Stories
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The hidden history of homesickness
Gail Tolley delves into the history of homesickness and discovers that its rich past holds a clue to how we view the experience today.
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Life before assistive technology
When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.
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Guerrilla public health
From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.
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The ‘undesirable epileptic’
Abused in her marriage for being 'a sick woman', Aparna Nair looked to history to make sense of the response to her epilepsy. She discovered how centuries of fear and discrimination were often endorsed by science and legislation.
Catalogue
- Books
Naked and organised : sex work as practice and representation / Agnese Reginaldo ; contributions by Pia Covre, Anna D'Amaro, Le Zoccole Dure, Porpora Marcasciano, Yosamailine, V.
Reginaldo, AgneseDate: 2022- Books
We are bloody angry : the National Campaign for the Young Chronic Sick 1965 - 1970 / Tony Baldwinson.
Baldwinson, TonyDate: 2021- Books
Separate is never equal : Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation / Duncan Tonatiuh.
Tonatiuh, DuncanDate: 2014- Books
A life force in life science : discovering Ida MacLean / Penny Freedman.
Freedman, PenelopeDate: 2020- Books
The evolution of everything : how new ideas emerge / Matt Ridley.
Ridley, MattDate: 2015