iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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TheRealGChu (The Weavers) @therealgchu.bsky.social · 11h

this is a great analysis, screencapped cos the quote is too long to fit into bluesky:

YouTuber OzymandiasV2 argues that, seen through this lens, Clark’s ultimate decision to remain in the backrooms at the end of the movie is a great metaphor for generative AI users, saying that there are now no demands for Clark to “change, grow, or express anything resembling an original thought… He can exist without the exhausting labor of producing meaning. This is a similar promise that many find in generative AI.”

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Pierrick Simon @pierricksimon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

As you can see, this is an eccentric way of arguing for a conclusion - daydreaming as a method - but that's the point! If we want to fight against tedious & dispiriting ideologies of mediocrity, which every day promote money, prestige, naive hedonism & productivism, we have to do something offbeat.

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just wanted to share a picture from this week’s “Self in the Social World” conference in Heidelberg where I had a lot of fun nerding out about RPGs and mental health (so much so, I talked through the Q&A time) Also wearing my critical roll t-shirt to be on brand 💅

It’s a picture of me (the beautiful brunette on the right) in front of a screen with the opening slide of my presentation “Affective Play: Why Collaborative Roleplay is Beneficial for Mental Health”. It has a blue boarder and features a series of different D&D type characters.

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I’m very late to the Jimothy party, but I’m so glad to finally arrived because apparently this cute little guy also has his own DnD stats?? Heck yeah I’m putting Jimothy in my campaign! www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/663...

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Jimothy, Beloved Cryptid

Agile. Jimothy doesn’t provoke an [action]Opportunity Attack[/action] when he moves out of an enemy’s reach. Compact Frame. Jimothy can ...

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Dr Rebecca Linnett (she/her) @rebeccalinnett.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I joined Reddit a few months ago but I'm not actually a member of any subs so my home page just shows me a random selection of topics (emphasis on random). I have decided therefore to share with you some of the things I've learned (but in no way verified)

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 17/07/2026

At #EPICBertinoro Jodie Russell presented her case study on contested credibility in young people with psychosis and Carme Isern Mas offered experimental results supporting the view that there is #epistemicinjustice in psychiatry #philsky #philpsy

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Keep up. 🧵 on Count Binface.

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Momo @heyheymomo.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

What a guy

4 panel comic

Panel 1: a wizard in blue robe and white beard sitting with small forg at a desk behind the computer. “Click, click” is the sound of the mouse to be heard
Panel 2: close up on the computer screen. There’s a green check mark and a full loading bar on it. From off screen someone, probably the wizard, says “boom, there it is”.
Panel 3: forg is left behind alone at his desk. There’s an open door in the background. Forg says “thanks installation wizard” and a little pink heart appears, showing his affection.
Panel 4: we see now that the wizard has already left the house after a job well done. He replies to forg watching him go from his window: “it’s what I do”

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

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

Intro screen for the movie “Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging” in conversation with Gurinder Chadha

Director of “Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging” Gurinder Chadha (right) talking with host “whatever Pays the Rent”

My cinema ticket for Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging at the Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham, plus badges for The Stiff Dylan’s and Robbie

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Juan Diego Bogotá @jdbogotaj.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

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...

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You walk into a tavern: co-constitutive imagination in dungeons and dragons - Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences

This paper introduces co-constitutive imagination as a possible and more robust form of social imagination than those currently articulated in phenomenological literature. Whereas existing accounts - ...

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

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)

Call for Papers
Ageing, Epistemic Injustice, and the Transformation of Experience
University of Bristol
Date: 8 July 2026
We invite submissions for a one-day interdisciplinary workshop exploring ageing as an experiential,
cultural, and normative phenomenon, with particular attention to the forms of epistemic injustice that
can arise in later life. The workshop will bring together researchers from across the humanities and
social sciences to examine how ageing reshapes lived experience, creative practice, and social and
conceptual frameworks, as well as how the knowledge, voices, and experiences of older individuals
may be marginalised, misinterpreted, or overlooked.
We welcome contributions on topics including (but not limited to):
• Ageing and epistemic injustice
• Embodiment and lived experience in later life
• Ageing in music, theatre, film, literature, games, and performance
• Temporality, narrative, and memory
• Ageing and creativity or artistic practice
• Gender, menopause, and ageing bodies
• Ageing, illness, and disability
• Cultural and social representations of ageing
• Ageing, care, and social and political structures
We particularly encourage submissions from postgraduate researchers (PGRs) and early career
scholars, as well as from those whose perspectives are currently underrepresented in academic
discussions of ageing. Interdisciplinary approaches and contributions engaging both theoretical and
practice-based perspectives are especially welcome.
Format
• 25–30-minute papers, followed by 15 minutes of discussion
• Practice-based or creative contributions (with discussion)
Submission details
Please send:
• An abstract (250–300 words)
• A short bio (100 words)
To: Josh Law (tv22818@bristol.ac.uk)
Deadline for submissions: 20 June 2026
Notification of acceptance: 25 June 2026
Location: University of Bristol (hybrid)
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
For queries, contact Josh Law: tv22818@bristol.ac.uk

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Dave Ward @philosodave.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

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/

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

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....

journals.sagepub.com

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Pilar Lopez-Cantero @lopezcantero.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

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”.

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Lack of Literature Engagement is a Reason for Rejecting a Paper in Philosophy

Björn Lundgren has argued that failure to sufficiently engage with the relevant literature is not a reason to reject a philosophy paper. I reply that there are in fact reasons to reject papers that...

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

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

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

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!!

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

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

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

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

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Live Peregrine Falcon BirdCam | University of Birmingham

YouTube video by University of Birmingham

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

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?

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

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.

A picture of a huge DnD nerd giving a presentation to a room of attentive listeners (you can only see the backs of their heads so you will have to take my word for it). The slide on the screen reads "TTRPG Lore".

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

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!

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Current programme...

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

✨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!

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Relationships and Mental Health | University of Birmingham Online Shop

This is a conference co-organised by the Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health, University of Birmingham, and the Phenomenology of Health

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

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!

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The Wandering Library by AP.

A solo journaling RPG about owning a mobile library

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

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...

A slide from the presentation. An elf rogue on crutches with a red cape makes a daring escape across a field of green, a dragon's shadow haunting the background. The text reads:

"Even more thoughts...

As a DM Myself, I am very aware of how a session of a game can go wrong...

Failure to schedule a session
Coming unprepared/being overwhelmed
Wild character choices
Annoying players (sorry!)
Traumatising events in and out of game!

Do people feel the mental health benefits despite these things, or are there factors that make a session successfully support mental health?"

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

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

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Caitlin @feminomenologist.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

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

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

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 😈

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

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!

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

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

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 04/03/2026

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

Poster of the event with details for registration

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

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.

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 25/02/2026

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

epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com

The mental aspects of urban justice

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

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

My 2.5 star review for 2026’s Wuthering Heights which reads: The first 3 minutes of Wuthering Heights feel like Emerald Fennel made a boring Bridgerton adaptation and then saw the game trailer for “Divinity” and decided to steal Larian’s hype

Both the game trailer and the film involve people getting off to some kind of ritual sacrifice!

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Hearing Voices at Mind in Camden @hearingvoicesmic.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

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

Event flyer featuring a glitchy image of an anguished-looking classical statue repeated with different levels of colour, grain, and opacity, as if the statue is fading in or out of existence.

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

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!

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a cartoon character says " i believe in destiny " in a dark room

ALT: a cartoon character says " i believe in destiny " in a dark room

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

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!

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Kathleen Murphy-Hollies @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

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...

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Are Conspiracy Theorists Confabulating? - Review of Philosophy and Psychology

In this paper, I outline the mechanisms of confabulation and how these mechanisms facilitate not only the maintenance of belief in conspiracy theories, but also their initial adoption. I argue by infe...

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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 09/02/2026

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

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Baldur’s Gate 3 is getting TV adaptation from The Last Of Us creator www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/06/bald…

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

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:

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

📅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...

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Network Seminar: "Hearing voices, suicidality, and AI-psychosis", 20th March, Birmingham and Online

Location In person: Assembly Room, The Exchange, 3 Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2DR. Online: Teams meeting. Date and time 20th March 202...

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Birmingham Network for Phenomenology and Mental Health @uobphenomenal.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

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.

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Lucy Osler @lucyosler.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

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

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Josh Habgood-Coote @impractknow.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

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...

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Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians

Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...

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