Theory & Philosophy
Welcome! My name’s David Guignion and I distill complicated philosophical and theoretical ideas for wide audiences. While ideas are important to help us understand the world, it is even more important to put ideas into action. Some of this channel’s key theoretical and pragmatic influences include, but are not limited to, Marxism, Decolonialization, Feminism, Gender and Queer theory, and Critical Race Theory. This channel’s content is recorded on the in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal, the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka, comprised of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Huron/Wendat, Abenaki, and Anishinaabeg. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIq2xNjGAof0cCUaKbco6HQ
Episodes
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Transcendental Idealism | Immanuel Kant | Keyword
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
In this episode, I present Immanuel Kant's idea of Transcendental Idealism.
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Saturday Aug 08, 2020
Gayatri Spivak's "Can the Subaltern Speak"
Saturday Aug 08, 2020
Saturday Aug 08, 2020
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In this episode, I turn my attention to Gayatri Spivak's "Can the Subaltern Speak," a seminal text in the field of post-colonial studies. Spivak argues that between patriarchal and imperial forces, subaltern people--women, specifically--are denied the capacity to speak.
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Body Without Organs | Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari | Keyword
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
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Instagram: @theory_and_philosophy
In this keyword episode, I present Deleuze and Guattari's "Body Without Organs," a term as slippery as the thing it describes.
Here are the links for all my Deleuze and Guattari videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWp2B7872lffAbUVVSc12SEr3e2X9gwXw
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWp2B7872lfdcC0tQO_e8Wvdi-zt8V230
Saturday Aug 01, 2020
Gilles Deleuze’s “Cinema 2: The Time-Image” (Part 3/3)
Saturday Aug 01, 2020
Saturday Aug 01, 2020
In this 3 part series, I'm joined by Christina Elle Burke, PhD candidate in Theory & Criticism, once again to demystify this extremely complicated text.
Follow Christina on Twitter: @thotandcinema and Instagram: @celloburke
and medium: https://medium.com/@christinaelleburke
and here's a link to her thesis: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/4741/
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Instagram: @theory_and_philosophy
Saturday Jul 25, 2020
Gilles Deleuze's "Cinema 2: The Time-Image" (Part 2/3)
Saturday Jul 25, 2020
Saturday Jul 25, 2020
Hi everyone! If any of you listened to my episodes on Deleuze's "Cinema" books, you'd know that I would have had no hope of ever presenting them without the help of my friend, Christina. In the coming weeks she will be getting Facial Feminization Surgery at the Visage clinic in Toronto, Ontario. As some of you may know, the cost for FFS is inordinate and so she has set up a gofudme to try and mitigate the overwhelming cost. If any of you have a little extra money, please consider donating. If would mean a lot to her, and me alike.
Here is the link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/tina-elle-ffs-recovery-fund?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cf%20share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR3lsDozsz9F4_r5UwzJqlDxqBkgiCzZ5PDb6y7ABvzRGATm9bLd8_8_V1E
In this 3 part series, I'm joined by Christina Elle Burke, PhD candidate in Theory & Criticism, once again to demystify this extremely complicated text.
Follow Christina on Twitter: @thotandcinema and Instagram: @celloburke
and medium: https://medium.com/@christinaelleburke
and here's a link to her thesis: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/4741/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy
Instagram: @theory_and_philosophy
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
Gilles Deleuze's "Cinema 2: The Time-Image" (Part 1/3)
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
Hi everyone! If any of you listened to my episodes on Deleuze's "Cinema" books, you'd know that I would have had no hope of ever presenting them without the help of my friend, Christina. In the coming weeks she will be getting Facial Feminization Surgery at the Visage clinic in Toronto, Ontario. As some of you may know, the cost for FFS is inordinate and so she has set up a gofudme to try and mitigate the overwhelming cost. If any of you have a little extra money, please consider donating. If would mean a lot to her, and me alike.
Here is the link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/tina-elle-ffs-recovery-fund?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cf%20share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR3lsDozsz9F4_r5UwzJqlDxqBkgiCzZ5PDb6y7ABvzRGATm9bLd8_8_V1E
In this 3 part series, I'm joined by Christina Elle Burke, PhD candidate in Theory & Criticism, once again to demystify this extremely complicated text.
Follow Christina on Twitter: @thotandcinema and Instagram: @celloburke
and medium: https://medium.com/@christinaelleburke
and here's a link to her thesis: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/4741/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy
Instagram: @theory_and_philosophy
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Simulacrum | Keyword | Jean Baudrillard
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
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Sorry about the cut-off at the beginning. Just mentioned where you can find me at instagram and how to support me on patreon. In this first keyword episode, I try and explain Jean Baudrillard's theory of the simulacrum.
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Sara Ahmed's "The Cultural Politics of Emotion" (Part 2/2)
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
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In this episode, I conclude my presentation of Sara Ahmed's "The Cultural Politics of Emotion" focusing specifically on her attendance to the work to be done by feminism.
Timestamps: Ch. 3: The Affective Politics of Fear (Beginning) Ch. 4: The Performativity of Disgust (12:40) Ch.5: Shame Before Others (23:00) Ch. 6: In the Name of Love (28:55) Ch. 7: Queer Feelings (38:40) Ch. 8: Feminist Attachments (49:43) Conclusion: Just Emotions (55:00)
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
Sara Ahmed's "The Cultural Politics of Emotion" (Part 1/2)
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
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Paypal: paypal.me/theoryphilosophy
IG: @theory_and_philosophy
Donate here if you can: https://blacklivesmatter.com/
In this episode, I present Sara Ahmed's "The Cultural Politics of Emotion," a very important text that explores the role of 'othering' in constituting national subjects.
Timestamps: Introduction: Feel Your Way (Beginning) Ch.1: The contingency of Pain (21:50) Ch. 2: The Organisation of Hate (38:33)
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Introduction to Theory & Philosophy
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
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Here I just let everyone know what this podcast is all about!







