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		<title>Anne Dufourmantelle&#8217;s &#8220;Power of Gentleness: Meditations on the Risk of Living&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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. “Gentleness does not belong...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Discipline of Hosting and Participating in Reading Groups</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davood Gozli]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why I Started an Online Reading Group on Philosophy &#038; Literature</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davood Gozli]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 18:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;t change. If anything, it came more into focus....]]></description>
		
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		<title>My &#8220;Top 10&#8221; Books of 2024</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davood Gozli]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2024 22:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Inspired by a friend&#8217;s tweet, I decided to reflect on what I read during 2024 and make my own list of favourite reads of the year. I&#8217;m dividing the list into fiction and nonfiction, and because I have a stronger affinity, in general, for literary fiction—in the spirit of delaying whatever offers the most gratification—let...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Scenes of Clerical Life: Reading George Eliot’s Short Stories – June to August 2024</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davood Gozli]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 02:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following our discussions on Albert Camus’ Exile and the Kingdom, we will turn our attention to George Eliot&#8217;s Scenes of Clerical Life. We will have a series of six sessions, two sessions dedicated to each of Eliot&#8217;s short stories, from June 22nd to July 27th. Here is the plan: Story 1. “The Sad Fortunes Of...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Exile and the Kingdom: Reading Albert Camus&#8217; Short Stories (May &#038; June 2024)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davood Gozli]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2024 01:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Announcing the book and schedule of our reading group (Davood's book club) for May and June 2024. We'll be reading Exile and the Kingdom by Albert Camus (translated by Carol Cosman).]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Evolution of a Collaborative Reading Community</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davood Gozli]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 21:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A unique reading group, started by a PhD holder in psychology and YouTuber, breaks the mold of typical book clubs. This post describes the group's laid-back approach to discussing a wide range of texts, emphasizing open dialogue, philosophical pluralism, connection to everyday life, and personal perspectives. Find out what makes these discussions so engaging, and get a sneak peek at their future plans.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Forthcoming Group Discussions: Deconstruction &#038; Pragmatism</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davood Gozli]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 04:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have selected the next book for our Saturday reading group, which we will begin in January: Deconstruction &#38; Pragmatism. I&#8217;ve chosen it for several reasons. This book is an excellent choice for both new and existing members. It&#8217;s an exciting next step following our recent discussions on Understanding Poststructuralism, and stands out for being...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Reading Together Umberto Eco&#8217;s _Inventing the Enemy &#038; Other Occasional Writings_</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Davood Gozli]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2022 01:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over a period of five months, we read this collection of &#8220;occasional writings&#8221; by Umberto Eco (translated to English by Richard Dixon). Today was the final session, where we discussed Eco&#8217;s short essay on Wikileaks. Discussing this collection together with our small group has been the longest and best-sustained group project, thus far, associated with...]]></description>
		
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