Went to a special screening of Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging with Q&A with director Gurinder Chadha and I won’t admit that I balled my eyes out with nostalgia but you can read between the lines

Here is a fun one. After working on and off on this for a couple of years, it is finally out. Have you wondered what a phenomenological analysis of imagination would look like if Husserl had played D&D? Well... here is the answer! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

My lovely colleague Josh Law at the University of Bristol is organising a workshop on ageing, epistemic injustice and the transformation of experience. If you work in that area, please do consider submitting an abstract! (See alt text also)

Want to know what 'enactivism' is? Consider reading my new paper, 'What is Enactivism?', open access in Adaptive Behavior! journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... Short version: It's what Varela, Thompson & Rosch said it was in 'The Embodied Mind' ages ago. Slightly longer version... 1/

This conference CfP may be of interest for those working on topics in science and society, especially applied to the health sciences: philevents.org/event/show/1...

Just wanted to share this really great paper I just read exploring how RPGs create safe spaces for autistic individuals (and how this is importantly done without a therapist present): journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Very rarely I agree with a paper so much. Hard to pick a favourite quote but here’s one: “One reason we publish papers… is to contribute to the collaborative process of philosophy. A paper that does not engage is one that collaborates very little”.

I’ve bitten the bullet and bought a copy of anti-oedipus. Be honest, what fresh hell am I in for?

Finally had the courage to read the feedback from my roleplaying workshop and while some of the reviews were (justifiably) not good, most people complained they just didn’t have enough time to play!!

This is NOT to be missed!

Our funding period may be up, but the Network WILL return in Avengers: The Return of Phenomenology!

Also, for anyone looking for a cute distraction today, UoB has a birdcam in Old Joe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dsZ...

While DnD and mental health is something I'm interested in as someone invested in both RPGs and mental health, I do have some reservations about pivoting my research to this area. My main worry is that I won't love the hobby any more! Has anyone made a similar move that can give me tips or advice?

This is a little late, but just to say that the workshop went VERY well and people seemed to have a great time playing! And, yes, that's a giant foam d20 in the foreground. One of my best work-purchases to date.

Talk topics include: love and existential feeling, mastectomy tattooing, grief and the self, taking play seriously and more! See the list of talks here: padlet.com/juliekane3/p... Schedule to follow soon!

✨Registration is now open✨ for our joint conference "Relationships and Mental Health" on May 12th 2026, in person at The Exchange, Birmingham: shop.bham.ac.uk/conferences-... Registration closes May 5th!

We're also going to be playing an adapted version of the Wandering Library, which you can play solo right now for free: ap-cartography.itch.io/the-wanderin... Just to emphasise how quick and easy it is to get into this hobby!

Tomorrow I'm giving a workshop on roleplaying games and mental health, where I'm going to discuss some of my thoughts on why they are effective and try to get some of the attendees to play! It's in-person only and fully booked, but you can see my slides here: jodie-russell.co.uk/2026/04/06/r...

Just a reminder that the deadline for our CFP is this Friday (March 20th)!

Woke up sick as fuck and I don't mean in the really cool way

Postdoc roles are being advertised for the project Expressing Value in Language (EVIL) at Bristol, and while it’s not in my area of expertise I do like the thought of transitioning over from EPIC to complete my villain arc 😈

Save the date (25 March 2026) for a workshop at Warwick on 'When knowledge isn't power', with an amazing line of speakers: Heather Widdows, Fiona MacCallum @fimaccallum.bsky.social, Kate Kirkpatrick @philosofemme.bsky.social, Kathleen Murphy-Hollies @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social, and Quassim Cassam.

I’ve been here all of 5 minutes and already been asked which is a better city, Liverpool or Brum. As if such a comparison is possible - Brum all the way!

On my way to Liverpool today to deliver a talk as part of the Stapledon Colloquium! Will be my first time in “The ‘Pool” (do you guys call it that?) and also cool to visit the home of philos-L

What are your plans for #PhilosophyFortnight? Here at @unibirmingham.bsky.social we have organised a film screening of Ex Machina with panel discussion afterwards! If you are 15+ join us! #philsky #philosophymatters @triphilosophy.bsky.social

There is still time to register for online attendance at our upcoming event! Please follow the link below. Note: the registration form will close at midday on March 13th.

Affinity: the mental aspects of urban justice by @lopezcantero.bsky.social epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-... #philpsy #philsky #epistemicinjustice

Redownloaded Bluesky just to post this joke only 2 people will find funny

EVENT: Hearing voices, suicidality, and 'AI psychosis' A @uobphenomenal.bsky.social seminar drawing on perspectives from philosophy, mental health research, psychology, and lived experience. Friday 20 March, 9am - 4.30pm UK time, online and in person. #HearingVoices #MentalHealthResearch

I don't believe in fate or destiny but I've just found out about a workshop on RPGs and wellbeing in my home town (which is nowhere very significant) and on my mum's birthday! Something things just align so well you just can't ignore them!

Incredibly excited to be working with PHaR on this conference! I attended their conference last year and had an absolute blast. Please do apply to present if you can!

Finally out! TLDR: People don't feel shit cause they believe wild conspiracy theories, they believe CTs cause they feel shit. CT beliefs are often confabulations explaining their existential predicament. I drew on LOTS empirical stuff to try & make this defeasible: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Come and work with us on project EPIC at @unibirmingham.bsky.social. We are looking for a #Philosophy postdoc with an interest in the area at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and mental health. edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #philsky #jobs #epistemicinjustice

Baldur’s Gate 3 is getting TV adaptation from The Last Of Us creator https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/06/baldurs-gate-3-hbo-adaptation/?utm_content=1770384002&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Call for papers: Philosophy through Art, Games, and Fiction think.taylorandfranc... Guest editor: Lisa Bortolotti. Deadline: 31 July 2026. Submit your work! #philsky #philpsy

Spaces for this event are filling up so this is just a reminder that if you would like to come to this event in person, please do register early! You can also register for online attendance and to receive recordings of the events with the same link below:

📅Save the date! Our next Network seminar will be on "Hearing voices, suicidality, and AI-psychosis", March 20th 2026, Hybrid This is a collaboration with @hearingvoicesmic.bsky.social and #ProjectEPIC Find more info and registration here: birminghamphenomenalnetwork.blogspot.com/2025/12/netw...

We are now out of in-person places at our workshop, but there's always plenty of room online! Please sign up below to receive the link before the event. If you are still keen to come in person, you can also sign up to the wait list and we will contact you if there is space.

Abstract deadline tomorrow if anyone is interested in joining us in Exeter in February to talk all things Social AI!

It’s basically a low-cost way to gas up contingent philosophers, maybe juice a few book sales and article views. If you are a contingent philsphr. who would like an article/book/essay *published in 2025* included fill in this form, ticking the 'philosopher' box contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...

The event will be taking place on Jan 14, 9.30-16.30, at The Studio in central Birmingham and online. Confirmed speakers include Prof. Ray Gibbs, Prof. Francesca Ervas, Dr Kathleen Murphy-Hollies, and Dr Francesca Brencio. In-person places are limited so please do register.

New on the BJPS Review of Books: A Drive to Survive – Kathryn Nave Reviewed by Matteo Colombo #philsci #philsky www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...

If we can get Letterboxd to open phtsocal stores next, we can have Blockbuster again letterboxd.com/journal/lett...

Maternity leave cover for a health humanities post www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

I wish Kevin McCloud would do a Grand Designs episode on this rather than another affluent couple making a house that’s way too big (and super ugly)

We had the second session today of our de Beauvoir reading group on “Old Age” and we talked about old people having sex (you read that right), classism, and Victor Hugo’s bed

Read my post for the APA blog, Rules of Engagement: blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/10/r... Arguing that epistemologists can join impactful interdisciplinary projects that contribute to improving social interactions #philsky #philpsy #philosophyforeveryone #epistemicinjustice #philosophymatters

give it 18 months and there will be three papers addressing this salient question

Husserl: launch phenomenology People: "he is sometimes credited as the father of phenomenology" Husserl: am I joke to you?