Scottish Gut Project
What is the Scottish Gut Project?
The Scottish Gut Project is the first research project to examine the links between gut disorders and patient wellbeing from an arts and humanities perspective.
It will bring together people with practical expertise in gut disorders (patients dealing with conditions such as Colitis); historians and cultural scholars; and researchers from medicine and nutrition
Gut disorders are much more common in Scotland than previously thought, and these disorders are often mis-communicated or misunderstood. This is what the project will improve: we will investigate problems of communication and language in explaining digestive diseases and their impact on wellbeing.
We will also investigate the cultural dimension of gut disorders in Scotland. Is there a specifically Scottish way of talking about these concerns and how can this help improve understanding?
The objective is to use arts approaches such as theatre and film to discover new ways of communicating these conditions and raise awareness amongst the public. It will involve a series of workshops and lead to a publicly available project film and a collection of open-access articles.
The Scottish Gut Poroject is convened by Dr Manon Mathias (University of Glasgow) and Dr Elsa Richardson (University of Strathclyde). Manon and Elsa are researchers who work on the cultural history of health and wellbeing.
It will bring together people with practical expertise in gut disorders (patients dealing with conditions such as Colitis); historians and cultural scholars; and researchers from medicine and nutrition
Gut disorders are much more common in Scotland than previously thought, and these disorders are often mis-communicated or misunderstood. This is what the project will improve: we will investigate problems of communication and language in explaining digestive diseases and their impact on wellbeing.
We will also investigate the cultural dimension of gut disorders in Scotland. Is there a specifically Scottish way of talking about these concerns and how can this help improve understanding?
The objective is to use arts approaches such as theatre and film to discover new ways of communicating these conditions and raise awareness amongst the public. It will involve a series of workshops and lead to a publicly available project film and a collection of open-access articles.
The Scottish Gut Poroject is convened by Dr Manon Mathias (University of Glasgow) and Dr Elsa Richardson (University of Strathclyde). Manon and Elsa are researchers who work on the cultural history of health and wellbeing.
Glasgow Science Festival ︎︎︎ Digesting Journeys
Event ︎︎︎ A Digest
Conference ︎︎︎ Modernity + The Gut
Writing ︎︎︎ Publications
Glasgow Science Festival︎︎︎Digesting Journeys
Event ︎︎︎ A Digest
Conference ︎︎︎ Modernity + The Gut
The Scottish Gut Project is supported by The Royal Society of Edinburgh
