The Trial of Kofka

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It just seems as if kofka, but it seems like he knew that you could view these things in any number of ways. And there doesn't seem to be an attempt at making it so matic or so allegorical That we would be able to win the argument about what this is really about. It's not supposed to be decoded in a way where this is the definitive interpretation of the trial. It's meant to be open.

David and Tamler wander through the bewildering dream-like world of Franz Kafka’s "The Trial." In part one of a two-part discussion we discuss the circumstances of its publication, the various interpretative approaches that can be taken to the novel, and all the ways that Kafka’s prose gets under your skin, making you feel what’s happening even if you don’t fully understand it. Recorded in the decidedly un-Kafka-esque location of Nosara, Costa Rica – thanks to the Harmony Hotel for having us back!

Plus – Social Psychologists for Peace send an open letter to Vladimir Putin urging him to reverse course on the tragic invasion of Ukraine. Putin seems intent on toppling the Ukranian government but has he considered Sherif et al (1961), Tajfel (1977), Festinger (1954), and Brewer (1991)?