Originally from Belgium, Hans Demeyer shares a special interest in the contemporary novel, that you can witness in his inspiring lectures in cultural theory at the University College of London. How do popular millennial writers capture the affective turn or emotional patterns of our time? Hans has composed articles on poetics of crisis and exit, the work of Lauren Berlant, and the socioeconomic production of depression, as an editor of the Belgian literary journal nY and writer for Extra Extra. We also heard Hans is a connoisseur of neo-avant garde music, so be ready to find him browsing through The Wire magazine.