Penchant
The Invisibility of War Trauma
Reading· Newcastle Upon Tyne

The Invisibility of War Trauma

  • 📅Wed 04 Nov 2026 · 16:00
  • 📍Institute for Medical Humanities • Durham University — All events
    Confluence Building, Stockton Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, Durham, England, GB

This event explores how the psychological trauma of World War I—often invisible and unrecognized—manifested in interwar Britain and Italy through rising mental health crises and social violence, and how writers and literature of the period gave voice to these hidden wounds.