Workshop facilitator and researcher exploring the sociology of feelings, desires, and emotions.
My main interest is in the intersection between feelings and broader social and political conditions, see projects page. This has led me in many directions, including:
I have spent time living in Buddhist communities and organised retreats within Triratna Buddhism on meditation and ecology. In 2024, I was involved in setting up a "Transforming Self and World" group at the London Buddhist Centre which involves regular public events on the applicability of Buddhist teachings to current social and political issues.
I am interested in the processes through which discourses of optimisation, efficiency, and productivity are culturally mobilised to justify harmful and high-risk technological developments. I have recently written about the dangers of transitioning to a digital cashless economy.
I am passionate about accessible, participatory and non-hierarchical forms of learning. I work at Kairos Counter-Club and am a member of the organising committee for AntiUniversity.
I recently co-designed an immersive digital accessibility workshop for LSE staff and academics at the Eden Centre for Education Enhancement, and ran a series of workshops on understanding sight loss through an intersectional lens in my previous role as Campaigns Officer at the Royal National Institute of Blind People.
I am drawn to alternative forms of community living and have lived and volunteered at various communities, co-housing projects, and ecovillages in the UK and Europe. The use of non-violent communication in communities is a particular interest.