Concepts in Focus: The Hegelian Dialectic
Adam breaks down the often misconstrued, misused, and misrepresented Hegelian dialectic. He also brings into the discussion conspiracy theories, Fallout: New Vegas, David Chalmers, and, well, a magnet to illustrate his summary. Other figures mentioned include Marx and Fichte. Support the show Support the podcast: Current classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC): https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-main Website: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee...
30 Aug 202015min
Who is 'Dark Deleuze'?: A Discussion with Andrew Culp
Andrew Culp is the author of Dark Deleuze, the controversial piece of Deleuze scholarship which challenges appropriations of Deleuze by academics and professionals uncommitted to a program of radical politics. Craig, Will, Matt, and Adam together interrogate Andrew on the finer points of the book. Also, we discuss the similar dilution of Foucault's legacy. Some concepts on the table are negativity/positivity, ressentiment, the outside, imperceptibility, asymmetry, fugitivity, and destro...
23 Aug 202053min
Understanding Foucault and the Feminist Philosophy of Disability with Shelley Tremain
How do we centered disabled voices in academia and at large? How is the the notion of impairment socially constructed? Shelley Tremain joins Craig, WIll, and Adam to discuss her essay "This Is What a Historicist and Relativist Feminist Philosophy of Disability Looks Like". We use the essay to unpack Shelley's feminist philosophy of disability. Moreover, we delve into the work of Foucault, Deleuze and Guattari, Tobin Siebers, and Ian Hacking. Check Shelley's website: biopoliticalphilosop...
16 Aug 20201h 4min
Althusser's Concept of Ideology: A Discussion with Anthony Gavin
Anthony Gavin of the podcast Out of Left Field helps us explicate a few chapters from Louis Althusser's On the Reproduction of Capitalism: Ideology And Ideological State Apparatuses. Figures featured in the discussion: Deleuze and Guattari, Foucault, Hegel, Stirner, Malabou, Derrida, and a few others. Support the show Support the podcast: Current classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC): https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-main Website: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ Linktr...
8 Aug 20201h 6min
The Case for Becoming-Plant: Karen Houle on Plant Ontology and the Image of Thought
How does one 'become-plant'? Karen Houle joins us and guides us through her work on critical vegetal studies. We address how the notion of becoming-plant (a term originally coined by Deleuze and Guattari) challenges the traditional image of thought. What's more, we consider the ethical implications of becoming-plant while surveying its potential uses in addressing issues such as climate crisis and racial oppression. Support the show Support the podcast: Current classes at Acid Horizon Resear...
1 Aug 202042min
Techno, Black Metal, Nostalgia, and Communization: A Discussion with Benjamin Noys
We tap Benjamin Noys to engage in a broad discussion of aesthetics and politics related to his writings on techno, black metal, and communization. Some figures who appear within the discussion: Nietzsche, Bataille, Stirner, Hegel, Deleuze, Badiou, Fisher, and Brassier. Also, Adam joins the Acid team. Support the show Support the podcast: Current classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC): https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-main Website: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ L...
25 Juli 20201h 25min
Guattari Tapes: A Discussion with Taylor Adkins about Guattari's Four Unconsciouses
Taylor Adkins of Theory Talk joins the show to explicate a seminar by Felix Guattari entitled “The Four Unconsciouses”. Taylor recently translated this seminar into English, which is available on his blog, Fractal Ontology. He has also recently translated a two-volume set of works by Gilbert Simondon. Individuation in Light of Notions of Form and Information I & II are available for purchase on University of Minnesota Press’ website. In the episode, we discuss the concepts of facial...
21 Juli 20201h 1min
Concepts in Focus: Tensors, Black Holes, and the Unconscious in Deleuze and Guattari (pre-episode content)
Ahead of our interview with Taylor Adkins on his translation of Guattari's seminar entitled “Les Quatres Inconscients 13/01/1981”, we outline some of the concepts featured in the text: the unconscious, tensor, and black hole. Also, we reference texts within Deleuze and Guattari's body of work which feature these concepts. Support the show Support the podcast: Current classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC): https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-main Website: https://www.acidhorizo...
18 Juli 202015min
