Recently I have had to expand my time period. My last three dissertations, I have extended my time period to the mid 16th century, to look at the differences pre and post Reformation in Scotland. I find the mid fourteenth century and the Black Death simply fascinating though :) Do you have an interest in military history? Any particular time period?
I have read Foucault's stuff, I didn't find his argument about hospitals particularly convincing though! Have you ever read anything by Roy Porter? He's done some reserach on the history of madness. Also fairly recently, they have uncovered the graveyard for St Mary's Bedlam in London from the 13th century. I can't wait to see what the paleo-pathological findings are.
Recently I have had to expand my time period. My last three dissertations, I have extended my time period to the mid 16th century, to look at the differences pre and post Reformation in Scotland. I find the mid fourteenth century and the Black Death simply fascinating though :) Do you have an interest in military history? Any particular time period?
I have read Foucault's stuff, I didn't find his argument about hospitals particularly convincing though! Have you ever read anything by Roy Porter? He's done some reserach on the history of madness. Also fairly recently, they have uncovered the graveyard for St Mary's Bedlam in London from the 13th century. I can't wait to see what the paleo-pathological findings are.
