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Becky Millar @bexmillar.bsky.social · 11d

It was so lovely to see you ❤

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Lucy Osler @lucyosler.bsky.social · 12d

Absolute peak academia at our sad philosophy workshop! The cosiest and kindest contemplation of exbots & heartbreak, grief & negative relations, and AI psychosis that you could wish for. Thanks @bexmillar.bsky.social, @lopezcantero.bsky.social & our lovely participants 🖤

hope we can do a part 2 👀

B&W photo of Pilar Lopez-Cantero presenting, with Becky Millar

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Becky Millar @bexmillar.bsky.social · 12d

This is today! Please do come along if you're in Cardiff.

Cardiff Philosophy @cardiffphilosophy.bsky.social · 23d

#philsky

A Sad Philosophy Workshop

GRIEF, HEARTBREAK, & HALLUCINATIONS

Pilar Lopez-Cantero (Antwerp)
Becky Millar (Cardiff)
Lucy Osler (Exeter)

13:30-17:30, Friday 26 September

1.57 John Percival Building
Cardiff University

Free! All welcome!

Register here: bit.ly/CdfGHH#philsky

Poster has image of a tearful cyborg woman and the same text as in this post.

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Becky Millar @bexmillar.bsky.social · 23d

Please join me, @lucyosler.bsky.social, and @lopezcantero.bsky.social for our Sad Philosophy Workshop next Friday! Sign up info below.

Cardiff Philosophy @cardiffphilosophy.bsky.social · 23d

#philsky

A Sad Philosophy Workshop

GRIEF, HEARTBREAK, & HALLUCINATIONS

Pilar Lopez-Cantero (Antwerp)
Becky Millar (Cardiff)
Lucy Osler (Exeter)

13:30-17:30, Friday 26 September

1.57 John Percival Building
Cardiff University

Free! All welcome!

Register here: bit.ly/CdfGHH#philsky

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Philosophy of Grief and Loss at York @griefyork.bsky.social · May 4

✨Announcing Picturing Grief: a collaborative project with
Projecting Grief✨

Projecting Grief have produced a series of images to raise awareness of our Grief Survey: a rich searchable database of first-person testimonies of grief. (1/2)

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Dr Louise Richardson-Self @lvself.bsky.social · Apr 22

So excited to see @bexmillar.bsky.social at the Narrative and Beyond workshop at Macquarie University today!!

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Becky Millar @bexmillar.bsky.social · Mar 13

I'm extremely excited to be speaking at this workshop! If you're in the Sydney area, please do come along.

Regina Fabry @reginafabry.bsky.social · Mar 13

You are cordially invited to register for an in-person workshop titled “Narratives and Beyond: Negotiating Experiences through Imaginative Practices,” which takes place at Macquarie University, Sydney on 22 and 23 April 2025. #philsky sites.google.com/view/narrati... 1/4

Narrative and Beyond

Throughout cultural history, human agents have engaged in imaginative practices of meaning-making to negotiate their experiences of loss, disruption, and alienation. From storytelling to painting, fro...

sites.google.com

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Becky Millar @bexmillar.bsky.social · Jan 11

I was interviewed about my research on animal grief for this BBC Future article, out today. Check it out! www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Why some animals appear to mourn their dead

Grief has long thought to be a human trait, but other animals – from killer whales to crows – also appear to suffer loss when a companion dies.

www.bbc.com

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Dr Louise Richardson-Self @lvself.bsky.social · Nov 29

Register here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/online-dig...

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Becky Millar @bexmillar.bsky.social · Dec 3

I had a great time talking at this event this evening! Thanks to the lovely Cardiff and Swansea philosophy societies for facilitating it.

Lucy Osler @lucyosler.bsky.social · Dec 3

Lovely evening hosted by Cardiff and Swansea’s philosophical societies with Paddy McQueen and @bexmillar.bsky.social discussing the question of whether we should grieve forever 💔

#philosophy #philsky

Becky Millar presenting a slide entitled ‘what has gone wrong?’ In a wood panelled room

A photo of Paddy McQueen presenting in a wood panelled room

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Becky Millar @bexmillar.bsky.social · Nov 30

I thought it was time! Hope you're well, Keith!

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