CURRENT MISSION

Deconstructing the Nation-State

ABOUT ME

I live in Chicago and I love it.

PHILOSOPHY

Knowledge is for cutting.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Have had the good luck of finding sublets via the invaluable CS. Hosted a few folks in Cairo, and looking forward to hosting a few more.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

all excellent ones. Lovely convos, beer-drinkin', etc.

Interests

Cats, Feminism, Critical Theory, Revolution, Laughin', Dancin'

• cats
• singing
• womens rights
• beer
• coffee

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Right now I am slogging through Foucault's lectures at the College de France, and I hope that this won't make my brain explode. My favorite books ever include Cairo, The City Victorious (Max Rodenbeck), The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing) and Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace). Hannah Arendt, Benedict Anderson and Giorgio Agamben often compete for my spare attention.

Movies:
Tommy Wiseau's The Room, Woody Allen's Manhattan, and Jean Luc Godard's Un Femme est Un Femme.

Music:
The Beach Boys, The Velvet Underground, The Smiths, Bikini Kill, R. Kelly, Dolly Parton

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My cat fell four storeys... AND LIVED.

Teach, Learn, Share

I don't know if I can teach anything but I sure talk a lot about refugees and the nation-state. I am also very good at parlor games and singing on-key. I make an excellent cup of coffee.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, United States

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