Just Two Dudes Reading Theory

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory

by Chris Newman, Preston Taylor

Books Philosophy

Season 1

Jacques Lacan - The Mirror Stage as Formative of the I Function

Let's not confuse "I" with "I "... and just how many eyes are there? This week we discuss Lacan's famous mirror stage focusing on the implications of our split subjectivity. We also talk about other less successful attempts to explain this essay. Enjoy! Photo by Edurne Tx on Unsplash

Michel Foucault - Friendship as a Way of Life

Relationships between specifically gay men are the focus of Foucault's delightful interview titled Friendship as a Way of Life. Join us as we talk about ways of maximizing pleasure instead of focusing on the quote "secret of one's desire". Photo by Shakib Uzzaman on Unsplash

V.F. Cordova - Time, Culture, and Self

Join us as this week we read V.F. (Viola) Cordova's essay Time, Culture, and Self which was published in the first issue of the American Philosophical Association's Newsletter on American Indians in Philosophy (link below). Enjoy! https://www.apaonline.org/page/native_american_apastudies Photo by Nickolas Kissam on Unsplash

Felix Guattari - Beyond the Psychoanalytical Unconscious

While kids are certainly aware of the existence of their present (or absent) father, kids are also aware that their Dad may not actually be the head of the company. This week we look at Guattari's essay on schizoanalysis, shifting the focus from the neurotic to the psychotic. Photo by Jennie Razumnaya on Unsplash

Slavoj Žižek - "Welcome to the desert of the Real"

In this week's podcast, we look at Žižek's compelling (at times) and disturbing (at those same times) reflections on 9/11. Photo by Till Kraus on Unsplash

Slavoj Žižek - The Prospects of Radical Politics Today

In The Prospects of Radical Politics Today many threads of Zizek's thought come to the fore. We can boil these down to the good, the bad, and the oh so ugly... Photo by Andrew Valdivia on Unsplash

Gilles Deleuze - Boulez, Proust, and Time: "Occupying Without Counting"

Join us for our first foray into the world of Gilles Deleuze. This week we address the difference between the smooth and the striated as it relates to music of the 20th century. Photo by Sufyan on Unsplash

Sigmund Freud - The Uncanny

This week we read Sigmund Freud's essay on The Uncanny. Enjoy! Photo by Febe Vanermen on Unsplash

H.P. Lovecraft - Supernatural Horror in Literature

Beware the stones that don't look like stones! The colour beyond description! This week we discuss the thinking and fiction of H.P. Lovecraft, focusing on the threads that tie all of his work together. Photo by Maurice Nguyen on Unsplash

Julia Kristeva - Powers of Horror, An Essay on Abjection II

On this episode we finish our reading of Julia Kristeva's Powers of Horror and cover such lovely topics as incest, sin, and corpse viewing. Fun for the whole family! Photo by Francesco Ungaro on Unsplash

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