Are We Narcissistic Enough?  'Narcissus in Bloom' and The History of the Selfie with Matt Colquhoun
Acid Horizon29 Elo 2023

Are We Narcissistic Enough? 'Narcissus in Bloom' and The History of the Selfie with Matt Colquhoun

Buy the book: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/narcissus-in-bloom/ Narcissism is the defining pathology of the twenty-first century, but what if it is not self-obsession that defines us but a need for self-transformation? Narcissus in Bloom is a short history of the self-portrait, beginning with Renaissance painters like Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt and Caravaggio, through to photographers and celebrities like Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian, Lee Friedlander and Hervé Guibert. Analysing the ...

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The Politics of Ghosting: Dominic Pettman on Absence, Intimacy, and Digital Life

The Politics of Ghosting: Dominic Pettman on Absence, Intimacy, and Digital Life

What does it mean to live in a world where relationships can vanish overnight, without explanation or closure? In this episode, Acid Horizon speaks with cultural theorist Dominic Pettman about his new...

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Western Marxism vs. Stalinism: Domenico Losurdo’s Controversial Legacy with Ross Wolfe

Western Marxism vs. Stalinism: Domenico Losurdo’s Controversial Legacy with Ross Wolfe

What if the very idea of Western Marxism has less to do with geography than with defeat? In this episode of Acid Horizon, we dive into Domenico Losurdo’s controversial use of the term and ask what’s a...

19 Syys 202557min

Wilhelm Reich, Fascism & Work Democracy: Philip Bennett & David Silver at Orgonon

Wilhelm Reich, Fascism & Work Democracy: Philip Bennett & David Silver at Orgonon

Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sbwVioWlhS0 What happens when we revisit Wilhelm Reich’s journey from Freud’s student to radical theorist of desire, politics, and repression? In this episode, we s...

9 Syys 202553min

From Blake to Bataille: Romanticism, Communism, and the Commons with Joseph Albernaz

From Blake to Bataille: Romanticism, Communism, and the Commons with Joseph Albernaz

What does Romanticism have to do with communism, enclosure, and the commons today? In this episode we speak with Joseph Albernaz, author of Common Measures: Romanticism and the Groundlessness of Commu...

31 Elo 20251h 1min

LEPHT HAND - Myth, Nostalgia, and Liberation: Federico Campagna’s 'Otherworlds: Mediterranean Lessons On Escaping History'

LEPHT HAND - Myth, Nostalgia, and Liberation: Federico Campagna’s 'Otherworlds: Mediterranean Lessons On Escaping History'

Can myth itself serve as a material force in struggles for liberation? Federico Campagna joins me to discuss how myth—too often dismissed as escapism or co-opted by reaction—can instead become a pract...

23 Elo 20251h 8min

Identity on Credit: Ajax, Achilles, and the Modern Self with Fredrik Westerlund

Identity on Credit: Ajax, Achilles, and the Modern Self with Fredrik Westerlund

What happens when the self we imagine drifts further from the one we actually live? In this episode, philosopher Fredrik Westerlund joins Craig and Nicholas de Warren to explore his concept of “identi...

17 Elo 20251h 16min

From Chaos to Creation: Deleuze, Francis Bacon, 'On Painting', and 'The Logic of Sensation' with Charles J. Stivale

From Chaos to Creation: Deleuze, Francis Bacon, 'On Painting', and 'The Logic of Sensation' with Charles J. Stivale

What happens when the painter’s hand breaks free from the eye, and chaos reorganizes the entire field of vision? In this episode of Acid Horizon, we join Charles Stivale, translator of On Painting and...

14 Elo 20251h 14min

How Did Analytic Philosophy Become the Ruling Class of Thought? Christoph Schuringa Explains

How Did Analytic Philosophy Become the Ruling Class of Thought? Christoph Schuringa Explains

What if analytic philosophy isn't as politically neutral as it claims to be? In this episode, we explore the hidden ideological scaffolding of analytic philosophy—its deference to science, retreat to ...

28 Heinä 20251h 15min

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