Ruud Hendriks

Ruud Hendriks works as a philosopher at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University. His research is focused on the role of arts, embodiment, and materiality in mental health care. He has widely published on clowning in dementia care and autistic spectrum disorders. Ruud was project-leader in the ZonMW project "Beyond autonomy and language" that aimed to develop a disability studies' perspective on dementia.

Ruud Hendriks works as a philosopher at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University. His research is focused on the role of arts, embodiment, and materiality in mental health care. He has widely published on clowning in dementia care and autistic spectrum disorders. Ruud was project-leader in the ZonMW project "Beyond autonomy and language" that aimed to develop a disability studies' perspective on dementia. See less