Theory & Philosophy

Link to Patreon (for those whom can afford it):  https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy In this episode, I'm joined by Jeremy R. Smith to discuss François Laruelle's "A Summary of Non-Philosophy." As the title suggests, this is an 'introductory' approach to non-philosophy that explores its position within and against philosophy. Non-philosophy assumes this ambiguous position to affect change...

Link to Patreon (for those whom can afford it): https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy In this episode, I'm joined by Sparkles, Master's student in Philosophy at Boston College, to speak about Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari's seminal text, "A Thousand Plateaus." In this particular episode, we focus our attention on a specific chapter--"1837: Of the refrain"--to get at the nitty-gritty of D...

In this episode, Hélène, PhD candidate in Women's Studies & Feminist Research, and I continue our exploration of Mariana Ortega's "In-Between" to point to Ortega's theories of resistance through multiplicity. Link to Patreon (For those whom can afford it) https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy

In this episode, I'm joined by Hélène Bigras-Dutrisac, PhD student in Women's Studies and Feminist Research, to speak about Mariana Ortega's latest book, "In-Between: Latina Feminist Phenomenology, Multiplicity, and the Self." Link to Patreon (For those whom can afford it):  https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy/overview

In this episode, I conclude my presentation of Jean Baudrillard's For a Critique of the Political Economy of the Sign. In it he begins his transition from an object-oriented Marxism toward a post-structuralist interested in the authority that signs have over our lives. Link to Patreon (For those whom can afford it):  https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy/overview

In this episode, I begin my presentation of Jean Baudrillard's For a Critique of the Political Economy of the Sign. In it he begins his transition from an object-oriented Marxism toward a post-structuralist interested in the authority that signs have over our lives.  Link to Patreon (For those whom can afford it):  https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy/overview

In this episode, Alex and I conclude our discussion of Foucault's brilliant text.  Link to Patreon (For those whom can afford it):  https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy/overview  

In this episode I'm joined by Alex to discuss Michel Foucault's brilliant text, The Archaeology of Knowledge.  Link to Patreon (For those whom can afford it):  https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy/overview

In this episode, I take a look at Jean Baudrillard's second book that lays out his political concerns for the 'new left.' Link to Patreon (For those whom can afford it):  https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy/overview

In this episode I present the core ideas from Jean Baudrillard's first book, The System of Objects. Clearly influenced by his supervisor, Henri Lefebvre, Baudrillard explores what mass consumption of objects says about us and our society.  Link to Patreon (For those whom can afford it):  https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy/overview