Co-hosts Ian Sabroe and Dieter Declercq talk with Ben andJohn about Queer Medical Humanities. Key themes include:queer inclusivity in hospitals and hospital design, knowledge in healthcare and, issues of healthcare delivery, queer methodologies for healthcare futures andpoliticisation of health and queer healthcare.
Dr Benjamin Dalton is Lecturer in French Studies in theSchool of Global Affairs at Lancaster University. He works at the intersections of French Studies and the Medical Humanities, exploring how contemporary Frenchand Francophone literature, film and philosophy dialogue with biomedical science and different healthcare contexts. His current work maps contemporary philosophical approaches to the hospital, and he has published on newconceptions for clinical environments emerging in the works of Catherine Malabou, Jean-Luc Nancy, Paul B. Preciado, and Anne Dufourmantelle. He has a particular interest in LGBTQIA+ inclusivity in healthcare and hospital design,and is currently working on a project about queering the hospital.
Dr John Gilmore (he/they) is a Registered General Nurse,Assistant Professor and Head of General Nursing at University College Dublin, where his work focuses on intersections of health and social justice. John isalso a Fulbright scholar and has held visiting positions at University of California San Francisco, Columbia University and University of Huddersfield.