Ashleigh Blackwood
Biographic Data
| ID | 7527693 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashleigh Blackwood |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashleigh |
| FAMILY NAME | Blackwood |
| SIGNATURE | BLACKWOOD A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northumbria University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8849-8063 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Writing Doctors and Writing Health in the Long Eighteenth Century
This introduction to the special issue ‘Writing Doctors and Writing Health in the Long Eighteenth Century’ explores the various types of literary and visual creativity enacted by medical practitioners as they sought new ways of communicating and engaging with the public. Focusing on the shift from Latin to vernacular publishing in elite medical circles, we examine the proliferation of new opportunities open to physicians, surgeons, apothecaries, …
‘Make the Medick Art my Whole Concern’
The act of writing has long been acknowledged as integral to eighteenth‐century medical practice, with medical practitioners relying on their ability to communicate via the written word for professional success. Partly as a result of their literary activities, the achievements of male physicians, surgeons, and apothecaries are frequently well‐documented, yet the same cannot be said of women engaging in medical work. This essay argues that eightee…
Toxic Texts and Reading Remedies
Today the idea of reading for health is perhaps most commonly associated with the term bibliotherapy. This seemingly new practice might be considered a significant shift of public and professional medical attitudes when compared with historical interpretations of the impact of reading on individuals' health. Much historiography concerning the reception of popular literature in eighteenth-century print culture has focused on the belief that reader…
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Toxic Texts and Reading Remedies
Today the idea of reading for health is perhaps most commonly associated with the term bibliotherapy. This seemingly new practice might be considered a significant shift of public and professional medical attitudes when compared with historical interpretations of the impact of reading on individuals' health. Much historiography concerning the reception of popular literature in eighteenth-century print culture has focused on the belief that reader…
Writing Doctors and Writing Health in the Long Eighteenth Century
This introduction to the special issue ‘Writing Doctors and Writing Health in the Long Eighteenth Century’ explores the various types of literary and visual creativity enacted by medical practitioners as they sought new ways of communicating and engaging with the public. Focusing on the shift from Latin to vernacular publishing in elite medical circles, we examine the proliferation of new opportunities open to physicians, surgeons, apothecaries, …
‘Make the Medick Art my Whole Concern’
The act of writing has long been acknowledged as integral to eighteenth‐century medical practice, with medical practitioners relying on their ability to communicate via the written word for professional success. Partly as a result of their literary activities, the achievements of male physicians, surgeons, and apothecaries are frequently well‐documented, yet the same cannot be said of women engaging in medical work. This essay argues that eightee…
Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Apothecaries' system (2 works) · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices (2 works) · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Medical education (2 works)