Theory & Philosophy

Adrienne Rich's "Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence"

In this episode, I present Adrienne Rich's "Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence" where she outlines the necessity to move beyond the assumed naturality of heterosexual couplings that limit women's possibilities at home, at work, and with their own bodies.
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What is Commodity Fetishism? | Karl Marx | Keyword

In this episode, I outline what Karl Marx means with the term, "Commodity Fetishism."
(*Note* At around 15:30 I meant to say Smith and Ricardo, not Marx and Ricardo).
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Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari's "A Thousand Plateaus" (Part 4/4)

In this episode, I conclude my presentation of A Thousand Plateaus covering ch. 12, "1227: Treatise on Nomadology:--The War Machine" (0:00), and ch. 14, "The Smooth and the Striated" (39:14). 
Chapters 11 and 13 I did separately, and the conclusion is more of a summary and so I don't expand upon it here. 
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My Top Theory/Philosophy Books (As of 2020)

Hey all! Got lots of questions about my favorite books/recommendations so here they are!
(*Note*: Fleur Jaeggy is Swiss, not Italian; she just wrote in Italian.)
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Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari's "A Thousand Plateaus" (Part 3/4)

In this episode, I continue A Thousand Plateaus, looking at ch. 8, "1874: Three Novellas or, 'What Happened" (0:00), ch. 9, "1933" Micropolitics and Segmentarity" (18:00), and ch. 10, "1730: Becoming-Intense, Becoming-Animal,-Becoming-Imperceptible..." (36:15). 
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Baudrillard vs. Deleuze & Guattari

In this episode, I present some of the disagreements between the work of Baudrillard and Deleuze/Guattari.
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Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari's "A Thousand Plateaus" (Part 2/4)

In this episode, I continue presenting A Thousand Plateaus, covering chapter 4: "Nov. 20, 1923: Postulates of Linguistics" (0:00), chapter 5: "587 B.C.-70 A.D.: On Several Regimes of Signs" (25:15), chapter 6: "Nov. 28, 1947: How do you Make Yourself a Body Without Organs?" (43:25), and chapter 7: "Year One: Faciality" (53:18). 
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Dialectic | Plato, Kant, Hegel, Marx | Keyword

In this episode, I present what the "dialectic" is. I present its variations across the history of philosophy from Plato to Marx to supply you with the most holistic presentation that I am capable of presenting at this moment.
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Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari's "A Thousand Plateaus" (Part 1/4)

In this episode, I begin my presentation of Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari's A Thousand Plateaus by covering chapter 1, "Introduction: Rhizome" (0:00), chapter 2, "1914: One or Severeal Wolves?" (15:25) and chapter 3, "10,000 B.C.: The Geology of Morals (Who Does the Earth Think it is?)" (24:12).
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Baudrillard vs. Foucault

In this episode, I present an introduction to the differences (and similarities) between Baudrillard and Foucault. I really want to stress that I only gloss over the issue here and may do a follow up in the future.
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