Salon After D’Arc: Fever Dreams

Hosted by Jamila Rizvi (Deputy Managing Director of Future Women), the first event of the series, Fever Dreams, explores love and obsession as a powerful emotional and cultural force.

Hear from Dr Hannah McCann (Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies, University of Melbourne) as she delves into Taylor Swift’s fan base through an academic lens, understanding celebrity fixation as formation of identity and belonging.

Comedian and writer Aurelia St Clair explores internet obsessions, perhaps even turning the lens back on you and the patterns your own algorithm has quietly stitched together.

Then, comedian Rosie Waterland joins Jamila in conversation to discuss whether ‘reality television IS that deep’, exploring the themes of identity, feminism and belonging.

The Salon After D'Arc series is generously supported by the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust.