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All Consuming: The Architecture of Desire and the Authentic Self
An exploration of Ruby Tandoh's 'All Consuming,' dissecting how modern consumption subtly shapes our identities and desires, and the quiet power of embracing 'enough' to reclaim authentic selfhood.
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“An exploration of Ruby Tandoh's 'All Consuming,' dissecting how modern consumption subtly shapes our identities and desires, and the quiet power of embracing 'enough' to reclaim authentic selfhood.”
— Ruby Tandoh, All Consuming: The Architecture of Desire and the Authentic Self
food, culture, identity
Listeners wrestling with the feeling of perpetual dissatisfaction in a world of endless choice will gain a clarifying lens on the hidden architecture of modern desire, learning to distinguish manufactured wants from the foundations of an authentic self.
With a foundation in food writing and a fiercely critical perspective on culture, Ruby Tandoh dissects how our most personal appetites are engineered and sold back to us, revealing the path toward a more genuine self.