Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
I am Professor of Medical & Health Humanities: my expertise involves philosophy of the body, philosophical anthropology, medical anthropology and cultural analysis. My research focuses on issues of embodiment in art, expression and contemporary medical practices.
Career
2011-2016: Associate Professor, Department Health, Ethics and Society, Maastricht University
2010-2011: Assistant Professor, Department Health, Ethics and Society, Maastricht University
2008-2010: Post-doc researcher, Department Health, Ethics and Society, Maastricht University
2004-2010: Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Tilburg University
2002-2004: Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Amsterdam.
2001-2006: Post-doc researcher (project "The Mediated Body"), Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University
2001-2002: Lecturer Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University
1999-2001: Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Amsterdam
1997 Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Amsterdam
Current courses
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External positions
Chair Jury Hypatia Prize 2026 (Society for Women* in Philosophy Nederland en Vlaanderen (SW*IP-NL))
1 Dec 2025 → 30 Sept 2026
Member advisory group Innovations for Health (Rathenau Instituut)
17 Nov 2025 → 31 Dec 2026
Vidi committee SSH-FHR (NWO)
4 Nov 2025 → 1 Sept 2026
Accreditation MA Healthcare Humanities Radboud UMC (NVAO)
18 Aug 2025 → 30 Sept 2025
Programme assessment LAS Netherlands (Academion)
18 Apr 2024 → 14 Jun 2024
Vidi-commissie SGW 2023 | FHR (NWO)
1 Nov 2023 → 31 Oct 2024
Evaluation committee NWO-NWA (NWO)
27 Sept 2021 → 1 Mar 2022
Supervisory board member endowed chair Professor Jos Swanenberg (Erfgoed Brabant)
15 Sept 2020 → …
Ambassador (DesignLab University Twente)
1 Apr 2020 → 24 Nov 2020
VIDI committee social sciences and humanities (NWO)
3 Oct 2019 → 1 Oct 2020
Search committee professor of Health ethics (Radboud UMC)
19 Aug 2019 → 31 Dec 2019
Research evaluatien Humanities (Universiteit Antwerpen: Leescommissie Humane wtenschappen)
1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2021
Member evaluation committee ASCA, RMeS, NICA and OSL/Faculty of Humanities (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
15 Nov 2018 → 14 Dec 2018
Search committee, vacancy bio-ethics ZAP (Universiteit Antwerpen)
20 Apr 2018 → 31 May 2018
Ondersteuning crowdfunding/bijdrage boek (Proud Breast)
20 Feb 2018 → 1 Mar 2020
Chair (Vereniging Filosofie en Geneeskunde)
1 Dec 2017 → 1 Nov 2020
Keywords
- Identity
- Feminism
- Hermeneutics
- Body Image
- Narrative Analysis
- Foucault
- Cultural Differences
- Corporality
- Philosophical Anthropology
- Merleau-Ponty, Maurice (1908-1961)
- Phenomenology
- Philosophy
- Nancy, Jean-Luc (1940-)
- Health
- Cosmetic Surgery
- Ethics
- Health Care
- Medical Ethics
- Care
- Disability
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Language-games in live mindfulness-based stress reduction: a philosophy of language analysis of participant-trainer dialogue
van den Bold, I., de Haan, S. & Slatman, J., 17 Mar 2026, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 17, p. 1660807 13 p., 1660807.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Researching body perception: Toward an integration of quantitative and qualitative interdisciplinary approaches to address the multiplicity of bodily experiences
Roel Lesur, M., Turmo Vidal, L., Longo, M. R., Slatman, J., Väljamäe, A. & Tajadura-Jiménez, A., Jan 2026, In: Psychophysiology. 63, 1, p. e70234 16 p., e70234.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The “making up” of mad women in literature: Pathologization of female unreliable narrators in domestic noir novels
van de Ven, I. & Slatman, J., Aug 2026, In: Philosophies. 11, 4, 16 p., 106.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Tout passe: Breathing through interactive digital art
Slatman, J., Feb 2026, In: Diggit Magazine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Epistemic (in)justice in self-monitoring platforms for mental health
Ossewaarde-Lowtoo, R., Broer, T., Krahmer, E., Meyers, G., Slatman, J. & Zegveld, C., 27 Jun 2025, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Scientific
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Boeklancering "Autisme en Neurodiversiteit. Een andere manier van zien" door Dr. Ir. Jo Bervoets
Jacobs, H. (Contributor), Bervoets, J. (Contributor) & Slatman, J. (Contributor)
18 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course etc. › Professional
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Nieuwe Lichamelijkheid
Slatman, J. (Speaker)
26 May 2025 → 30 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
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Nieuwe Lichamelijkheid.
Slatman, J. (Speaker)
22 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Popular
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When your body does not fit in the world
Slatman, J. (Speaker)
14 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Ziekte als Muze
Slatman, J. (Speaker)
10 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Making Workplaces Work for Neurodivergent Employees
Jacobs, H. (Principal Investigator), Slatman, J. (Co-Investigator) & Bervoets, J. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/26 → 30/09/27
Project: Research project
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A Never-Ending Story: An Empirical-Philosophical Study of Chronic Illness Experiences
Slatman, J. (Principal Investigator) & van Hout, F. (Researcher)
30/09/23 → 14/02/29
Project: Research project
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V-LF-Spiro3D: Low-field 3D magnetic resonance spirometry for advanced regional exploration of respiratory diseases
Slatman, J. (Principal Investigator) & Groenevelt, I. (Researcher)
1/04/23 → 31/03/27
Project: Research project
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Age and Existence: An Empirical-Philosophical Investigation of Late Life
Slatman, J. (Principal Investigator) & Eilenberger, H.-G. (AIO)
2/09/19 → 31/08/24
Project: Research project
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Mind the Body: Rethinking Embodiment in Healthcare
Slatman, J. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/17 → 29/02/24
Project: Research project
Press/Media
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Hypatiaprijs voor intersectionele blik op lichamelijkheid
21/05/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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Boekrecensie: Ontsnappen aan de cartesiaanse crisis in de zorg
10/04/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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