Stories
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Between sickness and health
In early 2020, the subject Will Rees was studying – imaginary illnesses – took on a new relevance as everyone anxiously scanned themselves for Covid symptoms each day. But this kind of self-scrutiny is nothing new, as he reveals.
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Thomas Sankara and the stomachs that made themselves heard
Thomas Sankara’s vision to transform farming and health in Burkina Faso turned to dust with his assassination. Perry Blankson highlights the considerable achievements of Sankara’s brief span in power.
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Air of threat
Novelist Chloe Aridjis vividly describes the suffocating atmosphere of Mexico City, as a combination of topography, crowded neighbourhoods, and reckless political diktats create a downward spiral.
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Reversing the psychiatric gaze
Nineteenth-century psychiatrists were keen to categorise their patients’ illnesses reductively – by their physical appearance. But we can see a far more complex picture of mental distress, revealed by those patients able to express their inner worlds in art.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
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Patient Certificates and Notices: Admission dates 1870-1871
Ticehurst House HospitalDate: mid 19th century - late 19th centuryReference: MS.6327/78-82Part of: Ticehurst House Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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Patient Certificates and Notices: Admission dates 1859-1860
Ticehurst House HospitalDate: mid 19th century - late 19th centuryReference: MS.6326/71-75Part of: Ticehurst House Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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Patient Certificates and Notices: Admission date 1865
Ticehurst House HospitalDate: mid 19th century - late 19th centuryReference: MS.6326/131-135Part of: Ticehurst House Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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Patient Certificates and Notices: Admission date 1867
Ticehurst House HospitalDate: mid 19th century - late 19th centuryReference: MS.6327/23-27Part of: Ticehurst House Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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Patient Certificates and Notices: Admission dates 1873-1874
Ticehurst House HospitalDate: mid 19th century - late 19th centuryReference: MS.6327/119-123Part of: Ticehurst House Hospital