Acid Horizon

We tap Benjamin Noys to engage in a broad discussion of aesthetics and politics related to his writings on techno, black metal, and communization.  Some figures who appear within the discussion: Nietzsche, Bataille, Stirner, Hegel, Deleuze, Badiou, Fisher, and Brassier. Also, Adam joins the Acid team. Support the show Support the podcast: AHRC Current classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC...

Taylor Adkins of Theory Talk joins the show to explicate a seminar by Felix Guattari entitled “The Four Unconsciouses”. Taylor recently translated this seminar into English, which is available on his blog, Fractal Ontology. He has also recently translated a two-volume set of works by Gilbert Simondon. Individuation in Light of Notions of Form and Information I & II are available for purchase o...

Ahead of our interview with Taylor Adkins on his translation of Guattari's seminar entitled “Les Quatres Inconscients 13/01/1981”, we outline some of the concepts featured in the text: the unconscious, tensor, and black hole. Also, we reference texts within Deleuze and Guattari's body of work which feature these concepts. Support the show Support the podcast: AHRC Current classes at Acid...

Author and photographer Matt Colquhoun joins the podcast to discuss the elegiac biography and personal memoir Egress: On Mourning, Melancholy, and Mark Fisher (Repeater Books). As we discuss the book, we revisit Mark Fisher's concept of postcapitalist desire and develop a broader discussion of Fisher's life and work. We then consider possible trajectories for what would have been Fisher&...

We delve into Foucault's work on medicalization in the 18th century while also discussing his relation to Enlightenment thought. We furthermore take a few jabs at Jordan Peterson and Stephen Hicks in the process.  Our discussion of healthcare in the US and the UK then leads us towards applying Foucault's analysis to the coronavirus pandemic and the evolution of surveillance technologies....

In this bonus episode, Will offers a detailed reading of Foucault's concept of docile bodies from Discipline and Punish.   Support the show Support the podcast: AHRC Current classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC): acidhorizonresearchcommons.com AHRC Course Archive: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-course-archives Submit your course proposal: acidhorizonresearchcommons@gmail.co...

More than twenty years from its initial publication, we examine Hardt & Negri's Empire.  In this episode we attempt to unpack the authors' notion of 'postmodernization' or 'informatization'. We also speculate on the relevance of this work against the backdrop of a  post-covid world. Support the show Support the podcast: AHRC Current classes at Acid Horizon Researc...

In this special episode, Craig discussed the introduction to Georges Bataille's Theory of Religion , which presents a picture of Bataille's metaphilosophy. Support the show Support the podcast: AHRC Current classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC): acidhorizonresearchcommons.com AHRC Course Archive: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-course-archives Submit your course proposa...

In this episode, we revisit the famous talk between Deleuze and Foucault entitled "Intellectuals and Power".  Our discussion of interview involves breaking down Deleuze's theory of theory and praxis and examining the development of Foucault's notion of power from this interview to his writing of Discipline and Punish . Also, Craig reflects upon his work as a prison educator vis...

This is the first live episode of Acid Horizon. Craig, Will, Afreen, and Matt gather to discuss a series of four readings in political philosophy.  This upcoming series will be the first 'block' of our podcast.  The proposed readings are as follows: Craig - "Intellectuals and power: A conversation between Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze" (available at: https://libcom.org/lib...

In this special episode, Craig explains Deleuze and Guattari's concept of 'the body without organs' with reference to the way it has been developed in Anti-Oedipus. Support the show Support the podcast: AHRC Current classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC): acidhorizonresearchcommons.com AHRC Course Archive: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-course-archives Submit your...