Stories
- Article
Rebuilding my identity after a brain injury
Chris Miller talks about how a brain injury forced him to reassess his place in the world – physically, personally and socially.
- Article
Healing hard-working hands
The names we use to describe different hand injuries tell us about history, gender and class. Occupational therapist María Cristina Jiménez explores those injuries, and the changing ways we talk about them.
- Article
The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo
Darling of 19th-century American freak shows, Evatima Tardo remained serene as she withstood crucifixion and the bites of poisonous snakes. But she took the secret behind her abilities to her grave.
- Article
The meanings of hurt
In the early modern period, gruesome incidents of self-castration and other types of self-injury garnished the literature of the time. Alanna Skuse explores the messages these wounds conveyed.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Notes on cases: Hand and Head Injuries
Date: 1972-1976Reference: GP/12/C.3/1Part of: Hardy, Richard Henry (b. 1921)- Archives and manuscripts
Notes on cases: Hand, Head and Tendon Injuries
Date: 1980-1982Reference: GP/12/C.3/3Part of: Hardy, Richard Henry (b. 1921)- Archives and manuscripts
Notes on cases: Hand, Head and Tendon Injuries
Date: 1977-1979Reference: GP/12/C.3/2Part of: Hardy, Richard Henry (b. 1921)- Archives and manuscripts
Notes on cases: Hand, Head and Tendon Injuries
Date: 1984Reference: GP/12/C.3/5Part of: Hardy, Richard Henry (b. 1921)- Archives and manuscripts
Notes on cases: Hand, Head and Tendon Injuries
Date: 1983Reference: GP/12/C.3/4Part of: Hardy, Richard Henry (b. 1921)