Goblin Queens and Qualia Knights A Guide to Xisting in a Time of Catastrophes

'A little book of comfort for people who are troubled by the way that life is being hollowed out by digital media, populist politics, hyper-capitalism, AI and so on. It suggests ways to be yourself, in the face of a thousand pressures to become someone else. It makes life into a pilgrimage of purpose, humour, awareness and compassion.

Dr. Phil Smith is a performance-maker, writer, and academic researcher, specialising in work around walking, site-specificity, mythogeographies, and counter-tourism. He is an Associate Professor (Reader) at the University of Plymouth. Dr. Phil Smith is a performance-maker, writer, and academic researcher, specialising in work around walking, site-specificity, mythogeographies, and counter-tourism. He is an Associate Professor (Reader) at the University of Plymouth.

Introductory Note, The Enemy, What Is Qualia Knighthood?, Why Knights and Queens?, An Occulted Disorder of Quantum Chivalry, Queen to Knight 4: Courtly Love, Who Can Be A Qualia Knight Today?, And Then?, Introduction To Preparations For Your Knighthood, Preparations For Knighthood: The Exercises, Goblin Queens, The Myth, Initiation, Knightly Is What You Are, There is no truth, After All You Are Only Human And You Are Not, The End of the Myth