
@AHRCpress RDE fellow in philosophy @BristolUni, working on a project about silence in depression and bipolar.
Bristol, England
Joined February 2011
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New paper: Argues that depressive rumination can involve a breakdown in a basic ability: the capacity for inner silence. Losing this capacity makes rumination feel inescapable – and helps explain why practices like meditation can help.
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I'm talking about the medicalisation of silence at a philosophy workshop at @SwanseaUni on Friday. Very much looking forward the seaside air and to talks by the other speakers, including @daisyldixon!
Hope you can make it (in person or online): philevents.org/event/show/13…
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Check out my latest paper "Explanatory essentialism and cryptic species." I examine how concrete biological research challenges one of the most promising arguments for biological essentialism.
#Philosophy #biology #essentialism #newpaper
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How can we help people with depression who can't find anything to say? Through 'undemanding silence', argues my colleague Jae Ryeong Sul in this newly published article.
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Is silence always harmful in mental illness? My new article challenges this assumption. For those experiencing mania, reclaiming silence can be a powerful act of epistemic agency—enabling them to acquire, maintain, and share knowledge on their own terms. link.springer.com/article/10…
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On #WorldMentalHealthDay2024 #projectEPIC team members are sharing insights and accessible resources from their work on epistemic injustice in healthcare. Watch this space!
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On #WorldMentalHealthDay2024 we share a message from Dan Degerman, #projectEPIC researcher who argues that it might not always be good to talk about one's mental health. Read the article Dan wrote for the Conversation: theconversation.com/mental-h… @BristolUni @ddegerman
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One for your diaries!
Knowing patients: Emotion, silence and loneliness in illness. Panel discussion with @ellieabyrne, @ddegerman, @LedermanZohar and me. 18th of October, 10.30/5.30 (UK/Hong Kong).
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Fantastic intro by @LJSpencer11 and colleagues to a special issue @JournalPHP on phenomenological psychopathology! (I'm very fortunate to have an article on silence in depression included in the issue: tandfonline.com/doi/metrics/…)
🔓 New open access editorial! 🔓 Myself, Prof. Matthew Broome and Prof. Giovanni Stanghellini discuss the future of phenomenological psychopathology as an introduction to our RPP special issue in @JournalPHP 👉 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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If you've heard people talk about epistemic injustice but aren't sure what they mean harissultann & @ddegerman explain it beautifully in this Patient Partnership Week webinar. #HealthcareJustice buff.ly/3XeZNLR
I had a great discussion about epistemic injustice in healthcare today with @harissultann and @rachelpower222. I hope everyone who took part and listened learned as much from it as I did!
In today's Patient Partnership Week webinar, we discussed epistemic injustice in healthcare with @harissultann & @ddegerman who shared valuable insights on its causes and what can be done to reduce it. #HealthcareJustice buff.ly/3XeZNLR
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So thrilled to have Jodie join us! ☺️
Today on the #projectEPIC blog, we meet new recruit Jodie Russell! Jodie tells us about her past and future research interests and how they relate to epistemic injustice in healthcare epistemicinjusticeinhealthca…
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Our Autumn event series features (amongst others): @kate_manne @annefabpeter @ParekhSerena @vcwills @Alex_A_Guerrero @JulesHolroyd @benjamin_ware @m_j_hannon @EliseWoodard20 @SchlawinerKreis @newsphilosophy, Sara Ahmed, Paul Ritter, Havi Carel, Simon Critchley & more!
How should therapists think about silence in their practice? Caroline Greenwood Dower explores this question in the latest post on the 'Beyond Voice' blog.
Read it here: beyondvoice.blogs.bristol.ac…
My first book 'Political Agency and the Medicalisation of Negative Emotions' is now available in paperback!
You can get for just £14.70 from @EdinburghUP sing the code PAPER30: edinburghuniversitypress.com…
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Dr @ddegerman and Jae Ryeong Sul tell us about their Beyond Voice @ahrcpress project which seeks to highlight the vital role silence can play in mental illness
Read how in doing so, the project will challenge the denigration of silence in mental health 👉 brnw.ch/21wKj5x
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📢My book on the pandemic humanities with @Des_Fitzgerald is completely open access!! Here's a 🧵with links to everything inside:
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Latest papers: Dan Degerman proposes a phenomenological framework for addressing first-person perspectives on silence in mental health research in this #openaccess paper buff.ly/3yDoIjK
My latest article in @JournalPHP explores the experience of empty silence in depression. Feedback welcome!
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It eventually will form part of @LJSpencer11 and @matthewrbroome's exciting special issue 'Renewing phenomenological psychopathology!

























