Isabelle Galichon

Isabelle Galichon serves as Associate Researcher at UR Plurielles, University of Bordeaux Montaigne, and coordinates the multi-institutional Chair of Narrative Medicine since 2023. This collaborative initiative involves CHU Bordeaux, University of Bordeaux, University of Bordeaux Montaigne, GHIU Paris-Neurosciences Hospital's Philosophy Chair, and FBU.

Galichon holds a doctorate in French-speaking and comparative literature. Her academic trajectory demonstrates a deliberate shift from literary theory to medical humanities, maintaining philosophical rigor while addressing clinical applications.

Her research pioneers an ethical framework for narrative medicine, analyzing self-narratives through Michel Foucault's concepts of self-practices. The 2018 monograph 'Le récit de soi' established her Foucault-inspired methodology, which she now implements in healthcare settings through Bordeaux's Narrative Medicine Chair. This work uniquely bridges literary analysis, philosophical ethics, and clinical practice by treating patient storytelling as emancipatory practice rather than diagnostic tool.

As Chair coordinator, Galichon leads interdisciplinary teams developing narrative medicine curricula and clinical protocols across Bordeaux's healthcare institutions. The initiative fosters collaboration between literary scholars, philosophers, clinicians, and hospital administrators to transform how medical systems engage with patient narratives.