David Guignion

Theory & Philosophy

Society EN ↓ 459 episodes

This channel is dedicated to the distribution of ideas so that they be made accessible to anyone. Some key theoretical domains that this channel explores, but that is not limited to, include Feminism, Gender and Queer theory, Post-Structuralism, Structuralism, Psychoanalysis, Marxism, Rhetoric, Epistemology, Ontology, and Phenomenology.

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David Guignion

Episodes

Félix Guattari’s ”Becoming-Woman” 04.02.2023 15:40

In this episode, I present Félix Guattari's "Becoming-Woman." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

Bechdel Test | Alison Bechdel | Keyword 01.02.2023 9:38

In this episode, I explain Alison Bechdel's idea of the Bechdel-Wallace Test. Bechdel test site: https://bechdeltest.com/?list=all If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

Michel Foucault’s ”Lectures on the Will to Know” (Part 4/4) 28.01.2023 39:44

In this episode, I present weeks 9, 10, 11, and 12, plus the lecture on Oedipal knowledge to wrap up the "Lectures on the Will to Know." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

I Think, Therefore I am | René Descartes | Keyword 26.01.2023 9:56

In this episode, I explain what Descartes means by "I think, therefore I am." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

Michel Foucault’s ”Lectures on the Will to Know” (Part 3/4) 21.01.2023 49:57

In this episode, I cover weeks 5, 6, 7, 8 of Michel Foucault's "Lectures on the Will to Know." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

The Transcendental Aesthetic | Immanuel Kant | Keyword 18.01.2023 21:30

In this episode, I explain Immanuel Kant's notion of the Transcendental Aesthetic from the Critique of Pure Reason. If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

Michel Foucault’s ”Lectures on the Will to Know” (Part 2/4) 14.01.2023 40:21

In this episode, I cover Weeks 13, 3, and 4, from the "Lectures on the Will to Know." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

Arendt vs. Marx 11.01.2023 24:38

In this episode, I describe Hannah Arendt's (poor) criticisms of Marx. If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

Michel Foucault’s ”Lectures on the Will to Know” (Part 1/4) 07.01.2023 38:57

In this episode, I cover Weeks One and Two of Michel Foucault's first Lectures at the Collège de France titled, "Lectures on the Will to Know" If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

Richard Hofstadter’s ”The Paranoid Style of American Politics” 17.12.2022 22:50

In this episode, I cover Richard Hofstadter's "The Paranoid Style of American Politics" If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

Karl Marx, Conspiracy Theorist 14.12.2022 11:23

In this episode, I address the charge that Karl Marx is a conspiracy theorist. If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

Karl Popper’s ”The Conspiracy Theory of Society” 10.12.2022 10:19

In this episode, I cover Karl Popper's short, yet important essay titled, "The Conspiracy Theory of Society." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

Gilles Deleuze and Michel Foucault’s ”Intellectuals and Power” 03.12.2022 17:00

In this episode, I present Deleuze and Foucault's conversation titled, "Intellectuals and Power." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

Eve Tuck’s ”Breaking up with Deleuze” 26.11.2022 30:21

In this episode, I present Eve Tuck's essay titled, "Breaking up with Deleuze." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

Glen Coulthard’s ”Red Skin, White Masks” (Part 3/3) 19.11.2022 42:50

In this episode, I cover chapters four, five, and the conclusion of Glen Coulthard's "Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition." If you feel like donating, please consider this organization: https://www.niwrc.org/donate If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @...

Glen Coulthard’s ”Red Skin, White Masks” (Part 2/3) 12.11.2022 46:48

In this episode, I cover chapters two and three of Glen Coulthard's "Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition." If you feel like donating, please consider this organization: https://www.niwrc.org/donate If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG:...

Glen Coulthard’s ”Red Skin, White Masks” (Part 1/3) 05.11.2022 41:01

In this episode, I cover the introduction and chapter one of Glen Coulthard's "Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition" (Part 1/3). If you feel like donating, please consider this organization: https://www.niwrc.org/donate If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitte...

Spivak vs. Deleuze and Foucault 01.11.2022 14:38

In this episode, I present Spivak's critique of Deleuze and Foucault from "Can the Subaltern Speak?" If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

María Lugones’ ”Heterosexualism and the Colonial / Modern Gender System” 29.10.2022 20:40

In this episode, I present María Lugones' "Heterosexualism and the Colonial / Modern Gender System". Check out the rhizomatic memer here: https://www.instagram.com/rhizomatic_memer/?hl=en If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

Fanon vs. Hegel 26.10.2022 13:32

In this episode, I outline Fanon's criticisms of Hegel's 'Master/Slave' dialectic. If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion Insta: @theory_and_philosophy

Frantz Fanon’s ”The Wretched of the Earth” (Part 2/2) 22.10.2022 37:09

In this episode, I cover the second half of Frantz Fanon's "The Wretched of the Earth." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

What is Spontaneity? | Frantz Fanon | Keyword 21.10.2022 10:23

In this episode, I explain Frantz Fanon's notion of Spontaneity from "The Wretched of the Earth." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

Frantz Fanon’s ”The Wretched of the Earth” (Part 1/2) 15.10.2022 42:40

In this episode, I present the first half of Frantz Fanon's "The Wretched of the Earth." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

Frantz Fanon vs. Aimé Césaire 13.10.2022 7:12

In this episode, I present a miniscule--yet important--distinction between the work of Fanon and that of Césaire. If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

Lila Abu-Lughod’s ”Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving?” 08.10.2022 17:41

In this episode, I cover Lila Abu-Lughod's "Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving." To help women in Iran, you can donate here: https://www.iranrights.org/donate https://www.amnesty.org/en/petition/end-the-protest-bloodshed-in-iran/ If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @...