Theory & Philosophy

Jean Baudrillard's "Seduction" (Part 1/2)

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In this episode, I begin my exploration of Baudrillard's elusive and enigmatic "Seduction." There are some tricky ideas in this text that demand a critical re-evaluation of many assumptions often held about Baudrillard's work, and about the role of theory more generally.

Jean Baudrillard's "Forget Foucault"

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In this episode, I dissect Baudrillard's "Forget Foucault." I try to trace Baudrillard's criticism in his own terms, while simultaneously supplementing his analysis with my own understanding in an effort to fill in some of the blanks

Michel Foucault "The Order of Things" (Part 2/2)

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In this episode, I'm joined by Alex once again to take a stab at Foucault's "The Order of Things." In these two parts, we try to locate the significance of Foucault's work today with a specific emphasis on his theory of the episteme and much more.

Michel Foucault "The Order of Things" (Part 1/2)

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In this episode, I'm joined by Alex once again to take a stab at Foucault's "The Order of Things." In these two parts, we try to locate the significance of Foucault's work today with a specific emphasis on his theory of the episteme and much more.

Jean Baudrillard's "Symbolic Exchange & Death" (Part 2/3)

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In this episode, I continue my presentation of Symbolic Exchange & Death. 

Jean Baudrillard's "The Mirror of Production" (Second Half)

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In this episode, I finish off my presentation of Jean Baudrillard's The Mirror of Production.

Jean Baudrillard's "The Mirror of Production" (First Half)

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In this episode, I present Jean Baudrillard's The Mirror of Production, a decisive turn in Baudrillard's work from a 'Marxist' approach to a 'post-structuralist' one. 

François Laruelle's "A Summary of Non Philosophy"

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In this episode, I'm joined by Jeremy R. Smith to discuss François Laruelle's "A Summary of Non-Philosophy." As the title suggests, this is an 'introductory' approach to non-philosophy that explores its position within and against philosophy. Non-philosophy assumes this ambiguous position to affect change from both out and inside philosophy. Contact info for Jeremy: jsmit747@uwo.ca Link to Oraxiom that Jeremy is editor of: http://www.oraxiom.org/index.php/OJNP

Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari's "A Thousand Plateaus" Chapter, "1837: Of the Refrain"

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In this episode, I'm joined by Sparkles, Master's student in Philosophy at Boston College, to speak about Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari's seminal text, "A Thousand Plateaus." In this particular episode, we focus our attention on a specific chapter--"1837: Of the refrain"--to get at the nitty-gritty of Deleuze and Guattari's conception of musical sound.

Mariana Ortega’s “In-Between: Latina Feminist Phenomenology, Multiplicity, and the Self” (Second Half)

In this episode, Hélène, PhD candidate in Women's Studies & Feminist Research, and I continue our exploration of Mariana Ortega's "In-Between" to point to Ortega's theories of resistance through multiplicity.
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