Next up in THE FINE PRINT later this month, French artist Zac Deloupy and I discuss his graphic novel and ongoing social media series “Le Monde d'Après” / “The World After.” A scathing, shocking and poetic examination of Global Health, the illustrations by Deloupy depict the future of our world awash in ecological, economic and social distress. Deloupy shares his perspective on politics, health, and his hopes for his own children.
Also later this month, an interview with photographer and writer Diana Karklin about her recently released book called “Undo Motherhood” published by Schilt Publishing, one of my favorite photography publishers.
In the wake of the United States Supreme Court ruling on Roe vs Wade, Karklin and I are centering our conversation on Body Sovereignty, parenting pressures, birth, health, economic empowerment and identity.
Karklin’s book states that she attempts “to better understand why women love their children and are excellent mothers when judged according to society's standards but yet hate the oppressive mother role that robbed them of their own existence and suffer through it in silence often feeling it to be the worst mistake they have ever made.” The photographic body of work on the taboos of motherhood “points a stern oppressive finger at the patriarchal institute of motherhood which from a very young age pushes girls to become mothers only to abandon them when they have children, a huge life-changing event that often costs their own lives.”
Last week’s interview with Dr. Magee struck a nerve with many readers who questioned how a rural doctor could work as an executive at Pfizer and then blow the whistle on the very Medical Industrial Complex that benefitted him financially. Read the interview to learn more about his career path and reasons for writing “Code Blue.”
Lastly, “Systemness,” the short film released by “SOME PEOPLE” (Every)Body is now posted at SomePeopleEveryBody.com / WATCH. The film features a poem by Moe Lowe and narration by Satya. Highly recommending readers pre-order the related book by colleague Walt Bogdanich now.
Thank you for reading.
To health,
Kimberly