Based on the provided collection, only one document features the work of Gail Simon. The vast majority of the documents in this collection are authored by or analyze the work of Herbert A. Simon (a Nobel laureate known for his work in economics, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence).
The specific document featuring Gail Simon is:
• “Simon - Panmorphic crisis.pdf”[1]
Details on Gail Simon’s Work
This document contains an article titled “Panmorphic Crisis: Cultural Rupture and Systemic Change,” published in Murmurations: Journal of Transformative Systemic Practice (Winter 2021)[1]. The text outlines her work in the following areas:
• Systemic Practice and Crisis: The article discusses “panmorphic crisis,” asking how systemic therapy and training must evolve to address global disruptions, such as the pandemic, climate crisis, and social inequality[1][2]. She argues against a “return to normal,” suggesting instead a “transmaterial re-construction of everyday life”[2].
• Decolonization and Depathologization: Her work emphasizes the need to “decolonise and depathologise” systemic theory and practice. She challenges the field to recognize how it may reproduce the biases of dominant cultures (e.g., white, heteronormative, cisgendered)[3][4].
• Concepts: She introduces or elaborates on concepts such as “Systemic Liminality” (a state of suspension and negotiation in therapy)[5][6] and “Stolpersteine” (stumbling blocks), a metaphor borrowed from a post-Holocaust project to describe conceptual interventions that keep consciousness of history and prejudice alive[7].
Other Works and Roles ListedThe document also lists other works and professional roles associated with Gail Simon:
• Books:A Wild Impatience: Critical Systemic Practice and Research (2020)[8].
• Articles:
◦ “Incitement to Riot? Individual Identity and Group Membership: Some Reflections on the Politics of a Post-Modernist Therapy” (1998/2020)[9][10]. ◦ “Transmaterial Worlding. Beyond Human Systems” (co-authored with Leah K. Salter, 2019)[10]. • Roles: She is listed as the Founding Editor of Murmurations: Journal of Transformative Systemic Practice, a co-founder of The Pink Practice (a therapy practice for LGBTQ+ communities in London), and Director of Relational Possibilities in Practice and Research at FLIP LAB, Lenticular Futures[8].
References
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