Acid Horizon
Acid Horizon
Emerging from affinities with post-structuralism, abolitionism, biopolitics, communism, critical metaphysics, critical mysticism, and ontological anarchy, Acid Horizon is a philosophy and theory podcast committed to thought in motion and political struggle. While these are our grounding currents, each episode opens out onto a wider constellation: ethics, politics, phenomenology, decolonial thought, queer theory, post-psychoanalysis, disability/crip theory, anarchism, Marxism, feminism, and analyses of the emergence of the new right.Comprised of a decentralized collective of friends and comrades, Acid Horizon cultivates a terrain of militant inquiry. From readings that span 20th-century French communism to new perspectives on German idealism, the collective has also undertaken forays into aesthetic experimentation, philosophical heresy, and the history of revolt. We seek the concepts and intensities that gesture toward new forms of life.Acid Horizon pushes theory beyond the academy through live engagements, collaborative reading groups, and collective interventions.
Episodes
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Feb 10, 2021 • 1h 2min
PC Music, Accelerationism, and Xenofeminism
Two friends of the show, Will and Anton, discuss their upcoming project on PC Music, hyperpop, accelerationism, and xenofeminism. They explore the unique digital use of space, facial framing, and audible intensity in generating concert experiences. They delve into topics like deconstruction of identity, hauntology, trans studies, and the relation of Queerness to future possibilities. Other chapters cover methodological challenges in studying music online, breaking through limits, and the production skills of PC Music.
Feb 2, 2021 • 60min
Derrida on the Secret, Sacrifice, and the Singularity of Death
This episode of the podcast explores Jacques Derrida's interpretation of the biblical story of Abraham's sacrifice, focusing on themes of responsibility, the ethical, and the secret. They discuss the connection between trembling and anticipation, the nature of the night of faith, and the pursuit of the absolute. The hosts also provide updates on upcoming events and changes to the podcast.
Jan 19, 2021 • 1h 5min
Imposter Syndrome and Philosophy: Thinking with Gilles Deleuze and Mark Fisher
Rose, friend of the show, joins the hosts to discuss impostor syndrome. They explore its connection to mental health, the social order, and the political implications of philosophy. The chapter descriptions cover various topics such as problem identification, alienation, and the capture of societal identities.
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Jan 13, 2021 • 1h 3min
"What is Metaphysics?" - Analyzing Heidegger's Seminal Lecture at Freiburg
Delving into Heidegger's inaugural lecture, the hosts explore the nature of metaphysics, the question of nothingness, and the relationship between being and existence. They discuss Heidegger's views on everyday experience, care, and the normative implications. The podcast also examines Heidegger's theory of nothingness and its connection to anxiety. It compares Heidegger and Sartre's approaches to metaphysics, highlighting their differences. Additionally, it explores Heidegger's view on the law of non-contradiction and analyzes Delooh's critique.
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Jan 1, 2021 • 1h 6min
Judgment or Cruelty: Deleuze with Artaud, Kafka, and Nietzsche
In this podcast, the hosts analyze Deleuze's essay on judgment, explore ethics and morality, discuss Nietzsche's critique of judgment, delve into Artaud's definition of cruelty in theater, and consider intoxication as a means of escaping societal judgment. They also touch on Deleuzian ethics, desire for communism, and the transformation of a party banner into a collective identity at a protest.
Dec 19, 2020 • 1h 11min
What is 'Blacceleration'? A Conversation With Aria Dean
Critic Aria Dean joins the Acid Horizon crew to discuss 'Blacceleration.' They explore the ontological constitution of the black subject in capitalism, the economy of blackness, and revolutionary collective action. Topics include racial capitalism, primitive accumulation, dehumanization, Afro-Pessimist writing, Black radicalism and popular culture, and the impact of the George Floyd event. Aria Dean also talks about November magazine, exhibitions, and their upcoming book.
Dec 13, 2020 • 1h 11min
Gilles Deleuze's "Postscript on Societies of Control"
The podcast discusses Gilles Deleuze's essay on societies of control, exploring the transition from disciplinary society to control society. They analyze the concept of control, machine-making enslavement, and the hyper-divisionalization of individuals. The hosts examine the impact of control mechanisms on subjectivity and discuss the potential of decentralized modularity. They also highlight the importance of debt in societies of control and its role in shaping society and political economy.
Dec 10, 2020 • 1h 18min
Deleuze's "Proust and Signs"
The hosts discuss Deleuze's text 'Proust and Signs' and its themes. They explore the challenges of understanding the dense content and the importance of familiarity with Deleuze's works. They delve into the concept of difference in repetition and its role in connecting the present and the past. They explore objectivity, creation, and style in Delos' work, as well as the relationship between viewpoint and signs of love in Deleuze's 'Proust and Signs'. They discuss analogies between apprenticeship and Carl Jung's individuation, domains of signs in Proust's work, and the concept of the body without organs.
Nov 30, 2020 • 1h 8min
Simondon's Concept of Individuation
Taylor Adkins, translator of "Individuation in Light of Notions of Form and Information Vol. I & II", joins the podcast to discuss Simondon's concept of individuation. They explore Simondon's work in relation to ancient thinkers, Deleuze and Guattari. Topics include substantialist monism, self-differentiation, communication, resonance, and the translation of the term 'milieu'.
Nov 22, 2020 • 1h 8min
Will 'Existential Monday' Ever Come? A Reading of Fondane's Existentialism
Benjamin Fondane, an existentialist philosopher, discusses his essay 'Existential Monday' and explores topics such as the role of the existential philosopher, anxiety, Jewish identity during World War II, critique of law and philosophy, connections between Kierkegaard's ideas on anxiety, critique of Sartre's existentialism, embracing the moment of death, and the importance of skepticism in Fondane's existential philosophy.
