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(Pop) Cultural Marxism, Episode 6: Everyone Enjoying Everything All the Time
In episode six of (Pop) Cultural Marxism, Isi and Ajay consider the cultural imperative du jour, "Let People Enjoy Things"—and offer an alternative: …
3 years, 2 months ago
Faculty Spotlight: Andy Battle on Capitalism and Urbanization, Eric Adams, Cop City, and the Right to the City
In episode four of Faculty Spotlight, hosts Mark and Lauren interview Andy Battle, BISR faculty and urban historian. The three discuss: why cities ar…
3 years, 2 months ago
Podcast for Social Research, Episode 61.5, Shortcast: Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
In this shortcast, recorded live before a screening of Chantal Akerman's "love film for my mother," BISR's William Clark, Paige Sweet, and Isi Litke …
3 years, 2 months ago
Podcast for Social Research, Episode 61: Narrating Black Life—Joseph Earl Thomas's "Sink"
In episode 61 of the Podcast for Social Research, recorded live at BISR Central, BISR faculty Joseph Earl Thomas and Paige Sweet sit down for an inti…
3 years, 3 months ago
(Pop) Cultural Marxism, Episode 5: Avatar: Cinema's Watery Grave
In episode 5 of (Pop) Cultural Marxism, Isi and Ajay dive deep into the spectacle of James Cameron's latest blockbuster Avatar: The Way of Water, tou…
3 years, 3 months ago
Podcast for Social Research, Episode 60: Tangled Legacies—Jünger's Marble Cliffs
In episode 60 of the podcast, recorded live at Goethe-Institut New York, BISR's Ajay Singh Chaudhary joins translator Tess Lewis, political theorist …
3 years, 3 months ago
Podcast for Social Research, Episode 59: BISR Buddies
In episode 59 of the podcast, on the occasion of Valentine's Day, we are celebrating the many friendships that BISR has fostered over the years. You'…
3 years, 4 months ago
Podcast for Social Research, Episode 58: The Kafka Diaries—A Reading and Conversation with Translator Ross Benjamin
In episode 58 of the Podcast for Social Research, award-winning translator Ross Benjamin sits down with BISR's Christine Smallwood, Rebecca Ariel Por…
3 years, 4 months ago
Faculty Spotlight: Bruce King
In episode three of Faculty Spotlight, Lauren K. Wolfe and Mark DeLucas interview BISR classicist Bruce King. The three discuss: what brought Bruce t…
3 years, 4 months ago
(Pop) Cultural Marxism, Episode 4: 2022 Cultural Year in Review
In episode four of (Pop) Cultural Marxism, Ajay, Isi, and Joseph review the year 2022 in pop culture via the prism of five topics and trends: "open w…
3 years, 4 months ago