Dr S.L. van Schuppen (Linde)

My research combines (cognitive) linguistics and narrative theory with philosophy of mind and psychiatry. My recent projects are about the way in which different perspectives are presented in spoken or written stories, with a specific focus on narratives about extraordinary (radically subjective) experiences. During my PhD, I studied the narratives of people with a schizophrenia diagnosis.

My current research is about experiential knowledge in mental health care: do psychiatric experiences result in a knowledge that cannot be obtained through conversations or books? And how can we best characterize the value of that knowledge?

In addition, I study stories of loss and the way in which people experience a continuing bond to deceased loved ones.

In addition to my research, I teach courses on the philosophy of science, the philosophy of psychiatry, neurophilosophy and narrative theory.