The Centre for Health Humanities and Science (CHHS) and the Wellcome Trust-funded project Epistemic Injustice in Healthcare (EPIC) invite postgraduate and early career researchers to participate in a multidisciplinary workshop exploring the role of trust and the affective dimensions of health and healthcare. The workshop will reflect on the impact of these factors on epistemic injustice—specifically their ability to both produce and alleviate it—and consider how clinical encounters are shaped by them.
The workshop is open to all attendees; however, presentation slots are reserved for postgraduate and early career researchers. Topics may include (but are not limited to):
• Trust, touch, and consent in clinical encounters
• Bodily trust and distrust
• Felt versus actual vulnerability
• Epistemic and affective barriers to communication
• Professional norms and power hierarchies
• Affective atmospheres in healthcare environments
• Verbal and non-verbal communication in healthcare
• The role of trust in diagnosis and treatment
• Institutional trust and distrust
We will be joined by keynote speaker and EPIC Principal Investigator, Professor Havi Carel (Department of Philosophy, University of Bristol), who will give a talk followed by a Q&A.
Format: Hybrid
Contact: kathryn.body@bristol.ac.uk