Sophie K. Rosa — Radical Intimacy

yesterday's keynote >> In a powerful and passionate account of inspiring ideas about alternative ways of living, Sophie K Rosa urges us to use our radical imagination to discover a new form of intimacy to transform our personal lives and, with them, society as a whole. Here, intimacy is not limited to sexual and romantic relationships, but also encompasses mental health, (self-)care, family, kinship, friendship, a home and even death. Or how the most personal is undeniably political. Criticising the ‘wellness’ industry for ignoring rising poverty rates, the crisis in mental health care, and racist and sexist state violence; transcending love and sex under capitalism to evolve towards feminist, decolonial and queer thinking; the question of whether we should abolish the family; questioning the way ageing and death are framed, and much more. Radical Intimacy invites us to take a critical look at normalised practices and behaviours, and then offers alternatives – an antidote of compassion in a callous society. about Sophie K Rosa is a writer and psychoanalyst living in London. She is the author of Radical Intimacy (Pluto, 2023) and writes a psychoanalytic anti-advice column, Red Flags, for Novara Media.