The Unmapped Geography of Breath
Poet, poetry tutor, and GP Emily Wills writes… In September 2019 I had the privilege of being poet in residence…
Symposium on Michael Brady’s “Suffering and Virtue”
The Life of Breath project, University of Bristol Deptartment of Philosophy, and Centre for Health, Humanities & Science are jointly…
‘It’s hard to think without your pants on’: patients as knowers
On Friday 18 October 2019 at Foyles Bookshop in London (Charing Cross Road), Prof Havi Carel delivered a talk ‘It’s…
CANCELLED – Breath in Cinema
11 July 2018, Durham Apologies – cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances Dr Davina Quinlivan (Kingston University), author of The Place…
The Genealogy of Matter in Plotinus, Ennead II.4
11 July 2018, Durham Whilst visiting Durham for our Life of Breath: History, Texts, Contexts conference, Prof. Anthony Long (University…
Phenomenology’s contribution to health and illness
A new book on phenomenology and illness entitled Existential Medicine: Essays on Health and Illness is now out, with a chapter by…
Epistemic Petrification Conference
EPISTEMIC PETRIFICATION CONFERENCE 2-3 July 2018, University of Bristol Location: Wills Physics Laboratory, Room 3.34, Tyndall Avenue, BS8 1TL Organisers: Havi Carel (Bristol), Robbie…
Invisible Suffering: The Experience of Breathlessness (Carel, 2018)
In this book chapter in the volume Atmospheres of Breathing, Prof Carel considers breathlessness from a phenomenological perspective, reframing it…
Respiratory Philosophy
A new book on the philosophy of breathing entitled Atmospheres of Breathing is now out, with a chapter by Life…
Exploring the logic of respiration
Music & Mindful Yoga Therapist Kate Binnie joined Life of Breath as a researcher in January 2018. She writes: I…
The uses and abuses of air (2)
The header shows Capacity by Annie Cattrell, part of the Royal West of England Academy exhibition ‘Air: Visualising the Invisible…
The Restricto-Box: Research without Borders
Life of Breath PhD student Tina Williams writes: The 2017 Research Without Borders Festival showcase exhibition ran at Bristol’s Colston…
The uses and abuses of air (1)
The header shows Ascent of Lunardi’s Balloon from St George’s Fields, London, 1788-90 by J. C. Ibbetson, which will be…
Breathless in Bristol (3)
Please note that audio files of all the talks given at this conference will be available shortly. Life of Breath…
The invisibility of breathlessness: physiology, perceptions and politics
Jane Macnaughton discusses why breathlessness is an invisible symptom, why the people who experience it can be invisible in society and how this is hampering the battle against lung disease.
Phenomenology, anxiety and breath
16-17 March 2016, Bristol This two-day conference will include papers on Thursday from Dylan Trigg (‘The phenomenology of anxiety’), Michael Lewis (‘Breath…
A phenomenology of illness, part 2
Following on from part 1, Life of Breath PI Havi Carel writes: What is breathlessness? This is a seemingly simple…
Breath of Life on Radio Scotland
First broadcast on Good Friday 2016, the Breath of Life radio programme featured our principle investigator Jane Macnaughton in conversation with Anna…
Epistemic Injustice and Illness
Both patients and doctors complain of problems communicating with each other. Senior investigator Havi Carel and Ian Kidd consider the possible roots of this….