Nathan TeBokkel’s sunset field photo shows cultural history of romanticizing farming; pastoral conventions inform experience of nature and labour.

Recent Talks

“What is it Like to be a Bee? Phenomenology and Romantic Forms of Estrangement.” Woodman Lecture, Western (May 21, 2026)

“Food for the Vulgar: UPFs, MAHA, and 18C Labor Management,” WSECS, Santa Maria (Feb 14, 2026)

With Alex Chesney, “Storied Social Practice: Improvisation in Farming and Food,” IICSI Thinking Spaces lecture, Guelph (Feb 4, 2026)

“A ‘Labor Theory’ of Affect,” NAVSA, Georgetown (Nov 7, 2025)

“Love is an Adverb,” Ayr, Ontario, wedding officiant speech (Sep 20, 2025)

“More and Still More: ‘To Autumn’ and Two Estrangements,” NASSR, Athabasca (Aug 15, 2025)

“Winter Loss Survey,” MOE Beekeepers’ Association, presentation (Apr 24, 2025)

“The Queerness of the Bee,” Tavistock Fall Fair, opening speech (Sep 6, 2024)