Lacan, Genre, and the Enjoyment of Music with David Burke and Acid Horizon
Absent Signifier (David's free metal band): https://www.instagram.com/absentsignifierband?igsh=ZzhvbWpvczg5aWkw Can Lacanian theory explain our enjoyment of musical genres? Adam and Craig of Acid Horizon sit down with musicologist David Burke to discuss what makes metal phallic, why dance music is akin to the Other's jouissance, and more. Support the show Support the podcast: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/acidhorizon Acid Horizon on Patreon: https://www.p...
11 Maalis 20241h 10min
Ask A Left Nietzschean: "Who is an Übermensch?" with Devin and Charles from Moral Minority
Listen to Moral Minority here: https://pod.link/1728182343 Charles and Devin from Moral Minority join us to discuss Nietzsche's concept of "the übermensch": what it is, what is in't and the deeper implications behind the figure of "the overman". Support the show Support the podcast: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/acidhorizon Acid Horizon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcast Boycott Watkins Media: https://xenogothic.com/2025/03/17/boyco...
1 Maalis 20241h 15min
Is Romantic Anti-Capitalism Proletarian? 'The Poetry of Class' with Patrick Eiden-Offe & Jacob Blumenfeld
Workers of the world unite, we have nothing to lose but our chains! But just who is this ‘we’? How do we identify the proletariat, the revolutionary subject, and how does the proletariat identify itself in the midst of an intensifying threat of economic precarity and capitalist immiseration. This ‘we’, to quote Wilhelm Weitling, is a tricky question. Today we’re taking a dive into Historical Materialism with the latest book in the series “The Poetry of Class: Romantic Anti-Capitalism and the ...
23 Helmi 20241h 2min
We're All Running from The Terminator: The Radical Left Versus Capitalism
Adam of Acid Horizon dives into the work of Carl Neville to explore the Terminator series as a parable of radicalization, how struggles in the present show the future of our current predicament, and how to fight back. Books by Carl Neville: Eminent Domain (Repeater): https://repeaterbooks.com/product/eminent-domain/ Classless: Recent Essays on British Film (Zer0): https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/our-books/classless Support the show Support the podcast: https://www.acidhori...
14 Helmi 20249min
The Economy of Damnation: St. Anselm, Nietzsche, Deleuze, and Saidiya Hartman with Sean Capener
Acid Horizon continue their conversation with the folks over at Mimbres School by sitting down with Sean Capener, who'll be teaching their "History of Damnation" course. We read Sean's "On the Fall of the Angels: Economic Theology After the Middle Passage". In this paper, Sean shows how St Anselm's Christian theories about the economy of salvation and Man's debt to God can inform a critical view towards our own narratives about debt and credit under racial capitalism through the mediation of ...
11 Helmi 20241h 8min
Karl Marx's "Theses on Feuerbach": The Deep Dive From The Young Hegelians to Deleuze (Part 2)
The Acid Horizon crew venture a deep dive into Karl Marx's "Theses on Feuerbach", both celebrating and challenging aspects of his classic meditation. We unpack some of the language of the text while making connections to other philosophers. Moreover, we discuss Feuerbach's critique of the image of thought and his work's influence on Deleuze as it pertains to Marx's insights. Adam's blogpost: https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.com/2024/01/25/the-ends-of-philosophy-commentary-on-marxs-theses...
7 Helmi 20241h 2min
Karl Marx's "Theses on Feuerbach": The Deep Dive From The Young Hegelians to Deleuze (Part 1)
The Acid Horizon crew venture a deep dive into Karl Marx's "Theses on Feuerbach", both celebrating and challenging aspects of his classic meditation. We unpack some of the language of the text while making connections to other philosophers. Moreover, we discuss Feuerbach's critique of the image of thought and his work's influence on Deleuze as it pertains to Marx's insights. Adam's blogpost: https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.com/2024/01/25/the-ends-of-philosophy-commentary-on-marxs-theses...
4 Helmi 202443min
The Rise of Anti-Capitalist Neurodiversity: Robert Chapman's 'Empire of Normality'
Buy the book: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745348667/empire-of-normality/ Neurodiversity is on the rise. Awareness and diagnoses have exploded in recent years, but we are still missing a wider understanding of how we got here and why. Beyond simplistic narratives of normativity and difference, this groundbreaking book exposes the very myth of the 'normal' brain as a product of intensified capitalism. Exploring the rich histories of the neurodiversity and disability movements, Robert Chapm...
28 Tammi 202456min
