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Two days with Slavoj Zizek in Philadelphia
Courtesy of the Philomathean Society at the University of Pennsylvania
Spring break Kristen
A much needed week off in the middle of a very hectic semester
The most relaxed I’ve felt in ages…
Happy International Women’s Day!
Enjoy a new interview with The Dissenter in Portugal.
A video of my October 2024 Director’s Lecture at the University of Chicago
My interview with Julia Alekseyeva in Jacobin →
Talking about her new book on antifascist cinema from the 1960s
Wonderful event at Hodges Figgis in Dublin last night
What a fun event and lively crowd at Hodges Figgis on Dawson Street in Dublin last night. Thanks so much to Louisa Moss for serving as my interlocutor. A great discussion.
Interview in German in an Austrian feminist magazine →
Lea Susemichel, “Der Fortschritt ist nicht immer linear.” an.schläge – Das feministische Magazin, February 9, 2025
Go Birds!
Praying for Hurts and Barkley tonight!
2025 Reading Challenge: Conversations with Friends
I can now say that I have read every single Sally Rooney novel, something I don’t think I can say for any other living writer today.
2025 Reading challenge: Orbital by Samantha Harvey
I tore through this one in no time, but it is more of a prose poem than a novel. It is beautifully written and thoughtful, but there is essentially no plot and no one really changes from the beginning to the end of the book. An excellent example of literary fiction, but not everyone’s cup of tea. I like this kind of book if I want to feel elite and smart, but usually I like my fiction to tell a good story. I guess I’m a bit old fashioned that way. Or maybe I just prefer non-fiction and only dip into fiction when I want to be entertained.
Happy to be recognized by the Daily Pennsylvanian as one of five professors "everyone should know" →
First book of 2025: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
I adored this book, brought to me straight from Dublin by my daughter who was home for the holidays. Such a beautiful rumination on mortality and what it means to lead a life worth living.
Cover of the Korean translation of Red Valkyries
This is the cover design for the forthcoming Korean translation for Red Valkyries
My mood for 2025
Le Monde article now available in Spanish, Esperanto, Farsi, and Bulgarian
In addition to the French and English versions of my article on the gaslighting of Eastern Europe, there are now new translations in Spanish, Esperanto, Farsi, Bulgarian and one forthcoming in Dutch. I love publishing with Le Monde Diplomatique because of its international reach. This is also my first article in Esperanto (that I know of).
Conferencing at ASEEES in Boston
I was so delighted to support my brilliant friend, the anthropologist, Tanja Petrovic, on the panel celebrating her new book: Utopia of the Uniform.
Article in The New Republic - How to do internal emigration right! →
“How to do escapism in the Trump era,” The New Republic, November 19, 2024
Refamulating podcast features Everyday Utopia →
New podcast about Everyday Utopia! “Reframing the American Dream, Part I” Refamulating podcast with Julia Winston, November 12, 2024
The Other Great Depression →
My article for Le Monde Diplomatique now online in English
