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Luke Kernan

@lukekernan

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

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My PhD thesis, "Re-worlding the Self in Graphic Narratives—A Case Study of Sense, Affect, and Mad-Centered Knowledges of Psychosis" (2024), is DLable at @UVicLib. I illustrated "Eleven Strings of Madness" (2021) below during an arts-based workshop. Link - hdl.handle.net/1828/20464

lukekernan's tweet image. My PhD thesis, "Re-worlding the Self in Graphic Narratives—A Case Study of Sense, Affect, and Mad-Centered Knowledges of Psychosis" (2024), is DLable at @UVicLib. I illustrated "Eleven Strings of Madness" (2021) below during an arts-based workshop.

Link - hdl.handle.net/1828/20464

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Absolutely love this cover. Stunning work, @_TamaraWinter @stripepress @stewartbrand.

marvinvista's tweet image. Absolutely love this cover. Stunning work, @_TamaraWinter @stripepress @stewartbrand.

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‘Then I came back from where I'd been My room, it looked the same But there was nothing left between The nameless and the name.’ L. Cohen

“The unconscious is fundamentally structured, woven, chained, meshed, by language. And not only does the signifier play as big a role there as the signified does, but it plays the fundamental role. In fact, what characterises language is the system of signifiers as such. ...

lacancircle's tweet image. “The unconscious is fundamentally structured, woven, chained, meshed, by language. 

And not only does the signifier play as big a role there as the signified does, but it plays the fundamental role. 

In fact, what characterises language is the system of signifiers as such. ...


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I wasn’t made for anything fleeting.. my love is carved into the bones of things


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"History is best told as a story of organised crime ... It is one group creating a monopoly on resources through the use of violence over a certain territory and population.” theguardian.com/environment/20…

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‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse

An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished


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Your heart has 40,000 neurons. It's not just a pump. It's a brain. Listen to it.


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I wrote an essay for @TheFP about how and why I got rid of my computer. Bottom line: it was an excellent decision, everything has gone smoothly, my life is way better now, and you should join me on the other side. thefp.com/p/could-you-li…


“These are the times in life — when nothing happens — but in quietness the soul expands.” Repost: @brainpickings mailchi.mp/themarginalian…

lukekernan's tweet image. “These are the times in life — when nothing happens — but in quietness the soul expands.”

Repost: @brainpickings

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Just because you can feel someone's pain, doesn't mean you have to fix it. A little thought I had added to a picture I painted 💜

susiemcbeth's tweet image. Just because you can feel someone's pain, doesn't mean you have to fix it. 

A little thought I had added to a picture I painted 💜

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Academic articles may pay nothing and take years to publish but at least they're read by virtually no one


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So much gratitude to @menshealthfdn for providing a platform for Danny to share his story about how Foundry supported him in his wellness journey! Read the interview below and watch his awesome breakdancing skills 🤩

When Danny connected with @FoundryBC’s Work & Education program, he expected career guidance. What he got was something far more meaningful — his voice. Learn more about Danny's story and how he built his confidence and community at dcm.tips/3SClvI1



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Few horizontals from last night. Was fairly diffuse for awhile then they danced like crazy. #aurora

attila_thefun's tweet image. Few horizontals from last night.  Was fairly diffuse for awhile then they danced like crazy.  #aurora
attila_thefun's tweet image. Few horizontals from last night.  Was fairly diffuse for awhile then they danced like crazy.  #aurora
attila_thefun's tweet image. Few horizontals from last night.  Was fairly diffuse for awhile then they danced like crazy.  #aurora

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The thing I want and love in art is life force -- experience is very nice too, but if you don't have that yet (too young) it's life force


The Unquiet Minds: Youth Anthology of Art and Poetry (2022) will be added to the @gvpl'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. facebook.com/unquietmindspr…

lukekernan's tweet image. The Unquiet Minds: Youth Anthology of Art and Poetry (2022) will be added to the @gvpl'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.

facebook.com/unquietmindspr…

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A photo I made about missing someone you once loved

samanthacavet's tweet image. A photo I made about missing someone you once loved

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Coercion in Psychiatric Wards Tied to Worse Recovery, Spanish Study Finds Spanish study finds that restraints, seclusion, and forced drugs predict trauma, poorer functioning, and higher readmission rates. By Laura López-Aybar madinamerica.com/2025/05/coerci…


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Thanks, @EASAinfo, for the tweet. You guys really know how to throw a party. I am looking forward to EASA 2026.

In the current issue of @Anthropologica_ Vol. 66 No. 2 (2024): Sounding the alarm 📚 Book Review 📚 The Trauma Mantras: A Memoir in Prose Poems, by Adrie Kusserow @lukekernan @uvic buff.ly/7ZxeFad

EASAinfo's tweet image. In the current issue of @Anthropologica_ Vol. 66 No. 2 (2024): Sounding the alarm   
📚 Book Review 📚
The Trauma Mantras: A Memoir in Prose Poems, by Adrie Kusserow
@lukekernan
@uvic
buff.ly/7ZxeFad


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To Lay Sun Into A Forest- Poems About Grief. #PublicationDay ! Please find out how to order this book here: sidhe-press.eu/books/to-lay-s… #Poems #Grief #CNF #Loss All proceeds go to @sameerproject, please share!

SidhePress's tweet image. To Lay Sun Into A Forest- Poems About Grief. #PublicationDay ! Please find out how to order this book here: sidhe-press.eu/books/to-lay-s…  #Poems #Grief #CNF #Loss
All proceeds go to @sameerproject, please share!

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