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Mentioned in 5 episodes
Strangers and Intimates
Book • 2025
Strangers and Intimates by Tiffany Jenkins traces the dramatic rise of private life from ancient times to the digital age, highlighting its importance as a space for intimacy, self-discovery, and freedom.
The book warns that private life is in mortal danger due to state and corporate surveillance, a confessional culture, and the politicization of personal life.
The book warns that private life is in mortal danger due to state and corporate surveillance, a confessional culture, and the politicization of personal life.
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Mentioned in 5 episodes
Mentioned by Tom Sutcliffe as the author of "Strangers and Intimates", exploring the history of private life.
History: private, personal and political
Reviewed by Andrew Hankinson, it examines the erosion of privacy from the Reformation to the internet age.
Spectator Out Loud: Owen Matthews, Bijan Omrani, Andrew Hankinson, Laurie Penny & Andrew Watts
