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Alya Khan

@alyakhan.bsky.social
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PhD in philosophy, health ethics, bioethics, feminism, social research for social change #philosophy #philsky

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Caleb Ward @calebw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hey everyone, you should read Tara Mastrelli's excellent piece of feminist philosophy about identity formation and epistemic resistance for breast cancer survivors. It's written from a deeply personal perspective and draws richly from Audre Lorde's cancer narratives.
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Hermeneutical Rebellion as Lordean Self-Care: Resisting Identity Harm Through and Against Breast Cancer Survivor Narratives | Hypatia | Cambridge Core
Hermeneutical Rebellion as Lordean Self-Care: Resisting Identity Harm Through and Against Breast Cancer Survivor Narratives
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David Edmonds @davidedmonds100.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Miranda Fricker on blame. Here's the latest Philosophy Bites philosophybites.com
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Philosophy Bites Podcast
Top philosophers interviewed on bite-sized topics
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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 21/08/2026
Critics of the #epistemicinjustice in healthcare literature tell us that we don’t have evidence for it. A new paper powerfully responds to the objection highlighting the risks of succumbing to “evidence hierarchy”. Qualitative research is evidence link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philsky #philpsy
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A reply to “Fundamental issues in epistemic injustice in healthcare” by Nielsen, Nordgaard & Henriksen (2025) - Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy
Nielsen et al. (2025) have recently argued that the study of epistemic injustice in healthcare is subject to issues that, left unaddressed, threaten the ongoing research programme. One of their centra...
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
A cat with white, brown, black and auburn fur, sitting, looking right at the camera through large, yellow eyes.
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
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Lorna Finlayson, Irreversible — Sidecar
On Britain’s universities.
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Prof Sunny Singh @profsunnysingh.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The news is out! When I started this mad, bad, dangerous prize a decade ago, I never thought it would grow to three awards. But here we are: still shouting about future classics and current #mustreads #jhalakprizeat10
Graphic with blue background with 18 longlisted jackets for the three awards, and logos in white font. More info at www.jhalakprize.com
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Such a towering figure. And what a loss. One of the most impressive intellectual figures of our time and still working on multi-volume projects right up to the end.
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Mary Joy @maryjoy.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Here is my best Habermas story. I am grad student waiting in LONG line for Habermas talk. There is a tall man waiting in front of me. Line moves so we are eventually visible to organizers, a woman looks over & makes horrified face. Runs out: "Prof Habermas! You don't have to wait in line!"
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Bainbridge’s central argument was this: the more sophisticated an automated system becomes, the more demanding, not less, the human role within it. She called this the “ironies of automation”, and the irony she had in mind was structural rather than incidental."
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Eric Schwitzgebel @eschwitz.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Philosophy Should Be Among the Most Diverse Disciplines, Not the Least The productive engine of philosophy depends on novelty and difference. A fair and flourishing discipline would treasure rather than repel those who have historically been excluded. schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com/2026/03/phil...
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Philosophy Should Be Among the Most Diverse Disciplines, Not the Least
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon. Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
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MdDoogie3 @mddoogie3.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it. I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.” 1/
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Sara Weissman @saraweissman.insidehighered.com · 27/01/2026
A group of current and former diversity professionals and researchers founded a journal to preserve perspectives they fear could be lost amid state and federal crackdowns on DEI work.
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A Home for Homeless DEI Strategies and Research
A group of current and former diversity professionals and researchers founded a journal to preserve perspectives they fear could be lost amid state and federal crackdowns on DEI work.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 23/01/2026
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization. This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
United States Completes WHO Withdrawal        
          WASHINGTON —  January 22, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of State today announced the United States’ completion of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the organization's mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states.
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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Always been pretty sceptical of "AI inevitability" claims in education but jeez the cash being pumped into it by the Gates Foundation and Abu Dhabi sovereign fund to make AI happen in education in sub-Saharan Africa ... investment is how you make AI "inevitable" www.wamda.com/2025/12/adq-...
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ADQ, Gates Foundation commit $40 million to scale responsible AI, edtech across Africa
ADQ and the Gates Foundation have announced a four-year, $40m partnership to scale the responsible use of AI and EdTech to improve...
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
I haven't seen the Kerry James Marshall exhibition yet, but intend to. Especially after reading this evocative review from @thewrittenro.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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In search of rest—Kerry James Marshall: The Histories
Like many academics, I once wrote a paper I never submitted. It seemed beyond the acceptability of every mainstream academic health journal I have encountered. The title was “They shoot Black intellec...
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Dr Julia Anaf @drjuliama.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Very pleased to share that the People's Health Movement publication, Global Health Watch 7 (GHW7), entitled 'Mobilizing for Health Justice' has how been published and is available online. An important resource, with a broad focus on health equity and social justice. phmovement.org/sites/defaul...
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Friday eve after a long week & I feel a cold coming on, ugh. Cat makes it slightly less ugh.
Tabby & white cat sitting atop a cat tree, big wide eyes, one ear slightly cocked
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 04/09/2025
NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system. 🧵 [1/8]
Silhouettes of three people in front of a weathered British flag, with the headline: Misrepresentations around human rights and immigration fuelling calls to quit ECHR, Oxford report finds
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Call for papers: 'Public Humanities' journal on the topic of global health solidarity www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Global Health Solidarity
Global Health Solidarity
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Glastonbury Abbey in the sunshine. First visit for me. Very peaceful in the surrounding gardens. Apart from the rig building for a forthcoming concert!
Ruins of medieval Glastonbury Abbey next to green trees in a yellow field. Blue summer sky.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
'Artificial intelligence tools used by more than half of England’s councils are downplaying women’s physical and mental health issues and risk creating gender bias in care decisions, research [led by Sam Rickman, LSE] has found.' 1/2
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AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study finds
Exclusive: LSE research finds risk of gender bias in care decisions made based on AI summaries of case notes
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
I recently gave a talk, "Trust & Care: The Ethics & Politics of Participatory Research", in a sth London community centre to a very engaged audience of community organisers, academics, health leaders, policymakers, funders, local councillors & more. Great Q&A after, felt truly collaborative #philsky
A woman (me!) in a black dress & blue cardigan in front of a powerpoint screen presenting to an audience.
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Some good discussion in this episode of the podcast series, 'Bioethics in the Margins'. rss.com/podcasts/bio...
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"A Survey of Attitudes Toward Social Justice Obligations in the Field of Bioethics" a discussion with AJOB article authors | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
This episode of Bioethics in the Margins features a panel of bioethicists: Danielle Pacia of The Hastings Center, Sana Baban of UMass Chan Medical School, J. Wesley Boyd of Harvard Medical School, and...
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NPR @npr.org · 14/07/2025
Doctors are writing "social prescriptions" to get people engaged with nature, art, movement and volunteering. Research shows it can help with mental health, chronic disease and dementia.
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With social prescribing, hanging out, movement and arts are doctor's order
Doctors are writing "social prescriptions" to get people engaged with nature, art, movement and volunteering. Research shows it can help with mental health, chronic disease and dementia.
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Lighthouse at Chania
Illuminated lighthouse against a dark night sky
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Barbican lilies
Lily leaves and a few white and pink flowers on a pond, with clouds and sky reflected in the water
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Pale orange cat on a wall overlooking the water at Chania harbour
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Lyndsey Stonebridge @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
"If Evin [prison in Iran] taught me anything it was that freedom does not come from bombs & brutality, nor clever stunts for the cameras. It lies in human connection and empathy.' - Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I spent five years in Iran’s notorious Evin prison but when Israel bombed it I felt horror and fear | Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Many held there are opponents of the repressive regime. Who is alive now? Who was killed? Were they just collateral damage, asks former hostage Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
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Bioethicists Must Push Back Against Assaults on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Published in The American Journal of Bioethics (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
A brave and principled and brilliant scientist
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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 22/05/2025
Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre has died.
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Alasdair MacIntyre (1929-2025) - Daily Nous
Alasdair MacIntyre, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame and Duke University, well-known for his work on moral and political philosophy, has died. Professor MacIntyre wrote...
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Spotted in Senglea (the smallest of Malta's fortified 'Three Cities') not long ago. Zoom in!
Row of pot plants in front of windows covered in cat posters in a small Maltese town.
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Alasia Nuti @alasianuti.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
I recently co-authored & circulated (with @polphilpod.bsky.social ) an open letter against Starmer’s anti-immigrant rules & rhetoric. Over 100 of my UK-based colleagues signed it. Read the whole thing here: www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer
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OPEN LETTER: 100+ UK Academics & Writers to Keir Starmer
New anti-immigrant rules are bad policy & will only validate the far-right
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Retro signage in Valletta, Malta. Wondering which font this is...?
Orange & white 'Portelli Hi-Fi-Photo' shop sign in 60's retro typeface on a Maltese street.
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Very impressive collection, in honour of Joseph Raz, now published in electronic form. academic.oup.com/book/59879?s...
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Engaging Raz: Themes in Normative Philosophy
Abstract. Joseph Raz (1939–2022) was a towering figure in late twentieth-century and early twenty-first-century analytical philosophy. His work in moral, p
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Some sort of fabulous fringed tulip in Regent's Park today
Orangey-red tulip with a yellow fringe on the edges of its petals.
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
A timely listen and well worth your while imo
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
'The Diogenist', apparently. It looks like him, with his bowl! Statue by a car park in Golders hill, northwest London.
Statue of Diogenes (sitting drinking from a bowl) on a plinth in a park on a sunny day
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Caleb Ward @calebw.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
People should read this article by @sashapanaram.bsky.social The stories about Lorde's cancer will by now be familiar to many, but Panaram brings really useful insight into Andaiye's Caribbean context and how networks of support fed Black women's revolutionary movements in the Caribbean
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Andaiye and Audre Lorde’s Black Transnational Sisterhood; or, “I Want You in This World”
So many Black revolutionaries lived with and died from cancer. How did they make sense of their vulnerability when confronted with this illness? How did they balance fighting for the world and for the...
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Orangey sunset over Blackfriars bridge last night, reflected in the usually murky waters of the Thames
View of an orangey sunset over a dark Blackfriars bridge reflected in the murky waters of the Thames.
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Same tree, night & day. High street noise & fumes, but the blossom spreads in splendour.
Pink cherry blossom against a bright blue sky.Pink cherry blossom against a dark night sky (backlit by street lights).
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
“Freedom of speech, assembly, and fair trials are an essential part of free public debate which underpins democracy." www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
'A person’s degree of disablement is socially constructed; illness is dynamic & responsive to stress & care, mental illness especially so. Withdrawing basic support from people who are not considered sufficiently ill or disabled risks making them more ill or disabled' www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...
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Arianne Shahvisi | A Labour Thing to Do
The anthropologist Margaret Mead was just over five feet tall and had to stand on a suitcase to be seen above the...
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Pilar Lopez-Cantero @lopezcantero.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
I am loving the campaign that the BPA has put together to spread awareness about the value of studying and doing Philosophy. This short video titled “I didn’t know that philosophers did that!” is a fantastic example of, well, what we do #philosophymatters #philofortnight2025
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"I didn't know philosophers did that!" | Institute of Philosophy | University of London
YouTube video by British Philosophical Association
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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 17/03/2025
Sandra Harding, a philosopher well-known for her work in feminist theory, postcolonial theory, and philosophy of science, has died.
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Sandra Harding (1935-2025) - Daily Nous
Sandra Harding, a philosopher well-known for her work in feminist theory, postcolonial theory, and philosophy of science, has died. Professor Harding was recognized for her development of standpoint t...
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Guy Longworth @guylongworth.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Lots of great stuff going on during the British Philosophical Association’s #PhilosophyMatters campaign: bpa.ac.uk/activities/p...
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#PhilosophyMatters - British Philosophical Association
British Philosophy Fortnight 17th-30th March 2025 #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025   What? British Philosophy Fortnight is a new annual initiative to celebrate, promote and champion philosophy. ...
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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 13/03/2025
UK universities are in crisis. Dave Hitchcock (@davehitchcock.bsky.social) on how the sector became 'broken' and why it must be approached as an interdependent system. www.historyworkshop....
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A Decade of Crisis
The UK's universities are in crisis. Dave Hitchcock on how the sector became 'broken' and why it must be understood as an interdependent system.
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