International Health Humanities Network Membership

Heike Bartel is Associate Professor of German Studies at the University of Nottingham (since 2000) with a strong interest in representation of mental health issues in literature and culture. Her work has a strong comparative and interdisciplinary angle.

She has published widely on the mythical figure of Medea, the infamous infanticidal mother, and on representations of 'mad' ('black') mothers in literature and culture.

She is currently working on a project entitled 'Hungry for Words' researching the interrelationship between food, culture, power and language. She is coordinator of an interdisciplinary working group that engages with male anorexia and is looking to establish a wider network on this theme. Her contact details and list of publication can be found on the website of the University of Nottingham (go to Department of German > staff > Bartel).