Sci-Fi and the Politics of the Future: An Interview with Steven Shaviro featuring Acid Horizon
Acid Horizon24 Mai 2023

Sci-Fi and the Politics of the Future: An Interview with Steven Shaviro featuring Acid Horizon

Adam and Will are joined by Professor Steven Shaviro to discuss his work on the philosophy of science fiction, developing on themes from recent texts such as Extreme Fabulations and 2016's Discognition out on Repeater Books. We asked Steven about the various techniques that writers such as Frank Herbert, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and China Mieville to unearth possible futures in the present; and how they extrapolate from, speculate upon, and generate fables about dominant tendencies of our politica...

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What Does Deleuze Mean By 'A Life'?

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On today’s episode of Acid Horizon, we are joined by Pulitzer Prize winning poet Rae Armantrout to discuss her most recent collection of poetry entitled Finalists. We discussed the often explicitly ph...

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Strange Apprenticeship: Experiences as Students and Mentors in Philosophy

In this episode, we close out our set of engagements on pedagogy and the contemporary student experience. This time, we are joined by Vernon Cisney, a professor and the author and editor of several bo...

5 Mar 20221h 2min

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Acid Horizon and Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour team up for a Q&A. Subscribe to Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/muhh Subscribe to Acid Horizon on Patreon: https:...

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