Just Two Dudes Reading Theory

Jaques Lacan - The Paradoxes of Ethis, or, Have You Acted In Conformity With Your Desire? 02.10.2026 1:04:48 ↓

Join us as we read the last lecture from Lacan's Seminar VII — The Ethics of Psychoanalysis. Enjoy! (Or not! or else...) Photo by Egor Myznik on Unsplash

Dreaming and Narrative Theory - Richard Walsh 25.09.2026 1:03:08 ↓

We're talking dreams and narratology. Enjoy! Photo by National Gallery of Art on Unsplash

Giorgio Agamben - What Is An Apparatus? 18.09.2026 52:52 ↓

Join us as we read a classic! Photo by Homa Appliances on Unsplash

Sigmund Freud - Compulsive Actions and Religious Exercises 11.09.2026 1:05:16 ↓

Whoops! We uploaded the wrong file! This is now corrected — enjoy our discussion of Freud's essay, Compulsive Actions and Religious Exercises. Photo by Dmitry Dreyer on Unsplash

Byung-Chul Han - The Tonality of Thought 04.09.2026 38:46 ↓

Join us as we talk about a lecture by Byung-Chul Han. Photo by Marcela Laskoski on Unsplash

Ursula Le Guin - Is Gender Necessary? Redux 31.07.2026 1:08:02 ↓

Join us as we read Ursula Le Guin's essay on sexuality and gender. Enjoy! Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash

Roland Barthes - Musica Practica 17.07.2026 59:34 ↓

We love reading Roland Barthes. To be fair, we don't always understand him, which is part of the fun. Enjoy! Photo by Sudhith Xavier on Unsplash

László Krasznahorkai - The Last Wolf & Herman 26.06.2026 1:00:46 ↓

Join us as we discuss some work from last year's Nobel laureate in literature, László Krasznahorkai. Enjoy! Photo by Neil Rosenstech on Unsplash

The Ecstacy Of Communication - Jean Baudrillard 19.06.2026 42:54 ↓

Join us as we read Baudrillard's essay, The Ecstasy of Communication. Enjoy!

What is Philosophy? (C0nclusion) Deleuze and Guattari 12.06.2026 1:12:16 ↓

We're finishing it up! Enjoy, Photo by Aynaz shahtale on Unsplash

What is Philosophy? (Chapter 7: Percept, Affect, and Concept) 05.06.2026 1:14:24 ↓

We're chugging along! enjoy! :) Photo by Jack Hamilton on Unsplash

Theodor Adorno — Resignation 29.05.2026 1:04:22 ↓

We're reading Adorno's seminal late essay — enjoy! Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash

What is Philosophy? (Chapter 6: Prospects and Concepts) Deleuze and Guattari 22.05.2026 51:32 ↓

Moving forward! On to Chapter 6. Enjoy! Photo by Shapelined on Unsplash

The Universality of Non-Belonging - Todd McGowan 03.04.2026 1:01:28 ↓

Join us as we read a nice piece from Todd McGowan. Enjoy! Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash

What is Philosophy? (Chapter 5: Functives and Concepts) - Deleuze and Guattari 20.03.2026 49:58 ↓

This week, we're discussing the 5th chapter from Deleuze and Guattari's What is Philosophy? Enjoy! Photo by Adil Janbyrbayev on Unsplash

Jennifer Todd - Georg Lukács, Walter Benjamin, and the Motivation to make Political Art 13.03.2026 1:07:40 ↓

Join us this week as we take a break from Deleuze and Guattari. Enjoy!

Tyson Yunkaporta - Outside of the Land Looking in: Van Gogh's Seasons through Indigenous Eyes 06.03.2026 41:36 ↓

Join us this week as we read Tyson Yunkaporta's views on Van Gogh. Enjoy! https://research.monash.edu/en/publications/outside-of-the-land-looking-in-van-goghs-seasons-through-indigeno/ Photo by RhondaK Native Florida Folk Artist on Unsplash

What is Philosophy? (Chapter 4: Geophilosophy) - Deleuze and Guattari 27.02.2026 1:04:40 ↓

We're talking Geophilosophy! Enjoy Photo by Gert Boers on Unsplash

What is Philosophy? (Chapter 3: Conceptual Personae) - Deleuze and Guattari 20.02.2026 1:03:20 ↓

We're continuing our read of Deleuze and Guattari's last book, What Is Philosophy? Enjoy!

What is Philosophy? (Chapter 2: The Plane of Immanence?) - Deleuze and Guattari 13.02.2026 1:12:54 ↓

We're continuing on with Deleuze and Guattari's last book, What is Philosophy? This week we're reading Chapter 2: The Plane of Immanence

What is Philosophy? (Chapter 1: What is a Concept?) - Deleuze and Guattari 06.02.2026 1:09:20 ↓

Welcome! Join us as we learn from Deleuze and Guattari what a concept is. Enjoy! Photo by Milad Fakurian on Unsplash

What is Philosophy? (Introduction) - Deleuze and Guattari 23.01.2026 1:12:48 ↓

Welcome everybody! We're delving into Deleuze and Guattari's last collaboration together. Enjoy! Photo by Shawn Day on Unsplash

Giorgio Agamben - What Is Fear? 16.01.2026 1:19:26 ↓

Join us this week as we read Giorgio Agamben's little essay titled What Is Fear? Enjoy! Photo by Tonik on Unsplash

Mary Wild - Psychoanalyzing Horror Cinema 12.12.2025 1:09:24 ↓

Join us this week as we read Mary Wild's new book Psychoanalyzing Horror Cinema. Enjoy! Photo by malmanew on Unsplash

Gilles Deleuze - Postscript On the Societies Of Control 21.11.2025 1:09:48 ↓

Join us this week as we read Deleuze's most famous essay (we'd say), Postscript On the Societies Of Control. Enjoy! Photo by Vikram Singh on Unsplash