Livia Filotico is pursuing a PhD in the Department of Anthropology at McGill University. Before moving to Montreal to do her PhD, she studied anthropology at Goldsmiths (London) under David Graeber and worked as a creative producer both in London and in Rome. She is the founder of the Moon Festival (London and Rome) and a member of Rizomi.Lab, a Rome based grassroots organisation supporting communities towards self-determination. Her research interests include affective flows, non-human becoming, and ritualised methodological practices.