"Feeling better": Recovery and recuperation in Early Modern England, c1580-1720 (360G-Wellcome-094781_Z_10_Z)

£1,429

I intend to spend ten days in London and Cambridge conducting preliminary research into my postdoctoral project, which is about recovery and recuperation in early modern England. The postdoctoral project has four aims: firstly. to investigate medical perceptions of recovery. a ski rig how doctors explained the processes by which the body overcame illness. Secondly, to examine the management of recuperation, exploring how doctors and laypeople cared for the recovering patient. Thirdly, the project will unravel the experience of recovery from the patient's perspective, taking an emotional, physical, and spiritual angle. Fourthly, the project will explore the family's experience of recovery, examining the celebrations that marked a loved one's return to health. During the ten days of preliminary research, my goals are, firstly, to carry out a review of the historiography of early modem recovery. Secondly, to examine a sample of primary sources to assess their potential for use in my postdoctoral project. Thirdly. I will familiarize myself with some of the repositories and archives at the University of Cambridge, so that I will be well prepared for undertaking the postdoctoral project at this institution. Ultimately. the research will help strengthen mv postdoctoral proposal by clarifying and developing my objectives and methods.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 1429
Applicant Surname Newton
Approval Committee Medical History and Humanities Funding Committee
Award Date 2010-08-31T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2009/10
Grant Programme: Title Small grant in H&SS
Internal ID 094781/Z/10/Z
Lead Applicant Dr Hannah Newton
Partnership Value 1429
Planned Dates: End Date 2010-11-12T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2010-10-13T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region South West