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Dementia in the media: Goodbye doom and gloom, hello positivity?

In September and October 2022 I had the great honour of hosting focus group discussions with people who have been impacted by dementia in...

Neuro-culture, neoliberalism and dementia

By Chloe Waterman and Felicity Slocombe Introduction This blog has been written after we realised the acute similarity and overlap of two...

Couplehood & co-remembering, the bond of a lifetime together

I have recently come across a body of literature by another PGR called Elin Nilsson at Linköping University in Sweden and it really...

Conversation analysis beginnings – tips and lessons learned

To say time has flown by in the month since my last blog is an understatement! I have spent most of my study time researching what to do...

“Do you remember…”: Studying remembering together using conversation analysis

The title of this month’s blog may sound like the beginning to ‘September’ by Earth, Wind and Fire but it actually has a lot more to do...

What the ethics? Negotiating ethics submissions in dementia research

Submitting an ethics application is a daunting process. There are so many things to consider, and this is multiplied when working with a...

My first in-person event: Experiences and reflections

As a PhD researcher who began studies during the middle of the pandemic, there have not been many, err any, opportunities to meet others...

Introduction to me

I would like to introduce myself, my research, and talk a little about what I plan on blogging in the coming months. I hope my blogs will...

Ethnomethodology & Conversation Analysis Reading Group

I recently put out a tweet appealing to the #EMCA community to provide recommendations for EMCA readings that would be great for me and...

Dementia communication: Advice at odds with evidence?

I am just beginning my PhD research and I am lucky that it features a secondary data set full of video files of people living with...