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Luke Kernan

@lukekernan.bsky.social
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Anthropologist (PhD), Creative Writer, Graphic Novelist, Poet — #Psychosis, #Madness, #Myth, #Comics. ///✨️Founder of THE UNQUIET MINDS PROJECT✨///

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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Some people will get this joke, but mostly, it will roll over their heads.
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
This November, I presented at the @easainfo.bsky.social inaugural ELAN (EASA Linguistic Anthropology Network) conference at Leiden University. My talk, "Semiotic Sovereignty and the Right to Be Madly True," will hopefully appear as a special issue article next year.
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Rosa Ritunnano @rritunnano.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
📆 ‼️ Workshop announcement ‼️ 14th Jan 2026 ⭐ Metaphorical Framings of Emotions in Mental Health ⭐ Organised by myself with Prof. Jeannette Littlemore Please see here for the full schedule and to sign up (in-person places are limited): lnkd.in/dZ57MKwt
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Anthropologica Journal @anthropologica.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Also published in Anthropologica 67.1 Beyond Pathways to Care: Exploring the Role of Boundaries in Mental Health Loa Gordon cas-sca.journals.uvic.ca/index.php/an... @alexandrinebf.bsky.social
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American Ethnological Society // American Ethnologist (journal) @amethno.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
"EXPERIMENT"--- the theme for the next American Ethnological Society conference in May 2026! For more information check out the official flyer at sway.cloud.microsoft/TTgqspETqroD... and of course, stay tuned to our website and social media for further details. See you there!
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Welcome to the conference information page for the 2026 Spring Conference of the American Ethnological Society.
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
EVENT: "A Word About Mental Health" Monday, September 29th, 2025 - 6 pm (Vancouver Time - PDT) LINK: simpli.events/e/word-about... @moritherapy.bsky.social @lukekernan.bsky.social #psychsky #madsky #madstudies #anthrosky #anthropology #psychosis #mentalhealth EVENT DESCRIPTION in thread.
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A Word About Mental Health | Simpli Events
Luke Kernan and Isabella Mori will read from their works, and host a conversation about mental health issues, especially experiencing and recovering from/with psychosis, peer support, and creative exp...
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SOAS Department of Anthropology and Sociology @soasanthro.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
CAMHRA Inaugural Lecture by Dr. Bhrigupati Singh is now available on our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMtv...
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CAMHRA Inaugural Lecture: Thoughts for a new alliance of anthropology and mental health
YouTube video by CAMHRA
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SOAS University of London @soasuni.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
CAMHRA, the first discipline-specific anthropology and mental health centre in the world, has officially launched at SOAS. The Centre will use an anthropological approach to tackle some of the most difficult issues related to mental health care and inequality. Read: www.soas.ac.uk/about/news/c...
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
The Unquiet Minds: Youth Anthology of Art and Poetry (2022) will be added to the Greater Victoria Public Library's collection. Come to the launch party and meet some local authors and their books. I will be there as the anthology's editor-in-chief. www.facebook.com/unquietminds...
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Thanks, @easainfo.bsky.social, for the post. You guys really know how to throw a party. I am looking forward to EASA 2026.
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
“We hurdle toward each other. A star appears beneath us. The perfect triangulation: you, me, and the star beneath our feet. This is what we need: a star to drive our stake into the ground.” @katherineveritt.bsky.social's essay reminds me of this encounter. ☄️ socratesonthebeach.com/katherine-ev...
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Please join the Mad Studies Hub (York U) for a presentation and conversation on: Critical Perspectives on Coercive Practices in Mental Health Wednesday, April 9th: 4PM-5:30PM (EST) via Zoom Eventbrite Registration & Zoom Access: msh-cpcpmh-april-9-2025.eventbrite.com
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Awais Aftab @awaisaftab.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
“When people say “madness is a gift,” I think they’re often speaking from a place of survival—of having found meaning in something that could have destroyed them.” DuBrul
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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Comets, meteors, and the mystery we are – the enchanted celestial mechanics of Australian artist Shane Drinkwater
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Comets, Orbits, and the Mystery We Are: The Enchanted Celestial Mechanics of Australian Artist Shane Drinkwater
“We are bathing in mystery and confusion,” Carl Sagan told his best interviewer. “That will always be our destiny. The universe will always be much richer than our ability to understand…
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
I am glad to see this feature on Dr. Berkout, who was part of my Ph.D. committee. #womeninscience
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
I am still thinking about #Invincible - Season 3, Episode 5! 🍁 #teamcanada #maplesyrup #mapleleaf @skybound.bsky.social
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
My book review of Adrie Kusserow's The Trauma Mantras (2024) is out in the latest issue of Anthropologica (66.2: 1-3). #trauma #anthropology #psychsky #medsky #ethnography #poetry #art #medicalanthropology @anthropologica.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social cas-sca.journals.uvic.ca/index.php/an...
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Happy Maslenitsa! 🌞
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Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
New publication! Congratulations to our v. own @cassie-phoenix.bsky.social from the Moving Bodies Lab who has co-guest edited a special issue of Methods in Psychology on the value (and challenges!) of arts-based & creative methods in research. Find out more👇 medhumsplatform.org/expanding-th...
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Expanding the Use of Arts-Based Methods
Moving Bodies Lab researcher guest edits a special issue of Methods in Psychology on Arts-based Methods in Psychology.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
In other news, a plum tree captured the moon last night.
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Wouter @wtrax.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Do you want to 'explore the depths of madness' with me? See here how and when www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/ex...
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Exploring the Depths of Madness: A Journey with Wouter Kusters PhD, Begins March 30 — Morbid Anatomy
Six-week class taught online via Zoom Sundays, March 30 - May 11, 2025 1 - 3pm ET (NYC Time) $180 Step into the enigmatic world of madness with philosopher and author Wouter Kusters, where t...
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
This comics horror anthology has a killer cover, is super promising, and has my attention! Great work, everyone. @edbrisson.bsky.social, @jefflemire171.bsky.social, @michaelwalsh.bsky.social, @kellythompson.bsky.social, and @tomking.bsky.social.
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
LECTURE: "The Intersection between Psychology and Anthropology in Voices-Hearers Research" The event is free, but registration is mandatory and open until January 20, 2025: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Reminders of the holiday glow as I shift into the yearly grind. ✨️🌟
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Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
#CallForAbstracts alert! The Measurement Lab at the Platform are now inviting individual & panel submissions for their free, hybrid conference on #CriticalNeurodiversityStudies in June – variety of formats welcome. 🗓️ Deadline: 28 Feb 2025 🔗 tinyurl.com/cfa-cns-dire...
An abstract painting with pink, blue, orange and black paint.
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Monica K. @marzours.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Mental distress is a portal to self-actualisation, providing a gateway into inner-consciousness…[it] is only labelled as an ‘illness’ because of how we have been conditioned to understand it within western culture. #MadSky #Madness www.madinamerica.com/2024/11/is-t...
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Is There Transformative Meaning in Madness?
How do some people find and harness transformative meaning in their experiences conceptualised as psychosis by clinical psychiatry?
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
My #aaa2024tampa roundtable, "Psychotic Praxis: For an Anthropology of Neurodivergence, Cognitive Shifts, and Diverse Minds," is tomorrow. I will discuss the nuances of psychosis from my doctoral fieldwork and how we can "Madden" anthropology and its methods.
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The Institute for the Development of Human Arts (IDHA) has an upcoming online Mad Studies Symposium event on December 8th. The event celebrates the launch of the Mad Reader book, which has just been published. Click the link for more details! www.idha-nyc.org/mad-studies-...
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Mad Studies Symposium — IDHA
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Elliot Lang @ellistrator.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
'The Martyrdom of Isaac', the frontispiece for Folio Society's "A Canticle for Liebowitz". I was honored to create the first-ever illustrated edition of the 1959 sci-fi classic.
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Dr Kate Womersley @katewomersley.com · 15/11/2024
#PsychSky - a global community of psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health professionals, people w lived experience, policy folks & anyone else interested in the brain - is growing! Follow starter packs I & II below. Just say if you want to be added 🧠 go.bsky.app/C36fgiD go.bsky.app/3UH1pKc
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
With the influx of new users and followers, I have not had time to review and follow people back. Be patient as I find time and sort myself out in the next few months. ALSO, WELCOME!
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Megan Marie writes about the workers who help assemble Canada's 19 million plastic #RemembranceDay poppies: Prisoners and people labelled with intellectual/developmental disabilities, some of whom earn just $0.01 per poppy. briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/vie...
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A penny a poppy
Millions of Canada’s plastic Remembrance Day poppies have been made by prisoners and people labelled with intellectual/developmental disabilities, who are paid pennies on the hour. It’s part of a long...
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
I sent out a grant application today, and I am willing to do whatever dark magic is necessary to seal the pact... 😱🗡️
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 22/10/2024
My PhD thesis, "Re-worlding the Self in Graphic Narratives—A Case Study of Sense, Affect, and Mad-Centered Knowledges of Psychosis" (2024), is now DLable at UVicSpace's website. I illustrated "Eleven Strings of Madness" (2021) below during an arts-based workshop. Link - hdl.handle.net/1828/20464
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 06/10/2024
🕯️ - I compiled and wrote my grandfather's obituary this week. I will be flying out to Saskatoon this Tuesday - 🕯️ Link to obit: www.saskatoonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/j... Below, the images of Jack and Faye Kernan were taken from a family history scrapbook.
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 28/09/2024
Freedom ✨️
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 25/09/2024
On Friday the 13th, I defended my PhD thesis, “Re-worlding the Self in Graphic Narratives—A Case Study of Sense, Affect, and Mad-Centered Knowledges of Psychosis,” and passed with a rush of enthusiasm from all. 1/8
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Matthew Wolf-Meyer @mw-m.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
I’ve tried to put together a non-exhaustive list of anthropologists on bluesky together. Did I miss anyone? Should I add you? go.bsky.app/GYEM3YK #anthropology #anthrosky
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 15/08/2024
So much on the horizon yet to celebrate ✨🌾
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 05/08/2024
On August 1st, I submitted the 416-page draft of my Ph.D. dissertation for defence. This photo is from the workstation where I scanned the art and comics my participants made during my fieldwork. The defence will be next month on Friday the 13th! 👹
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 17/03/2024
С Масленицей! ✨️🍓
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 12/03/2024
It is always refreshing to have a refraction of colorful lightwaves while inside the ocean's cold waters. The little things matter. ✨️
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 15/02/2024
You can peruse a brief review of my book, UNQUIET MINDS: A YOUTH ANTHOLOGY OF ART AND POETRY (2022), in the latest issue of Anthropologica 65(2)! + Thanks to this journal's staff for all their time making this happen. LINK to the REVIEW: cas-sca.journals.uvic.ca/index.php/an...
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 30/01/2024
Rising with this morning's soulfulness. 🎇
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 21/01/2024
✨️ "Nocturne" from "Fetishes of the Floating World" (2021) by Don Domanski [RIP - Rest in Poetry] ✨️
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 18/01/2024
Please identify my photobomber; I fear for their life in the next few days. ☃️⛄️🫠
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 01/01/2024
Best of luck, everyone, hitting all your writing goals this year! #typewriter #NewYear2024
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 30/12/2023
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