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Just Two Dudes Reading Theory

Chris Newman, Preston Taylor

Welcome to Just Two Dudes Reading Theory! Where we attempt to take on both classic and more underground selections from the world of theory. Each episode we"ll be reading and discussing a different text, including works of psychoanalysis, phenomenology, post-humanism, feminism, deconstruction, and much more!

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All Episodes

63:50

Jean-Paul Sartre - Being and Nothingness 1: The...

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/09/06

Whew! Buckle up because we're about to embark on a real adventure. This week we're beginning Sartre's masterpiece Being and Nothingness. We'll be interspersing our reading with other phenomenologists as we go (so we don't burn out). This week we're discussing the pre-reflective cogito, the in-itself, and the for-itself. Enjoy!

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68:56

Futa Helu - Towards a Theory of Awareness or...

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/08/30

This week we're looking at Futa Helu's essay Towards a Theory of Awareness or Understanding. Our favorite sections relate to his idea of the rhythmic nature of the universe. Our least favorite spot regards (unfortunately) all of his thoughts on beauty. Enjoy!

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68:18

Lisa Guerrero - New Native Sons: Ta-Nehisi Coates,...

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/08/23

This week we're looking at the American history of the black personal essay and how it relates to phenomenology. We also talk about the dubious concept of the "post-racial age". Enjoy!

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71:54

Susan Sontag - Against Interpretration

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2024/08/16

This week we read Susan Sontag's Against Interpretation, a phenomenal (and controversial) polemic against dogmatic ways of "interpreting" art. We also offer a (hopefully) nuanced defense of psychoanalysis.

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56:50

Jean-Paul Sartre - The Quest for the Absolute: On...

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/08/09

This week we did some "hardcore phenomenology" and read Sartre's essay on Giacometti. We also talked about Sartre's enthusiasm and how this enthusiasm risks losing the plot (so to speak). Enjoy!

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59:58

Hannah Arendt - Love and Saint Augustine pt. II

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/08/02

This week we're finishing our reading of Hannah Arendt's Love and Saint Augustine. We're talking about the love of the world vs. the love of God, and what possible avenues exist towards an unconditional secular love.

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78:20

Hannah Arendt - Love and Saint Augustine pt. I

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/07/26

This week we're reading the first half of Hannah Arendt's dissertation, Love and Saint Augustine. With Karl Jasper's as her thesis advisor, and with an indirect engagement with Heidegger's work, this is a great starting point for fans of Arendt. Enjoy!

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74:38

Judith Butler - What World is This? A Pandemic...

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/07/19

This week we finish Judith Butler's What World Is This? A Pandemic Phenomenology. We talk about those most affected by the virus and the day-to-day realities of the pandemic. Enjoy!

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62:14

Judith Butler - What World is This? A Pandemic...

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/07/12

Join us as we delve into the opening of Judith Butler's recent book on the Pandemic. To us, doing a phenomenology of the pandemic seems to be an inherently triggering project, especially if the questions asked include: what was it like to watch mass death from an Iphone? Or, what was extreme boredom and futility like? However, thankfully, Butler chooses a very different route, focusing instead on the world's interconnectedness and what the pandemic reveals about the world's structure. Enjoy!

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59:12

Edmund Husserl - The Vienna Lecture & Phenomenology

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/07/05

This week we read, or, as you will, suffered, through some Edmund Husserl! We talk about his importance to continental theory and his defense of the new field of phenomenology. Enjoy!

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62:34

Jean-Paul Sartre - A Fundemental Idea of Husserl's...

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/06/28

Sartre's excited! And so are we! In our season two inaugural episode, we discuss Sartre's little essay on Husserl and his joy in discovering the phenomenological field. We also do some phenomenology ourselves talking about rivers and smiles.

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85:24

The Philosophy of Arcade Fire

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/05/17

To end our first season we're talking about Arcade Fire's first three albums: Funeral, Neon Bible, and The Suburbs. We cover American extremism, growing up, and, of course, life in suburbia. Enjoy!

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75:28

Karl Jaspers - Philosophy of Existence II

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/05/10

This week we finish our discussion of Karl Jasper's Philosophy of Existence. This includes some core existential concepts such as authenticity and we also tackle his categories of truth. Enjoy!

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73:36

Karl Jaspers - Philosophy of Existence I

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/05/03

It's time for some existentialism! We discuss the first half of Jasper's lectures on The Philosophy of Existence, covering the difference between existence and his term existenz, and so much more. Enjoy!

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69:02

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki - In Praise of Shadows

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/04/26

Tanizaki's In Praise of Shadows is a classic text. It attempts to explicate a whole nation's aesthetic character...is it successful? And what of Tanizaki's more dated claims? Join us this week as we work through a great and, at times, frustrating work.

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64:40

Roland Barthes - Lesson in Writing

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/04/19

Join us this week as we read Roland Barthe's essay Lesson In Writing. We're talking about Bunraku theatre and how the medium highlights an essential difference between Eastern and Western art...and yes, disagreements abound! Enjoy!

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76:58

Sigmund Freud - Creative Writers and Day-Dreaming

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/04/12

Think of the hero in your favorite action film. Now ask yourself: would it make sense for them to die and remain dead? Or! Is the hero strangely safe...join us as we explore the hero as the guise of his majesty the Ego in this week's episode on Freud's Creative Writers and Day-Dreaming.

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73:24

Harry G. Frankfurt - On Bullshit

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/04/05

Join us this week as we explore Harry G. Frankfurt's definition of "Bullshit," what separates it from lying, and its relationship to the truth!

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59:22

Cristina Campo - On Fairy Tales

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/03/29

Fairy tales! This week we're excited to talk about storytelling which, for us, means talking about a lot of Disney movies. Enjoy!

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65:00

Søren Kierkegaard - Fear and Trembling

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/03/22

Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling straddles the worlds of existentialism and Christianity, producing a brilliant and infuriating text...at least to Preston and I. Enjoy!

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