I have joined Theory & Psychology as the Book Review Editor. Alongside titles proposed by authors, publishers, and reviewers, I will occasionally curate a list of books I would like to see reviewed in the journal. Below is my current list. Get in touch if you’re interested in writing a review of any of the…
To Peer: Looking and Forms of Relationship
In the past couple of days, I ran into several instances of the verb “peer” (meaning to look closely, intently, or with care). Can’t we also hear this older verb alongside the now more common noun? (i.e., a peer is an equal) To peer, then, becomes an act of looking that brings something (or someone)…
Anne Dufourmantelle’s “Power of Gentleness: Meditations on the Risk of Living”
Power of Gentleness: Meditations on the Risk of Living by Anne Dufourmantelle, translated by Katherine Payne and Vincent Sallé The following quotations are meant to offer a small sample of the book. Not included are Dufourmantelle’s discussions of sensuality (with multiple chapters devoted to “Sensory Celebration”), trauma, animality, and psychoanalytic practice. Toward the end of…
The Discipline of Hosting and Participating in Reading Groups
Reflections on organizing online reading groups What I want to share here are some reflections on what actually sustains a reading group, whether it is an online reading group, a philosophy book club, or a small virtual literature discussion. Not inspiration, not intensity, but the quiet and steady discipline behind it. I have been hosting…
Why I Started an Online Reading Group on Philosophy & Literature
When I left academia in 2021, I didn’t stop reading. What I left behind was a particular institutional form of engaging with texts, which often felt closed off, competitive, and inaccessible to anyone outside the university. But my love for reading, thinking, and discussing with others didn’t change. If anything, it came more into focus….