«My inspiration for the summer school was twofold. Firstly, I love learning with others. I think that postgraduate study and academia generally can be slightly isolating and so I relish any opportunity to come together with peers to discuss ideas and push and challenge one’s own and each other’s thoughts. So, slightly selfishly, I wanted to create the academic environment that I had always hoped to find. I also think this method of learning with others is particularly pertinent to feminist and critical theory, where knowledge is generated through experience. I felt that there were few existing spaces for such learning. Events of this nature are frequently governed by the market logics of higher education: high fees, large numbers of students and the cult of celebrity. I think that these are all impediments to inclusive learning and undermine the political and truly critical potential of these disciplines.»