Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Gut Health: Historical and Contemporary Insights
When: Thursday, June 12, 2025, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: ‘Neuron Pod’ Building, 26 Newark Street, Queen Mary University of London, Whitechapel campus, London E1 2AT
A cross-disciplinary discussion on Dr Elsa Richardson’s book Rumbles: A Curious History of the Gut (2024), co-organised by the Centre for the Study of the Nineteenth Century & its Legacies, the Health Humanities Research Forum, the Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL Microbiome Network, and the Centre of the Cell
Join the organisers for an extended cross-disciplinary discussion, centred on Dr Elsa Richardson’s (University of Strathclyde) Rumbles: A Curious History of the Gut (2024). This event brings together historians, biomedical scientists, and visual artists to explore how historical ideas about digestion continue to inform and challenge contemporary understandings of the gut, the microbiome, and the gut-brain axis.
Following Dr Richardson’s keynote talk, a panel of respondents (Dr Ruairi Roberston (Centre for Immunobiology, QMUL), Dr Rhodri Hayward (History, QMUL), Dr Merrilees Roberts (School of the Arts, QMUL), Joanna Penso and Jennie Pedley) will offer insights from medical science, the humanities, and creative practice, opening a conversation on the cultural and scientific significance of gut health. The event will also feature an interactive performance by sound artist Joanna Penso and a presentation by visual artist Jennie Pedley.
The entry is free, but please register in advance via Book now that takes you to TicketTailor.
The Organisers
The event is organised by Centre for the Study of the Nineteenth Century & its Legacies, Health Humanities Research Forum, Centre for the History of the Emotions, QMUL Microbiome Network, and the Centre of the Cell.