Undisciplined Podcast

Hans-Georg Moeller opens our series on the thought of Niklas Luhmann. Prof. Moeller is especially apt for introducing this complex thinker as he has written two books on Luhmann, "From Souls to Systems" and "The Radical Luhmann." We also discuss the theory in an up-to-date context, discussing Prof. Moeller's newest book, "You and Your Profile" which deals with identity in the age of social media....

I am honoured to speak to Prof. Stuart Elden about his ground-breaking work in political geography. We talk about the concept of territory, about new ways of reading Shakespeare, and his archival work on Michel Foucault. Here is the link to Prof. Elden's awesome blog: https://progressivegeographies.com/ Nico Buitendag: https://linktr.ee/undisciplined

In this episode I speak to Prof. Thomas Nail of the University of Denver. We talk about his project of kinopolitics, borders, Covid-19 and punk rock. Enjoy this episode and stay healthy and safe. Here are links to Prof. Nail's blog and social media accounts: https://philosophyofmovementblog.com/ https://twitter.com/xThomas_Nail https://udenver.academia.edu/ThomasNail The intro track is from my tal...

Welcome to 2020! We kick off the year with a long-overdue conversation with Prof. Andrew Culp. We talk about his great book "Dark Deleuze" but we cover a lot of ground and many topics. Enjoy the episode! Andrew Culp's website: http://www.andrewculp.org/ Nico Buitendag: https://linktr.ee/undisciplined

In this interview Prof. Sandro Mezzadra was kind enough to take the time to speak to me during the Critical Legal Conference 2019 in Perugia, Italy. We mainly speak about his book "Border as Method" with Brett Neilson, but also his newest book "The Politics of Operations". Once again thank you to Sandro and the staff of the CLC for making this possible! Nico Buitendag: https://linktr.ee/undiscipli...

I speak to Prof. Simon Springer about anarchism, geography and how he brings radical politics to the academy. We cover many topics through the lens of equality and non-hierarchy, and argue on whether we can survive the environmental apocalypse. This episode is one for the books! Visit Prof. Springer's website here: https://anarchistgeography.com Nico Buitendag: https://linktr.ee/undisciplined

I talk to Neil Coetzer about the violent state of labour disputes in South Africa. Not only does labour make itself guilty of violence, but sometimes the capital-state retaliates. We consider difficult questions like where to draw the line on violence, and what are the underlying structural inequalities that need to be addressed. Nico Buitendag: https://linktr.ee/undisciplined

I speak to Prof. Mayuko Uehara, professor of Japanese philosophy at Kyoto University about the modern history of philosophy in Japan and the Kyoto School that it stemmed from. Nico Buitendag: https://linktr.ee/undisciplined

In this episode we speak to Prof. Jun Otsuka from Kyoto University about his work in philosophy of science, and specifically evolution. He also talks about his upcoming book, The Role of Mathematics in Evolutionary Theory, appearing in 2019 from Cambridge University Press. Nico Buitendag: https://linktr.ee/undisciplined