A discussion of the powerful Platonic love in Kelly Reichardt’sfilm, Wendy and Lucy, as a poignant instance of contemporary “creaturely love” (as under siege by the forces of neoliberalism).
A discussion of the famous photo of Salome playfully whipping Nietzsche, pretending to be a horse. And unpacking the animalistic subtext of their amorous relationship.
A discussion of the incessant visibility and circulation of the animal online, and what this says about our desire for creatures (or critters) in our all-too-human modern lives.
A discussion of Ovid’s seminal work, which proposes a far more fluid ontology concerning species-being than we have today, and thus helps us see creaturely love far more clearly.