? #CulturalSkin23
We're back for Panel 7 ('Sensing Skin') - starting with Caroline Pollentier's paper on 'Haptic Minds: Fictions of Excarnation in the Long 20th Century' #CulturalSkin23
What do you make of the interrelations between the fiction of Will Self and Virginia Woolf? How does touch/lack of touch affect communication and empathy between individuals? #CulturalSkin23
The final paper before lunch is by @BohmSchnitker from @UniFAU - on taxidermy, trauma, and gendered ecologies in Kate Mosse's 'The Taxidermist's Daughter' (2014) #CulturalSkin23
Did you know early modern vellum contracts were cut in half using unique patterns, to ensure they weren't altered or changed by either party? #CulturalSkin23