Verusca Calabria

Associate Professor of Mental Health Histories @Trentuni, social history of mental healthcare @HealthMemories, trustee @OralhistorySoc.

[Verusca Calabria @Verusca]

I'm very pleased that my new co-authored article is our today! It explores the use of oral history in doctoral research, the under-investigated emotional labour involved in doing oral history, and the lack of support for dealing with it in HE. @oralhistreview

[Robert Dingwall 🎯🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 Rejoin @rwjdingwall]

A really important, evidence-based, critique of some long-standing fashions in discussing health practitioner/patient relationships.

[Coventry Irish Soc @CoventryIrish]

As part of the work we do for survivors of #MotherandBabyHomes, we’re working in partnership with Professor Geraldine Brady & Associate Professor Verusca Calabria, on a research project which includes collecting #oralhistory.

[Emerita Prof Geraldine Brady @Brady_G_M]

Excited to start our @NTUSocSciences important research project with @CoventryIrish and @LDNIrishCentre @Verusca

[Daniel Hayes, PhD @DanHayesPhD]

We are looking for a #researchfellow /#trialmanager to come and work with us within @UCL_SBB on 2 exciting #socialprescribing #trials in #CAMHS and #schools

Link for further information here: https://t.co/17b0uFPEde

@NASPTweets @SocialPrescrib2 @UCL_IEHC

[Verusca Calabria @Verusca]

Book launch: Emotional labour in oral history research: the hidden toll (2025)
Wed 26 March #oralhistory #OralHistorians #emotions #HigherEd #EthicsofCare #affect #relationality
Registration: https://t.co/ltgIuMQrs4

[Verusca Calabria @Verusca]

@Val_Bold @SWInstitutes Congrats Valentina! What a fab role! 🎉🎊👏🏼

[Juanita Cox @EsiCox]

In this eleventh edition of the In Dialogue series, first established in 2022, our guest speaker, Dr Maya Parmar will be reflecting on the use of oral history in her project, Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks, 1830s to the present.  https://t.co/LLzlK1mABL

[Chris Reynolds @ChrisReynolds68]

Thrilled to announce the launch of Voices of '74 digital exhibition. Huge thanks to all the team at National Museums NI.
Exhibition trailer:
https://t.co/lfhGvlIOo4
Digital exhibition:
https://t.co/QvCwp9t6Yd
@UlsterMuseum @ntu_research

[Asylum Magazine @AsylumMagUK]

Meeting of Critical and Creative Approaches to Mental Health Practice (CCrAMHP, Lancaster) Explorations with Madzines.

Everybody welcome! Spread the word.

Date: Saturday 26 October 2024
Time: 2-5pm
Venue: Gregson Centre, Moor Lane Lancaster LA1 3PY
#MadZines

[ClubKali @clubkali]

Interested in LGBTQ+ history? We're looking for volunteers to gather stories about our legendary Club as part of our 'Where East Meets West' heritage project. 1st opportunity: Free Oral History Training. Starting Sat 26/10/24 @QueerBritain More info: https://t.co/jRHgSQWZer

[Rebecca Wynter 💙⭐ @rebeccawynter]

📢New #OA #HistPsych article📢

'An Inclusive History of LGBTQ+ Aversion Therapy: Past Harms and Future Address in a UK Context'
By myself + fab co-authors Kate Davison, Kat Hubbard @SarahVMarks @HSpandler

#HistSex #HistGender #QueerHist #Twitterstorians

https://t.co/7CVHYVqqHm

[Verusca Calabria @Verusca]

@FionaBowler @ChrisReynolds68 @OralHistorySoc @OHS_HigherEd @OHC_SLF @NCL_OralHistory @ntu_research Thank you! 😀

[Verusca Calabria @Verusca]

Check out the 2024-25 NTU #oralhistory seminar series with special guest Alessandro Portelli who will visit us in person on 21 May 2025, all welcome. @ChrisReynolds68 @OralHistorySoc @OHS_HigherEd @OHC_SLF @NCL_OralHistory @ntu_research

[Verusca Calabria @Verusca]

@notoralhistory @JasonAHiggins @ChrisReynolds68 @OralHistorySoc @OHS_HigherEd @OHC_SLF @NCL_OralHistory @ntu_research All of the talks will be online via MS Teams. Send me a pm with your email address and I can add you to the mailing list. Portelli is coming in person for those who can make it to Nottingham but his talk will also be available online.

[Chris Reynolds @ChrisReynolds68]

On day 2 of 4 Slow Memory core group meeting we heard from local education and funding stakeholders @UlsterMuseum. We were then joined by Bill Rolston to discuss his murals exhibition before hitting Belfast’s streets for a fascinating tour.

[Verusca Calabria @Verusca]

@OHC_SLF

[Verusca Calabria @Verusca]

On my way to @UniversityLeeds to give a talk on interpreting #oralhistories of past models of mental healthcare as part of the Oral History Collective @OHC_SFL seminar series. Looking forward to meeting all! @ntu_research

[Verusca Calabria @Verusca]

@NottmTrentUni @ChrisReynolds68 This is fantastic, well done Chris and the NTU team. 👏👏👏

[Chris Reynolds @ChrisReynolds68]

Day 1 of our 4-day Slow Memory core meeting in Belfast @UlsterMuseum was fantastic. Many thanks to all involved. @ntu_research

[Verusca Calabria @Verusca]

@natrichardson94 Congratulations Natalie, I look forward to reading it. 👏👏