Matthew Spellberg's guest appearances

Matthew Spellberg

Skylight Books Podcast Series

the Roberts Institute of Art

What Is X?

Sean Carroll

Sean Fennessey

Jason Concepcion

Shea Serrano

Mallory Rubin

Chuck Klosterman

Benjamin Franklin

Jon Hamm

Kate Schatz

Miriam Klein Stahl

Michelle Tea

Matt Bell

Sarah Ruhl

Amy Stewart

Joanna Angel

OwlTail

Richard Sommer

Matthew Spellberg is a scholar whose topic of study is the comparative history of dreaming—how dreams are experienced, shared, and made use of in different cultures. Originally trained as an architect, Professor Richard Sommer is interested in where politics and design meet. He writes on monument making, urbanism and time-based architecture.The pair sit down to discuss dream sharing and the important role psychic spaces  play in how we live and work together, mutual interests that have brought them to collaborate on exhibitions and events. This is the first in a new series of talks on the podcast, where artists, cultural practitioners and other thinkers are invited to discuss a theme connected to our programme, with the duo reflecting on how that influences contemporary culture. Have questions, comments or want to see more of what the Roberts Institute of Art does? Reach us via therobertsinstituteofart.com, @therobertsinstituteofart and subscribe to our newsletter!MORE INFOGlossary: Circadian rhythms: physical, mental, and behavioural changes that follow a 24-hour cycle.Spelunking: cave diving.Ongees: one of the last hunter-gatherer cultures in the Bay of Bengal.Dialectic: a discussion between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned argumentation.Agoraphobia: fear of being in situations where escape might be difficult or that help wouldn't be available if things go wrong. Commonly thought of as fear of open spaces.  Useful links: Richard: New CircadiaMatthew: On Dream Sharing and Its Purpose

Matthew Spellberg is a scholar whose topic of study is the comparative history of dreaming—how dreams are experienced, shared, and made use of in different cultures. Originally trained as an architect, Professor Richard Sommer is interested in where politics and design meet. He writes on monument making, urbanism and time-based architecture.The pair sit down to discuss dream sharing and the important role psychic spaces  play in how we live and work together, mutual interests that have brought them to collaborate on exhibitions and events. This is the first in a new series of talks on the podcast, where artists, cultural practitioners and other thinkers are invited to discuss a theme connected to our programme, with the duo reflecting on how that influences contemporary culture. Have questions, comments or want to see more of what the Roberts Institute of Art does? Reach us via <a href="http://therobertsinstituteofart.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">therobertsinstituteofart.com</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/therobertsinstituteofart/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@therobertsinstituteofart</a> and <a href="https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/w6w4b4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to our newsletter</a>!MORE INFOGlossary: Circadian rhythms: physical, mental, and behavioural changes that follow a 24-hour cycle.Spelunking: cave diving.Ongees: one of the last hunter-gatherer cultures in the Bay of Bengal.Dialectic: a discussion between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned argumentation.Agoraphobia: fear of being in situations where escape might be difficult or that help wouldn't be available if things go wrong. Commonly thought of as fear of open spaces.  Useful links: Richard: <a href="https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/events/2019/11/07/new-circadia-adventures-mental-spelunking" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Circadia</a>Matthew: <a href="https://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/67/spellberg1.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On Dream Sharing and Its Purpose</a>

Matthew Spellberg and Richard Sommer

What kind of thinking do we do when we sleep? Is that what dreaming is? And how is it different from the thinking we do in waking life? In this episode of “What Is X?,” Justin E.H. Smith talks to Matthew Spellberg, a scholar working on a comparative history of dreaming, about one of the mysteries that has fascinated humankind from the ancients to Descartes and Freud and beyond: What are dreams, really? Why do we have them? Why do we share them? And what can they tell us?

What kind of thinking do we do when we sleep? Is that what dreaming is? And how is it different from the thinking we do in waking life? In this episode of “What Is X?,” Justin E.H. Smith talks to Matthew Spellberg, a scholar working on a comparative history of dreaming, about one of the mysteries that has fascinated humankind from the ancients to Descartes and Freud and beyond: What are dreams, really? Why do we have them? Why do we share them? And what can they tell us?

What Are Dreams? | Matthew Spellberg

David Leo Rice

Collecting a decade's worth of stories by acclaimed author David Leo Rice, Drifter is a wild trip through the occult and surreal undercurrents of contemporary life. Ever in pursuit of illumination and unholy opportunity, the characters in these stories roam from blighted Western settlements to eerie New England circuses, from the backwoods of Austria to the remotest reaches of Japan, and from seedy Caribbean islands to the shadow of the Swiss Alps.  Rice is in conversation with Matthew Spellberg Produced by Maddie Gobbo, Lance Morgan, &amp; Michael Kowaleski Theme: "I Love All My Friends," an unreleased demo by Fragile Gang. Visit https://www.skylightbooks.com/event for future offerings from the Skylight Books Events team.

Collecting a decade's worth of stories by acclaimed author David Leo Rice, <a href="https://www.skylightbooks.com/book/9781948687294" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Drifter</a> is a wild trip through the occult and surreal undercurrents of contemporary life. Ever in pursuit of illumination and unholy opportunity, the characters in these stories roam from blighted Western settlements to eerie New England circuses, from the backwoods of Austria to the remotest reaches of Japan, and from seedy Caribbean islands to the shadow of the Swiss Alps. Rice is in conversation with Matthew Spellberg Produced by Maddie Gobbo, Lance Morgan, &amp; Michael Kowaleski Theme: "I Love All My Friends," an unreleased demo by Fragile Gang. Visit <a href="https://www.skylightbooks.com/event" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.skylightbooks.com/event</a> for future offerings from the Skylight Books Events team.

SKYLIT: David Leo Rice, "DRIFTER" w/ Matthew Spellberg