In the age of artificial intelligence, HUMaiNITIES is a revival of being human together. A place to enrich and deepen our lives with the wisdom & imagination of the humanities.
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Gatherings bring people together who are intellectually curious, open-hearted, and drawn to deeper conversations around meaning and the challenges of being human. Through book circles, poetry nights, salons, we gather in spaces to think deeply, listen generously, and explore what it means to be fully alive in the presence of others.
Melbourne Book Circle: July 2026‍ ‍
ENLIVENMENT, Toward a Poetics for the Anthropocene
by Andreas Weber
Who is this for:
This reading circle is for people who sense that the ecological crisis is also a crisis of relationship, imagination, and how we relate to life itself. Together, we'll explore Enlivenment as an invitation to move beyond seeing the world as a collection of resources, and towards experiencing it as a living community of which we are a part.
The circle is open to anyone who will do the reading, show up with curiosity, think deeply, and engage respectfully in open dialogue. You don't need to be an academic or an outspoken participant. Whether you contribute through conversation, careful listening, or quiet reflection, your presence will matter. This circle is a space for people willing to question inherited assumptions, cultivate new ways of seeing and are committed to life-giving ways of being together.
What is the format:
8 Book Circles starting Monday, 27 July, 2026 - Location: Carlton/ TBC
Session 1: Mon, 27 July - 7:ooPM Introduction: A poetics of the real
Session 2: Mon, 3 Aug - 7:ooPM The ideology of death
Session 3: Mon, 10 Aug - 7:ooPM Bioeconomics: the hidden megascience
Session 4: Mon, 17 Aug - 7:ooPM Biopoetics: desiring to be
Session 5: Mon, 24 Aug - 7:ooPM Natural anticapitalism: exchange as reciprocity
Session 6: Mon, 31 Aug - 7:ooPM Commons: inviting the other
Session 7: Mon, 7 Sept - 7:ooPM Poetic objectivity: understanding as being fully alive
Session 8: Mon, 14 Sept - 7:ooPM Culture: imagining the other
Cost:
The book circle is free to join. Participants must purchase the book or can arrange to read at Sanders Place.
Questions: email katie@humainities.com
