Not everything is a discourse
Discourse is fashionable, discourse is in. Half social sciences and humanities ‘do discourse’, I suspect some physics and engineering might soon be doing it, too. Versions of discourse analysis are spreading like wildfire. For me, I must admit that I am somewhat overwhelmed by how often I hear about discourse. So, today, I want to suggest that not everything is a discourse. Continue reading “Not everything is a discourse”
How not to do qualitative research
Qualitative research is not exactly liked, especially in disciplines dominated by positivist, quantitative, ‘real’ science. We, qualitative researchers, object to representations of our research as fluffy and unscientific. And yet, I think, some of the criticisms we get are actually right. Continue reading “How not to do qualitative research”
PHQ-9: the simplicity of experience
I have recently been asked to do the PHQ-9 questionnaire. It’s the second time I did a depression scale and also this time the experience was fairly bizarre. So, it’s time write about it. For good measure, I will add a few remarks about the questionnaire itself.
Language of illness?
A few days ago, I had a Twitter exchange about the expression ‘language of illness’. I’ve been bothered by such expressions and so, perhaps it’s time to write about them. Language matters – let’s keep it in check then. I suspect this post will again be controversial. Continue reading “Language of illness?”