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Identity

Essays and ideas exploring identity, selfhood, belonging, memory, recognition, and the stories through which we understand who we are.

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Social (media) identity

A few years ago, I visited an upcoming chef in her home in Tasmania to interview her for a British magazine. The idea was simple: over…

New Philosopher celebrates 10 years

We're thrilled to be celebrating 10 years of New Philosopher. Back in 2013, we launched the magazine at the Byron Writers Festival - at the time,…

Forgetting yourself

Can you lose your identity while still being alive? Yes. I saw my mother lose hers, then regain something of it. One day she could do…

Virtual identity

Times are changing fast enough that it’s hard to know where to start unspooling the question of modern identity. Questions to answer are breeding on the…

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