Busboys and Poets Books Presents Wanting: the Power of Mimetic Desires in Everyday Life with Luke Burgis
Date and Time
Aug 11, 2021 6:00 pm
Location
14th & V
2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
Aug 11, 2021 6:00 pm
14th & V
Join us for an in-person celebration and close examination of WANTING: THE POWER OF MIMETIC DESIRE IN EVERYDAY LIFE (released June 21st, 2020). Author Luke Burgis will be joining us for an intimate evening with conversation partner Natasha Joukovsky (author of THE PORTRAIT OF A MIRROR) where they’ll delve deep into mimetic desire, what it is, and how it affects each and every one of us. They’ll also touch on how to turn “blind wanting” into “intentional wanting” -- by desiring differently. This event is free and open to all, accessible through our Facebook and Youtube pages (@busboysandpoets).
Please RSVP if you are joining us in person or are interested in purchasing a book bundle (limited to those tuning in via livestream)
The program will start out with an introduction from the Busboys and Poets’ Director of Operations, Lori Barrientos Sanchez, before Luke and Natasha delve into the mimetic desire conversation. From Luke’s experience as an entrepreneur, teacher, and student of classical philosophy/theology to Natasha’s experience rewriting the myth of Narcissus in a modern retelling, it is sure to be an interesting evening around desire, nuance, and intentionality. There will be time for Q&A with the audience before the end of the program, as well as the opportunity to get books signed by both Luke and Natasha.
