Authorship
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Book of historical photographs 1925-1929 from the region of Dénia (Costa Blanca, Spain) , including essays on the history of the town of Dénia and on the author's family history in the first half of the 20th century, published in 2014
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LES ROTES ALS ANYS 20
Els àlbums fotogràfics de Ragnhild Andersen
Hardback, 140 p. ISBN978-84-937085-8-0
Texts in 4 languages: Spanish, Norwegian, English and Valenciano
Published by the Ajuntament de Dénia, Arxiu Municipal (Municipal Archive of Dénia)
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Book on medical history, leprosy and stigma, published in 2010
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JOURNEY FROM THE DARK
Leprosy in Spain and the United States in the 19th and 29th century: the Norwegian connection
Hardback, 224 p. ISBN 978-82-7128-560-9
Published by Bodoni Forlag, Bergen, Norway
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Douglas Soutar, General Secretary of the International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP), writes on the back cover of the book:
"For most Europeans today, leprosy is a disease associated either with biblical history or, if they are aware of its continued existence, with poverty and the so-called developing countries. Few will be aware of its more recent and indeed, its continued, presence in the developed world. "Journey from the Dark" providees a fascinating insight into the recent history of leprosy in Norway, the United States and Spain, and Kirsten Milnes' in-depth research has brought to life some of the intertwined social, personal and often political links which have moulded the history of this disease and the lives of those affected by it in these three countries. While leprosy has declined and all but disappeared in many countries, this interesting and detailed book shows that we still have much to learn from the leprosy world when we face up to continuing challenges of how to tackle stigma and discrimination in our society today"
Kirsten Lolita Milnes was born in Spain. After an MA in philology, she trained as a Jungian psychoanalyst in Zürich and as a group psychotherapist in Oslo/London. Working in private practice over 25 years led to an interest in prejudice, stigmSanatorio San Francisco de Borja i Fontilles: a and exclusion. The chance discovery of Fontilles (Spain), the last leprosy colony and research hospital in Europe, initiated the journey described in this book. Kirsten Lolita lives in Switzerland and Spain with her husband. They have three children and a grandchild.
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Other works
"Fontilles - Europas siste fungerende forskningssykehus for leprasyke fyller 100 aar", Bergensposten, 12. Aargang, Nr. 1, 25-35 (Statsarkivet i Bergen, 2009)
"Möte mellom to verden. Lepra: korrespondanse mellom Bergen and Valencia", Bergensposten, 10. Aargang, Nr. 1, 7-26 (Statsarkivet i Bergen, 2007)
"Recuerdos de Fontilles - recuerdos a Fontilles" Revista Fontilles 19, Marzo-April 2007
" Sanatorio San Fransisco de Borja i Fontilles: en bortglemt leprakoloni paa Costa Blanca der alle kjenner Hansen" Aarbok for Bergen Museum 1998, 76-78 (Bergen Museum, 1999)
"The Winning of the Mead. Notes on the History of Mead and Brewing as related to zthe Kvasir Myth: a Psychological Approach" Unpublished Diploma Thesis, C.G. Jung Institute, Zürich, 1982