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CHARM CONFERENCE
“Health, Diseases and Environment: Between the Global and the Local”

Programme
Nancy – Maison des Sciences de l’Homme
23–25 rue Baron Louis, Nancy, France
Salle de se minaire, pole SJPEG
November 5–6, 2025

 

Org. Zoë Ghyselinck, Jürgen Pieters, Claire Crignon, Ingrid Voléry and Emanuelle Simon

Wednesday, November 5 –
Seminar Room

12:00 pm – Lunch (on site)

Presentation length: 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion.
Chair J. Pieters (Ghent University)
2:00-2:30 pm – I. Voléry, E. Simon, C. Crignon (Université de Lorraine):
Presentation of the Trapps Project

2:30–2:45 pm – Coffee Break

2:45-3:30 pm (ONLINE)
Dr. Rong Huang (Peking University), “Yiwen hutong: The Symbiosis of Medicine and
Literature in Traditional Chinese Texts”.

3:30–3:45 pm – Coffee Break

3:45–5:15 pm – CHARM MEETING (ONLINE)

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Thursday, November 6

9:00 am – Welcome Coffee

Chair E. Simon (Université de Lorraine)
9:30 am – Gwenola Le Naour (Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Lyon) – “Health and Toxic
Environments”.

10:30–11:00 am– Coffee Break

Chair C. Crignon (Université de Lorraine)
11:00–11:30 am– Sari Altschuler (Northeastern University)
“Insisting on the Local: Uncoupling Race and Madness in the Early United States”
11:30 AM–12:00 pm – Chris Parsons (Northeastern University)
“Planetary Histories of Smallpox in Colonial New England”

12:00–2:00 pm – Lunch (on site)

Chair – R. Wakote (Irenee, Université de Lorraine)
2:00–2:30 pm – Francis Guillemin (Public Health, INSPIIRE, Université de
Lorraine)
“Patient-reported outcomes measurement invariance for international comparisons of
local experiences and health issues”.

2:30–3:00 pm – Nora Bezaz and Ameni Ben Jebril (CEREFIGE, Université de
Lorraine) Anika Schumacher (Grenoble École de Management).
“Virtual Reality and the Well-Being of Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities: A
Conceptual Framework and Hypotheses”.

3:00–3:30 pm – Coffee Break
Chair I. Voléry (Université de Lorraine)

3:30–4:00 pm – Jun Jing Min Song (Department of Sociology, Tsinghua University,
China).
“Reverse Care at the End of Life”

4:00–4:30 pm – General Discussion and Conclusion (Z. Ghyselinck, Ghent University)

CHARM has kicked off a new intergenerational community project, Doodnormaal, toch? (Perfectly Normal, Right?), bringing together art, literature, and heritage to foster meaningful conversations about the end of life.

In collaboration with Wijkgezondheidscentrum ‘t Vlot (Joline Goossens & Fien Langouche) and the Outreachlab of the Huis van Alijn (Liesa Rutsaert), and under the guidance of Peter Pype and CHARM coördinator, Zoë Ghyselinck, we are uniting eight children and eight seniors from the Ghent neighborhood of Muide-Meulestede-Afrikalaan. Through creative expression, storytelling, and heritage exploration, participants engage in an imaginative dialogue about life’s final chapter—free from taboos.

Inspired by the Swedish Studio Döbra model and made possible through funding from the King Baudouin Foundation (KBS), this project contributes to a compassionate community where discussing grief and loss is normalized. Over six interactive sessions, participants will explore questions such as “Where do we go after death?” and “What does grief feel like?” using heritage objects, literature, and artistic interventions.

By embracing art on prescription, we create a safe space for meaningful intergenerational encounters, ensuring that conversations about end-of-life and mourning are integrated into the community.