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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
No, the talk was not recorded. It would be helpful if we got into the habit of doing that more. Thanks for your interest. I may have an early draft by the summer.
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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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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Yes, I still use both.
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
My panel is sending in our proposal today.
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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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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
I remember when that story broke.
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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
Isabella Mori and I will talk about our writings on mental health, and we cordially invite you to join us in this conversation, especially when diving into crucial issues surrounding psychosis, peer support, and creative expression. Online. Everyone is welcome. Free admission.
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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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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
You guys will definitely need a constant morale boost for what is to come and what needs to be done to reclaim your country from its own decline.
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
@easainfo.bsky.social I am looking forward to EASA 2026 in Poland if all of that comes together!!!
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Wishing everyone a safe and eventful November conference. Unfortunately, I will be unable to attend this event for several reasons. Shame, given the meeting's theme and my work on hauntologies and psychosis, as well as my ethnographic poem about ghostly phenomenology. doi.org/10.1111/anhu...
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Anthropology and Humanism | AAA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Click on the article title to read more.
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Yes, sure. Please email or DM me. I suggested your book for acquisition by the UVic library.
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Nice model. I hope the clanky inspiration of its typing music sends you into the ethereal.
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
I own a few typewriters myself, and I have a series of interviews on them that I am working on creating with other owners and writers. :)
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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 · 02/05/2025
It does make me want to cancel my Duolingo subscription.
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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 · 24/03/2025
Congrats! Is this the book version of your thesis?
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I had a 600-word daily quota that worked for me. So, I can attest to that method.
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
I do not celebrate St. Patrick's Day as it is not Irish (and venerates a colonial figure). Also, I could do without the celebration of alcohol that is tied to it in North America.
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
It must feel great to see all that materialize. Congrats!
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Nice! I would if I were in TO.
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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
Imagine losing your data or thesis to a power outage that was 100% preventable.
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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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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
I would lose respect for any agent or publishing house that proritized follower counts over the work itself or someone's ability—especially when considering new writers.
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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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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
I am glad you have a slice of peace.
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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
God, if there is an afterlife, please indicate that some people get sent to an updated version of Dante's Inferno.
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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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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
It is happening here in Victoria. Early January blooms are a bit odd.
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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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Luke Kernan @lukekernan.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Yes, you may. Thanks.
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