1 | Althusser: Marxism and Philosophy

12/18/20 • 62 min

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In our inaugural episode, we talk about Louis Althusser’s pathbreaking work on philosophy and Marxism from the 1960s. Targets of reckless slander include Sartre and post-structuralist theories of agency.
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References:
Louis Althusser, Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays. Translated by Ben Brewster (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2001)
Louis Althusser, Philosophy and the Spontaneous Philosophy of the Scientists. Translated by Ben Brewster, James H. Kavanagh, Thomas E. Lewis, Grahame Lock, and Warren Montag. Edited by Gregory Elliott (New York: Verso, 2011)
Louis Althusser, Machiavelli and Us. Translated by Gregory Elliott. Edited by François Matheron (New York: Verso, 2000)
Music: Vintage Memories by Schematist | schematist.bandcamp.com

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2 | Stuart Hall: What are the politics of culture?

In this episode we discuss the work of cultural theorist Stuart Hall and his politics of culture. We focus on his relationship to Althusser and Gramsci with a detour through contemporary Black politics in the United States.
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References:
Stuart Hall, Cultural Studies 1983: A Theoretical History. Edited by Jennifer Daryl Slack and Lawrence Grossberg (Durham: Duke University Press, 2016)
Stuart Hall, “Political Commitment, 1966.” In Selected Political Writings: The Great Moving Right Show and Other Essays. Edited by Sally Davison, David Featherstone, Michael Rustin, and Bill Schwarz (Durham: Duke University Press, 2017)
Stuart Hall, “Gramsci’s Relevance for the Study of Race and Ethnicity [1986].” In Essential Essays Volume Two: Identity and Diaspora. Edited by David Morley (Durham: Duke University Press, 2019)
Stuart Hall, “What is this ‘Black’ in Black Popular Culture? [1992].” In Essential Essays Volume Two: Identity and Diaspora. Edited by David Morley (Durham: Duke University Press, 2019)
Music: Vintage Memories by Schematist | schematist.bandcamp.com