In short, Health Humanities bridges the gap between the medical sciences and the social sciences. This journal is an opportunity for students to publish original creative work, research, essays, and artwork that explores the intersection of arts and healing. This is the journal’s first year, and we are now accepting submissions for our first edition. All work will appear on this website. Health Hu
manities uses lived experiences, philosophy and art to understand medicine, patients, doctors and healthcare. Rather than just focusing on the what behind ideas and concepts, Health Humanities also focuses on the why and how. This allows providers and patients to go beyond the biomedical disease and analyze the factors that compromise and affect the human condition. This field of study helps give meaning to experiences of health and disability, voices to patients, history to procedures and practices, and empathy to actions. The Health Humanities Journal of UNC-Chapel Hill seeks to bridge the gap between the medical sciences and the social sciences both on and off campus. The main purpose of this journal is to inspire, encourage and facilitate interdisciplinary thinking and collaborative work while exploring ideas that relate to health, illness, caregiving and medicine. This publication allows for dialogue, meaning-making and multiple representations of the body, health, wellness and experiences with the medical system.
