We rely on a narrative about who we are and what we are up to in order to make the everyday and the big decisions in our lives. But who is the I that writes the story of ourselves and how do we choose the narrative of our life? Are our choices more like reflexes and our decisions illusions? Or do we create both who we are and what we want to do?

We see desires and emotions as private and personal. But from football matches to parliamentary debates emotion can be shared. Have we radically misunderstood the character of these affects? Is emotion necessarily subjective or could it be collective and social with important consequences for social change?