Theory & Philosophy
David Guignion
Welcome! My name’s David Guignion and I distill complicated philosophical and theoretical ideas for wide audiences. While ideas are important to help us understand the world, it is even more important to put ideas into action. Some of this channel’s key theoretical and pragmatic influences include, but are not limited to, Marxism, Decolonialization, Feminism, Gender and Queer theory, and Critical Race Theory.
This channel’s content is recorded on the in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal, the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka, comprised of
the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Huron/Wendat, Abenaki, and Anishinaabeg.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIq2xNjGAof0cCUaKbco6HQ
This channel’s content is recorded on the in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal, the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka, comprised of
the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Huron/Wendat, Abenaki, and Anishinaabeg.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIq2xNjGAof0cCUaKbco6HQ
Episodes
Mentioned books
Oct 31, 2020 • 20min
Adrienne Rich's "Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence"
In this episode, I present Adrienne Rich's "Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence" where she outlines the necessity to move beyond the assumed naturality of heterosexual couplings that limit women's possibilities at home, at work, and with their own bodies.
If you want to support me, you can do that with these links:
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Oct 27, 2020 • 18min
What is Commodity Fetishism? | Karl Marx | Keyword
In this episode, I outline what Karl Marx means with the term, "Commodity Fetishism."
(*Note* At around 15:30 I meant to say Smith and Ricardo, not Marx and Ricardo).
If you want to support me, you can do that with these links:
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IG: @theory_and_philosophy
Oct 24, 2020 • 54min
Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari's "A Thousand Plateaus" (Part 4/4)
In this episode, I conclude my presentation of A Thousand Plateaus covering ch. 12, "1227: Treatise on Nomadology:--The War Machine" (0:00), and ch. 14, "The Smooth and the Striated" (39:14).
Chapters 11 and 13 I did separately, and the conclusion is more of a summary and so I don't expand upon it here.
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Oct 21, 2020 • 22min
My Top Theory/Philosophy Books (As of 2020)
The hosts discuss their top 10 theory and philosophy books, highlighting 'The Cultural Politics of Emotion' and 'Exalted Subjects'. They explore nation formation, challenge gender norms, and analyze the origins of totalitarianism. They also delve into post-colonial studies and critical race theory, discussing hybrid identities. The chapter on radical theory covers topics like terrorism and the treatment of the mentally ill. Recommended theory and philosophy books include Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' and Colasso's 'The Ruin of Kosh'.
Oct 17, 2020 • 55min
Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari's "A Thousand Plateaus" (Part 3/4)
In this episode, I continue A Thousand Plateaus, looking at ch. 8, "1874: Three Novellas or, 'What Happened" (0:00), ch. 9, "1933" Micropolitics and Segmentarity" (18:00), and ch. 10, "1730: Becoming-Intense, Becoming-Animal,-Becoming-Imperceptible..." (36:15).
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Oct 14, 2020 • 15min
Baudrillard vs. Deleuze & Guattari
In this episode, I present some of the disagreements between the work of Baudrillard and Deleuze/Guattari.
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Oct 10, 2020 • 60min
Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari's "A Thousand Plateaus" (Part 2/4)
In this episode, I continue presenting A Thousand Plateaus, covering chapter 4: "Nov. 20, 1923: Postulates of Linguistics" (0:00), chapter 5: "587 B.C.-70 A.D.: On Several Regimes of Signs" (25:15), chapter 6: "Nov. 28, 1947: How do you Make Yourself a Body Without Organs?" (43:25), and chapter 7: "Year One: Faciality" (53:18).
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Oct 7, 2020 • 17min
Dialectic | Plato, Kant, Hegel, Marx | Keyword
Explore the concept of dialectic in philosophy from Plato to Marx, including the method of colliding thesis and antithesis to form new ideas. Delve into Kant's limitations in dialectical reasoning and Hegel's perspective on mutual recognition. Discover Marx's critique of Hegel's approach and the evolution of societal classes leading to communism.
Oct 3, 2020 • 52min
Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari's "A Thousand Plateaus" (Part 1/4)
In this episode, I begin my presentation of Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari's A Thousand Plateaus by covering chapter 1, "Introduction: Rhizome" (0:00), chapter 2, "1914: One or Severeal Wolves?" (15:25) and chapter 3, "10,000 B.C.: The Geology of Morals (Who Does the Earth Think it is?)" (24:12).
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4 snips
Oct 1, 2020 • 9min
Baudrillard vs. Foucault
In this episode, I present an introduction to the differences (and similarities) between Baudrillard and Foucault. I really want to stress that I only gloss over the issue here and may do a follow up in the future.
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