Events

Annual VAL Symposium 2026 – Literature and/as Care Posted on 02/09/2026 Category: Events, News, Uncategorized - Call for Papers | Literature and/as Care On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Ghent CHARM team will host the Annual Conference of the Flemish Association for General and Comparative Literary Studies (VVVL) at Ghent University. The first half of the programme, with keynote lectures and a panel debate, is dedicated… Read more
CHARM CHAIR 2026 Posted on 14/02/2026 Category: News - NEW CHARM CHAIR 2026 Dr. Claire Jeantils is network lead of the International Narrative Neurology Network and an Honorary Fellow at the Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University. She holds a PhD in French and Comparative Literature from Sorbonne Nouvelle University. Her research focuses on translational medical humanities and critical approaches… Read more
CHARM Lecture Series Introduction to the Health Humanities Posted on 10/02/2026 Category: Events, News - Registration is free, but mandatory: https://humanitiesacademie.ugent.be/introduction-to-the-health-humanities   Read more
Interdisciplinary CHARM Encounter_Ageing, End-of-Life and Bereavement Care Posted on 13/01/2026 Category: Events, News - CHARM ENCOUNTER Ageing, End-of-life and Bereavement Care Cultural, Ethical and Existential Reflections   How do care, dependency, and meaning evolve during the final stages of life and the bereavement process? This interdisciplinary CHARM Encounter brings together ethical, psycho-social and anthropological perspectives on ageing, dying and bereavement. We explore cultural differences and shared vulnerabilities, as well as… Read more
Nancy_Questions sur le corps, le monde et la santé_Paris 17-18 December 20205 Posted on 16/12/2025 Category: News, Public Events, Uncategorized - Read more
Health humanities, narrative medicine and the physician-patient relationship: an exploration Posted on 08/12/2025 Category: Events - Health humanities, narrative medicine and the physician-patient relationship: an exploration. Health humanities is an interdisciplinary field that combines the study of the arts and humanities with health, medicine, and healthcare. It uses methods from disciplines like literature, philosophy, history, ethics, and cultural studies to understand and reflect on health-related issues,… Read more
Health Humanities in Medical Education Posted on 07/11/2025 Category: Events, Public Events - On Thursday 11 and Friday 12 December, two colleagues from the University of Toronto will be visiting our faculty for a number of activities focusing on the opportunities that health humanities offer for medical education. The speakers – Dr. Sarah Kim and Dr. Hartley Jafine – are both involved in… Read more
CHARM Intern Zeynep about her stay in our team Posted on 26/10/2025 Category: News - Zeynep Saban, our CHARM intern who stayed with us for three months over the summer, has left a testimonial about her stay in Ghent. Read more
CHARM Conference 5-6 November 2025 Posted on 10/10/2025 Category: Uncategorized - 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… Read more
Testimonial CHARM Chair Rong Huang Posted on 15/09/2025 Category: News - Staying Local, Thinking Global   The moment I jotted down this title, I realized how it appeared to jar against the backdrop of a world increasingly marked by regional conflicts, widespread distrust, and extreme conservatism. Yet this is how I felt during my 6-week stay at Ghent as the CHARM… Read more