Against Innocence

Unravelling the myth of the depoliticized child

1.  In my early twenties, I was captivated by the idea that creative processes can return us to the boundless dreamscapes of our childhood. Only back then, I thought, could we afford to experience the world somatically. Not yet captured by social conventions, our bodies had the potential to become everything. ...
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Against Innocence

When Is It Time to Leave?

In her new novel, Overstaying, Ariane Koch plays with the comforts of home

The places we’ve lived are sites of memory, places we can revisit time and again without using a door. I’ve often gone back and visited the home I grew up in, though I haven’t set foot inside since my family left it three decades ago. Instead, I can feel the ...
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When Is It Time to Leave?