Lost in conversation
I went to birthday party last Saturday. A friend I was sitting next to asked me how I have found Poland. I guess it’s time to make a little summary of my continuing migrant experience. In this post, I am going to focus on language, something I have found both fascinating and puzzling. Continue reading “Lost in conversation”
On ‘lived experience’
For years, I’ve thought that the expression ‘lived experience’ is an academic term. Lately, I’ve seen its emergence outside academia and, it seems, whoever can, they talk about lived experience. I want to comment on this, having wanted to this post for quite some time. Continue reading “On ‘lived experience’”
Language, thinking, and telling fortune
I am often asked to review articles with qualitative research. Unfortunately, time and again, I am disappointed with what I read. One of the most frequent problems I encounter consists of making claims as to a simple relationship between language and thinking. In this blogpost, I would like to elaborate on this. Continue reading “Language, thinking, and telling fortune”
When small talk doesn’t save a life
A couple of days ago, my Twitter timeline included reference to a Mental Elf blog on an article describing the role of passing strangers preventing suicide in public spaces. In this blogpost, I want to comment on the article. I deal with difficult and potentially upsetting themes. What I say below is also likely to be very controversial. Continue reading “When small talk doesn’t save a life”