Name: Karen du Plessis
Bio: Karen completed her BA (VIsual Studies), BA (Hons) (Visual Studies) and MA (Visual Studies) at the University of Pretoria. She is currently studying towards a PhD in Philosophy, while lecturing on a part-time basis in the Department of Media and Communication.
Topic: Karen's PhD deals with food and eating anxieties in our current globalised contexts, and how we can possibly start to address our eating confusions in a positive way. In short, Karen is interested in exploring potential ways to eat that might be considered life-affirming. Karen's thesis draws from both Friedrich NIetzsche and Gilles Deleuze's work, specifically nihilism, morality and the image of thought.