Diana Novaceanu from the University of Bucharest presented some of her research on the role of injuries and self-harm in contemporary Eastern European art. Her project examines artists from Romania and Ukraine to achieve three objectives: 1. To describe how injuries fit into art throughout the former Eastern bloc; 2. To position this art as an essential part of international injury studies; and 3. To explore how this art can be used in medical contexts to facilitate conversations about migration, displacement, the trauma of war, and cultural erasure.