THE HISTORY OF LOVE

with Dr. Peter Jones

07.02.24

Venue: Ladbroke Hall, 79 Barlby Rd, London W10 6AZ

Ancient philosophers called it the “force that moves the universe,” and modern chemists call it C₄₃H₆₆N₁₂O₁₂S₂.

How have our experiences of love been shaped by technology, by revolutions, and by discovery? Do we love in different ways to people who lived a thousand years ago?

Join Geist for a gorgeous romp through history with acclaimed academic Dr. Peter Jones as he takes us through five very different views of love and heartache, in conversation with our co-founder Sara Sjölund.

Using the ideas of Plato, Dante, and Kant as a starting point, and ending with an examination of love in the age of pop culture and AI via artworks by Edvard Munch and Frida Kahlo, Peter will chart the intoxicating impulses, the mystic fantasies, and the commercial forces that have shaped the ideas of love we live with today.