Just Two Dudes Reading Theory

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory

by Chris Newman, Preston Taylor

Books Philosophy

Season 1

Julia Kristeva - Powers of Horror, An Essay on Abjection

Spoiled milk? Corpses? We continue our dive into the philosophy of horror with Kristeva's seminal text on abjection. Photo by silvia trigo on Unsplash

Sigmund Freud - Fetishism

"Oh, you say you like feet? Well, I have a story to tell you!" So 'says' Freud on this week's episode where we discuss his seminal (and deeply problematic) essay Fetishism.

Michel Foucault - This is Not a Pipe

This is NOT a podcast. This week we're reading Foucault's essay This is Not a Pipe and attempting to describe the work of Magritte in words alone.

Carrow Narby - Indescribable

The Blob! Abjection! We begin our dive into the philosophy of horror with Carrow Narby's essay "Indescribable". In the future we'll be continuing with H.P. Lovecraft, Julia Kristeva, and many others! Photo by Ramez E. Nassif on Unsplash

Friedrich Nietzsche - Preface for the Second Edition to The Gay Science

This week we delve into one of our favorite scraps from Nietzche

Mark Fisher - No one is Bored, Everything is Boring

This week we look at Mark Fisher's thoughts on the constant flow of low-level stimuli and the lost art of being bored. Photo by Yeshi Kangrang on Unsplash

John Cage - For The Birds

Today we discuss composer and thinker John Cage, evading the question, and how to (not) be a teacher. Photo by Inu Etc on Unsplash

Donna Haraway: A Cyborg Manifesto

For our inagural podcast we're talking cyborgs, post-humanism, inter-passivity, and the rise of growing anti-science mystery cults! Photo by Erick Butler on Unsplash

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