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Welcome to Fabien Littel's personal site and blog


Fostering inclusive discussions through dialogic storytelling workshops
The purpose of this article is to provide some information about the background, rationale and design of dialogic storytelling workshops.
Feb 65 min read


2024 - Where have I been??
It's December, Spotify's Wrapped has dropped*, so it has got to be the right time to take a moment and look back at the year that passed....
Dec 12, 20245 min read

My research in three minutes - my entry video to the 3-Minute Thesis competition
This is my entry to the Three Minute Thesis competition where I present my research on oil and gas employees' perspectives on climate change
Apr 27, 20241 min read


PhD research update: Oil and gas industry employees' construction as ethical subjects
This is an update on the research project concerning oil and gas industry employees' perspectives on climate change, as part of my PhD.
Apr 1, 20249 min read


"Queers for Palestine" - The moral dilemma of intersecting identities
Why is there a perceived inherent contradiction in the "Queers for Palestine" movement, and is this justified?
Mar 11, 20244 min read


Two years on, taking stock on the ever evolving moral conflict in UK Defence
What started out as a routine dog walk led me to an insightful reflexive experience about my own "moral journey" over the past couple of...
Feb 5, 20244 min read


My first year as a PhD student in six songs
It is hard to believe that I already find myself in a position to reflect on my first year as a full-time PhD student. Time does indeed...
Aug 17, 20237 min read


Greenwashing, rainbow-washing or just existing? LGBTQ+ in the oil and gas industry
We live in complex times (haven't we always, I hear you argue...). The IPCC has reminded us again in their most recent report that we...
Jun 28, 20236 min read


May 17, 20230 min read


Prozac, therapy, and Eurovision: 5 reasons why embracing the song contest is good for you
This year's Eurovision Song Contest's grand final takes place just before the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. Coincidence? Well,...
May 9, 20235 min read


"I was young, I needed the money" - on early career decision-making
What first motivated you to take up a job in your organisation or industry? It's a simple question I have asked as part of my research,...
Apr 15, 20235 min read


LGBT History Month: Growing up in a world in which you don't exist
February is LGBT history month, when traditionally we take the opportunity to look back at the history of the LGBT movement, key figures...
Feb 27, 20237 min read


What's in a word: Proud
Are you proud of what you do for a living? Are you proud of where you work? (Should you be?) Are you proud of who you are, as a person?...
Feb 22, 20236 min read


Overthinking or thinking it over? Is there a good side to rumination?
Rumination, besides its original meaning related to animal digestion, is traditionally related to depression, and refers to the act of...
Jan 23, 20234 min read


Introducing my PhD topic: Environmental consciousness and moral reasoning in the oil & gas industry
Artwork: Dan Rawlings / Photography: Mark Bickerdike After starting my PhD with the University of Southampton last September, I am now in...
Jan 4, 20234 min read


2022 review - Chasing dreams in a nightmarish landscape
A year ago, 2022 was just around the corner, much anticipated and with a lot of expectations to live up to. After two years of hardship,...
Dec 14, 20227 min read


What is moral disengagement? An explanatory video
"How do people do harm and live with themselves" (Bandura, 2016) Bandura's book's subtitle is quite self-explanatory when it comes to...
Dec 13, 20221 min read


Moral location, location, location - on thinking about your (and others') position
Why, as I worked on my MSc research, did I keep picturing a cowboy on horseback looking down from a hilltop? Why that picture exactly...
Dec 6, 20223 min read


How to support your LGBTQ+ friends and colleagues during the World Cup (and Why)
An email exchange yesterday, with what started as a passing comment about views and perceptions on the upcoming World Cup made me realise...
Nov 16, 20224 min read


Experiences of moral conflict in the Defence industry: Interview insights
As part of my recently completed MSc in Organisational Psychology, I conducted a research project, for which I decided to study how...
Nov 13, 20229 min read
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