Maria Vaccarella

Senior Lecturer in Medical Humanities @UoBrisEnglish | illness narratives, narratology, autofiction | procrastibaker | own views | she/her | #firstgen

[Maria Vaccarella @drmarvac]

@MarieAllitt epilepsy) recently. So, I, too, really hope you can do more of this! 😊 2/2

[Maria Vaccarella @drmarvac]

@MarieAllitt Hi, I'm not on X very much these days, but I wanted to tell you that I've really enjoyed reading your article! 'Sorrow and Bliss' is one of the examples I use in my seminar on unnarratability and illness. And I've also worked a bit on ellipsis and illness (more specifically 1/2

[Neil Vickers @NeilVickers2]

And here it is. Special thanks to @MichaelMarmot, @RobertMcCrum and Arthur Frank for their kind words on the dustjacket.

[Maria Vaccarella @drmarvac]

@DrStevenWilson @a_m_elsner @CDRGModLangsQUB @ModLangs_QUB @JoeCSMH @J_O_McCullough @marcakeller Thank you for this great opportunity!

[Steven Wilson @PrStevenWilson]

*Cultures of Palliative Care*, special issue of Literature & Medicine, ed. @a_m_elsner and me, has been published. Brings transnational, transcultural, multilingual perspectives to this crucial topic. Full issue available here: https://t.co/rDMyHEYiGn. Thanks to all contributors!

[English@Bristol @UoBrisEnglish]

JOB! Full-time 12-month teaching-intensive Lectureship in English - any area of post-medieval literatures! More information here https://t.co/nNwD5Ze9VI

[Laurel Plapp @LaurelPlapp]

Congratulations to @DarianGoldin Stahl on her new book, Embodied Books! Available here: https://t.co/QUui0l2BNm @KimberlyRMyers1 @drmarvac #MedHum #HealthHumanities

[Lesel Dawson @LeselDawson]

We're really pleased to share Pregnancy, Baby Loss & the Grief Journey, an illustrated booklet created by @BristolUni researchers in collaboration w parents, medical professionals & @SandsUK @twinstrustbsg @ARCantenatal. @RachelEHare @Lucy_Selman

https://t.co/61v2CCVQdS 1/5

[English@Bristol @UoBrisEnglish]

Many congratulations to Daniela, runner-up in this year's Bristol 3MT! @drmarvac

[Maria Vaccarella @drmarvac]

@johnjoemctague I'm so sorry, John 🫂

[Sara Wasson @SaraWasson_1]

Excited to share publication of a theme issue of @literature_med on Pain and Narrative.

https://t.co/xMgDulmCN2

Amazing work from @kacheston @drmarvac @salmarx11 , Daniel Direkoglu, Ann Jurecic, Megan Crowley-Matoka Susannah Mintz, Javier Moscoso, Wade Paul + Anne Whitehead

[🍃📚Mimi Thebo📚🐾 @MimiThebo]

Please give if you possibly can. We are getting very close to the amount needed and every penny helps.

[Maria Vaccarella @drmarvac]

Please RT and share widely! It breaks my heart to see my brilliant colleague and teaching mentee @DoselineKiguru go through this

[English@Bristol @UoBrisEnglish]

JOBS! Deadline for both 31 July!

1) Lecturer in Literature 1500-1800 (teaching-focused, open-ended) https://t.co/OIkuQPekZN

2) Lecturer in 20th- and 21st Century American Literature (teaching-focused, fixed term to 31 August 2024) https://t.co/Nykd7ukc26

[Peter Lang Publishers @PeterLangGroup]

Supporting #WorldParkinsonsDay
"This life-affirming graphic novel is essential reading for anyone interested in Parkinson’s and the power of art and community to sustain and nurture the human spirit." @dalenyc

#danceforparkinsons
https://t.co/RAC5gwRXlx

[Kirsty Sedgman @KirstySedgman]

For #IWD2023 I'm giving away a copy of #OnBeingUnreasonable, all about how a bunch of rich white men invented the Reasonable Man as an ‘objective’ standard of judgment, then used him to harm & shame the rest of us into repressed silence. Reply & RT & I'll pick a winner this eve!

[Postgraduate Journal of Medical Humanities @PJMedHums]

We're excited to announce our #cfp 'Medical Humanities and (In)Justice' for our 2023 hybrid conference @UniofExeter 29th-30th June! Deadline 3rd April, full details 👇
https://t.co/yD5dEfKvbT
@ExeterDoctoral @bristoldc @UoE_MedHist @UoBrisMedHums #medicalhumanities

[Jo Grady @DrJoGrady]

UCU members are part of something special today.

Very proud of every single one of you heading to the picket lines, rallies or supporting in other ways.

#ucuRISING

[UCU @ucu]

Today, university staff go on strike

They are striking for decent pay, pensions and secure employment

They are striking for students

They are striking for the future of higher education

RT IF YOU BACK THEM

#ucuRISING

[Maria Vaccarella @drmarvac]

@TheBSLS @LoubreeJames Congratulations @LoubreeJames ! 🎉🎉🎉