We had the last of this year's Critical Physiotherapy seminars last week. Below you'll find the audio recording from the meeting. Later this week I'll post some of the results from our recent 30DoS campaign. But I can tell you that the most popular activity for the group was the Critical Physiotherapy Course, so look for some more announcements about this soon. We're also hoping to have all of the recordings from this year available as a set shortly. We'll then be able to build up a library of talks and resources that you can access anytime. Thanks to everyone who participated during the year, especially the speakers, who gave their time freely, and were exceptionally … [Read more...] about Critical Physiotherapy Course summary session resources
Recapping this year’s online Critical Physiotherapy Course
Online Thursday 24th / Friday 25th October (see below for specific times in your region). We wanted to end the year with a review of this year's course, so all of this year's course leaders are back - barring Patty, who has a big research funding meeting - to review their material from this year and to begin a conversation about where to in 2020. We're really keen to hear what you've found useful and interesting, and also what you'd like us to focus on next year. So if you can come along and take part, we'd love to host you for our end-of-year party. As always, the session is free, all you need to do is click on the link below at the time of the meeting to listen … [Read more...] about Recapping this year’s online Critical Physiotherapy Course
Resources for 7th Critical Physiotherapy Course
Here you can find all of the resources for the 7th critical physiotherapy course given by Filip Maric on the Fundamental violence of physiotherapy. Link to the presentation slides for the talk. … [Read more...] about Resources for 7th Critical Physiotherapy Course
The 7th and final Critical Physiotherapy Course of the year is THIS WEEK
Filip Maric will be talking about The fundamental violence of physiotherapy The session is free to join, just use this link at the time shown above: https://aut.zoom.us/j/622770935 Abstract This online session builds on the eponymous article and will discuss ‘The fundamental violence of physiotherapy: Emmanuel Levinas’s critique of ontology and its implications for physiotherapy theory and practice’ (Maric & Nicholls, in review). Ontology and epistemology are generally thought to be the fundamental building blocks of any theory and practice. Levinas’s critique acutely highlights a significant problem that underpins both of these areas of philosophical inquiry and their … [Read more...] about The 7th and final Critical Physiotherapy Course of the year is THIS WEEK
The 7th and final talk in this year’s Critical Physiotherapy Course is next week
The Fundamental Violence of Physiotherapy with Filip Maric Zoom link for the meeting: https://aut.zoom.us/j/622770935 Abstract This online session builds on the eponymous article and will discuss The fundamental violence of physiotherapy: Emmanuel Levinas’s critique of ontology and its implications for physiotherapy theory and practice. Ontology and epistemology are generally thought to be the fundamental building blocks of any theory and practice. Levinas’s critique acutely highlights a significant problem that underpins both of these areas of philosophical inquiry and their understanding and positioning as fundamental. Applied to physiotherapy, this critique … [Read more...] about The 7th and final talk in this year’s Critical Physiotherapy Course is next week
Resources for Hazel Horobin’s session on Identity
Hazel Horobin presented the 6th Critical Physiotherapy Course session on 'Symbolic meanings in physiotherapy'. Here you can find links to Hazel's: … [Read more...] about Resources for Hazel Horobin’s session on Identity
6th free Critical Physiotherapy Course – next week
Identity Theories: Structure and Agency in Physiotherapy Practice with Hazel Horobin Zoom link for the meeting: https://aut.zoom.us/j/498232698 In this presentation, I will use the theories by Jenkins (2014) and Foucault (1988) to explore how an individual’s identity is socially constructed and I outline how Gauntlett understands the way in which identities are expressed. Through an appreciation of the difficulties of capturing the fleeting identities these views generate, an alternative term is proposed - ‘identifications’ which represents these more contemporary considerations of ‘self’ more rigorously (Bauman, 2013). I then go on to explore the impact of social context on … [Read more...] about 6th free Critical Physiotherapy Course – next week