Language policing
I read tweets that can be described as language policing daily. They are either about admonishing people for saying certain things or, in the more benign way, they are suggesting ways in which one should talk. In this post, I want to comment on the idea of policing language. Continue reading “Language policing”
Let’s do more of the same. Forever
This post is a response to RO’s comment under the previous blog. The response has become too long to put it as a comment. I also thought that the issue raised deserve posting as a new blogpost. Continue reading “Let’s do more of the same. Forever”
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research into Health and Illness
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research into Health and Illness is the first centre/department at a Polish university with an explicit aim to do research in health humanities and the social sciences of health and illness. It was created just over a month ago, at the University of Wroclaw. It is a result of my application to create a research hub called ‘Stories of Loneliness’ under the Polish government’s IDUB (link here) excellence programme (there are seven others such centres at the University). As the bureaucratic mills turn slowly and the Centre’s webpage will not be ready for some time, I, as the Centre’s head, decided to introduce it here, on my blog. Continue reading “Centre for Interdisciplinary Research into Health and Illness”
On suicide prevention. A new look
When I was looking through campaigns for the World Suicide Prevention Day (which was on 10 September), I thought they were more of the same. In this post, I want to suggest a different approach. Note, that this post might be considered controversial for some. Continue reading “On suicide prevention. A new look”