Michaela Hulstyn
Associate Director of the Structured Liberal Education Program at Stanford University and author of Unselfing: Global French Literature at the Limits of Consciousness (U Toronto Press, 2022); scholar of philosophy and 20th–21st century French and Francophone African literature.
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Oct 2, 2025 • 42min
Unselfing the Self with Michaela Hulstyn
Michaela Hulstyn, a Stanford lecturer and author specializing in phenomenology, engages in a thought-provoking discussion on 'unselfing.' They explore the contrast between today's digital narcissism and classical self-cultivation, questioning the authenticity of modern self-branding. Michaela highlights how moments of unselfing, often inspired by art or nature, can lead to deeper moral insights. Delving into theorists like Simone Weil and Iris Murdoch, they examine how beauty can spur justice and how love may reveal uncharted facets of the self.
Apr 7, 2026 • 37min
Michaela Hulstyn, "Unselfing: Global French Literature at the Limits of Consciousness" (U Toronto Press, 2022)
Michaela Hulstyn, Associate Director at Stanford who studies phenomenology and French/Francophone literature. She talks about altered states that unsettle selfhood. Discussion covers global French perspectives, loss versus transcendence of the self, narrative choices for portraying unselfing, ethical stakes around empathy, and multilingual and traumatic transformations.
Apr 7, 2026 • 37min
Michaela Hulstyn, "Unselfing: Global French Literature at the Limits of Consciousness" (U Toronto Press, 2022)
Michaela Hulstyn, Associate Director at Stanford and author of Unselfing, brings a concise scholar’s perspective on altered states and literary form. She discusses unselfing as loss or transcendence. She maps phenomenology, cognitive science, and global French texts. She questions empathy and sketches ethical alternatives.
