I am... which kind of Love?

Love and Desire in Luca Guadagninos "I Am Love"

Abstract

This essay evolves around the film „I Am Love” from Luca Guadagnino. The essay connects literature from the course “The Politics and Philosophy of Desire” with the film. It will focus on dimensions of love and desire from a critical and feminist viewpoint. First, there will be a look to spatial categories with gender studies expert Jorunn Økland. The core of the essay will show what kind of love the film presents. These thoughts relate to a text from ancient Greece, from the philosopher Plato, a text from Russian revolutionary Alexandra Kollontai from one hundred years ago and a contemporary text from the American philosopher Michael Hardt. Throughout the essay thoughts about love and desire from American culture theorist Lauren Berlant will flow in and combine with the author’s states about the topics.