PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

In this engaging conversation, Professor Carolyn Pedwell, a leading voice in Cultural Studies and Media, explores the intricate dance between affect theory and social change. She highlights the importance of minor gestures, challenging the notion that only grand actions ignite transformation. Pedwell shares her personal struggles with insomnia, linking individual habits to broader societal contexts. The discussion delves into class consciousness, emotional resonance in political movements, and the need for flexible strategies in activism, offering fresh insights into the complexities of driving change.

Erik and Pills break down the myths of grooming, childhood, sexuality and the semiotic systems which produced them. The book is Roland Barthes, 195, Mythologies (https://amzn.to/47i5kpd) The rest of this series on myth is available at www.patreon.com/plasticpills

Diego Ruzzarin is back on the Plastic Pills Podcast to talk about mythologies of the Left and Right as analyzed by Roland Barthes in his 1957 book (https://amzn.to/47i5kpd). Our previous two episodes covering "Mythologies" (introducing the book and analyzing car commercials) are on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

With the release of the Barbie movie, the feminine symbol has been deployed this summer. But for thousands of summers previous, the role of the feminine was managed by folk stories and fairy tales. Featuring the literary stylings of Victor Hainagiu (known to us as Lit Vic) we broach the topic of the feminine symbolic through the story of Snow White. Check out this version of Neil Gaiman's Snow White in the form of a graphic novel: https://comiconlinefree.net/snow-glass-apples/issue-tpb/1 Follow Lit Vic on Twitter at @HoratioVictor There are many more episodes and tons of bonus content for our patrons at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

A podcast delves into the concept of freedom, discussing its various definitions and limitations. Topics include the brain's decision-making process, strange Twitter retweets, Canadian politics, a movie about saving children from sex trafficking, Mormons and QAnon, Liam Neeson's role in movies and child trafficking, the complexity of freedom, different philosophical perspectives on freedom, and the reflective state's role in revolutionary change.

The podcast discusses the theory island chain and actor network theory, emphasizing the complexity of reality. They explore linguistic differences between 'cottage' and 'cabin', trace the invention of tuberculosis, and challenge individualist theories of history and science. The speakers delve into actor network theory's application to science and human behavior, advocate for considering materiality in disciplines, and explore the role of documentary filmmaking in attracting settlers to Canada. They also discuss the relational nature of facts and knowledge, the experiments on air pumps and the division between politics and science, and the inseparable relationship between politics and science.

One of those guys we rarely think about but who single-handedly pulled the track lever in the history of philosophy, it's Rousseau. We read Discourse on the Origin of Inequality this week and appraised its significance. Get all our exclusive episodes at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

Pill Pods 124 & 125 cover a paper written by Pills, which argues that despite banishing figurative language for the sake of "clarity", Western philosophy has forgotten it was founded on a metaphor equating reason with vision, a metaphor we unknowingly reiterate on the daily. The episodes are available to patron subscribers at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

We revisit Atlantis, the new one, in this Victor Hainagiu (Lit Vic) episode where we peer into the the early modern, colonial, proto-capitalist imagination. Find the short story here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2434/2434-h/2434-h.htm Follow Victor @HoratioVictor Get all our eps at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

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