the art of living in the betwixt and between
The Liminal is a publication on Substack, an inquiry-in-writing about all things betwixt & between: creative process, identity, relations, conversations, paradox. Grounded in the relationship between language and the body, this newsletter is a cross-pollination of anthropology, literature, poetry, art, science and embodiment praxis.
The Liminal asks more questions than it answers (like anthropology itself), and lingers in the wonder of paradox.
Each issue centres upon a theme, with original writings, scaffolded by curated resources and tools to connect the inquiry with your own body + life.
In anthropology, liminality describes an ambiguous threshold, neither here nor there; previous ways of being dissolve as new ones emerge. It can be a difficult, trying space. to be. And is also a space of immense creativity, possibility, and social transformation.
I began writing The Liminal newsletter in January 2020 to maintain sanity and connection while writing my PhD dissertation in anthropology. It was also, unwittingly, the very beginning of a global pandemic.
Since then, “liminal” has become somewhat of a catchphrase for our times, used to describe the not-yet and potentiality of all we are facing and questioning and reimagining in our built and natural worlds—our relationships with work, our bodies, our politics, our planet, art, and one another.
Take a wander through the archives, pour yourself a cup of tea, and let’s sit together in conversation.
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