Tuesday 7th April - 05:20 PM BST
Love and Sex in the Marketplace
Romance is a Social Practice
Romance, desire, and sex have never been able to escape societal factors or the economic market. So what is love if it is always shaped by these worldly considerations so far from the classically romantic? Love is neither solely metaphysical nor biological instinct, argues philosopher and author of What Love Is: And What It Could Be, Carrie Jenkins.
Join the IAI Live Opening Interview with Jenkins for a groundbreaking account of love as a social practice. Jenkins explores how cultural scripts shape intimacy and desire, and how we should therefore rethink the stigma of sex work.
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Carrie Jenkins
Carrie Jenkins argues that romantic love is both biological and socially shaped, challenging views that treat it as purely natural or purely cultural. Her work explores polyamory, relationship norms, self-knowledge, and how imagination shapes intimate life.
