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Incels, Misogyny, and Castration
In this episode, Ryan and Todd discuss the Incel phenomenon and its relationship to the logic at work in misogyny. They frame the question in terms o…
7 years, 2 months ago
Signifier Vs. Sign (Aphorism 4)
In this episode, Ryan and Todd unpack Jacques Lacan's famous aphorism about the signifier--"the signifier represents the subject to another signifier…
7 years, 2 months ago
Contradiction
In this episode, Ryan and Todd explore the problem of contradiction, especially as it appears in Hegel's philosophy. In doing so, they work through t…
7 years, 3 months ago
An Afternoon with Slavoj Zizek -- Hegel
In the third of a series of three special episodes featuring Slavoj Zizek, Ryan and Todd respond to Todd's interview with Slavoj concerning his relat…
7 years, 3 months ago
An Afternoon with Slavoj Zizek -- Lacan
In the second of a series of three special episodes featuring Slavoj Zizek, Ryan and Todd respond to Todd's interview with Slavoj concerning his rela…
7 years, 4 months ago
An Afternoon with Slavoj Zizek -- Marx
This special episode includes Todd's discussion with Slavoj Zizek about Marxism, conducted just before his debate with Jordan Peterson. Todd and Slav…
7 years, 4 months ago
Immediacy
In this special episode recorded at the 2019 LACK Conference, Ryan and Todd talk with theorist Anna Kornbluh about the proliferating sense of immedia…
7 years, 5 months ago
A Signifier for the Left
Ryan and Todd are joined by theorist Paul Eisenstein to discuss the most appropriate signifier for the Left. They weigh several possibilities, includ…
7 years, 5 months ago
Us
We explore the theoretical resonance of the Jordan Peele film Us (2019), focusing particularity on the relationship between the individual psyche and…
7 years, 5 months ago
Cynicism (Aphorism 3)
Cynicism functions as perhaps the most prevalent form of subjectivity in the contemporary landscape. In this episode, Ryan and Todd trace the origins…
7 years, 6 months ago