C. Derick Varn

We continue our conversation on the meaning of revolution with C. Derick Varn, by turning to the theoretical basis of "post" Marxist thinkers from the Althusserian school, Laclau and Mouffe, Hardt and Negri and Alain Badiou. We discuss some of the pitfalls of these contemporary Marxist theorists and the basis by which they revise core tenets from Marx. We also discuss new class theories on today's left and how they relate to Marx's class theory and different theories of the intellectual in socialist thought. To download the reading list we have created for this series please go  here.  To get early access and support our work please check out our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups).

We continue our conversation on the meaning of revolution with C. Derick Varn, by turning to the theoretical basis of "post" Marxist thinkers from the Althusserian school, Laclau and Mouffe, Hardt and Negri and Alain Badiou. We discuss some of the pitfalls of these contemporary Marxist theorists and the basis by which they revise core tenets from Marx. We also discuss new class theories on today's left and how they relate to Marx's class theory and different theories of the intellectual in socialist thought. To download the reading list we have created for this series please go <a href="https://spiritisabone.files.wordpress.com/2023/06/marxism-and-revolution-reading-list.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>.  To get early access and support our work please check out our Patreon (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjJFaHVkOUxHLTE2OEpHeC0yZ1lzXzVHZ1FzQXxBQ3Jtc0tsWHh4WmNQUFpLZUZRWTZRRU9vRm40aUFTY1pKdmFaNlZ5U1YwSDVkRFBudGFWeTRWQ1hTbmdKVkx1bWliektIUERyMmJvYjRacDhaaDJ6WmxjY2V2XzdGZTJrVHBqUzhoTTNvd0Z1UEY0cjgxc2N5cw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Ftorsiongroups%29&amp;v=IPsmfLyjWT4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups)</a>.

On the Meaning of Revolution feat. C. Derick Varn (Part II)

Is revolution dead? The left is divided over how to make revolution, and many Marxist and post-Marxist theorists have developed radically new conceptions of revolution that are often highly divergent from how Marx, Engels and Second International Marxists dealt with revolution. Our age is notoriously known as post-revolutionary, and liberal realism has set in so deep that we have seemed to have lost touch with the truths of Marxist insights into revolution. We are experiencing a resurgence of political and cultural radicalism but in the context of the absence of working-class radicalism as expressed through socialist parties, mass parties and labour unions.  To help us understand the history and the meaning of revolution, both in its practical and theoretical valences, we are joined by scholar, poet and podcaster C. Derick Varn. C. Derick Varn is the host of the politics and culture podcast Varn Vlog where he probes socialist politics and offers invaluable insights for the left. Please subscribe to his show at @VarnVlog. To get access to the reading list that we have created around this two-part series, please join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups.

Is revolution dead? The left is divided over how to make revolution, and many Marxist and post-Marxist theorists have developed radically new conceptions of revolution that are often highly divergent from how Marx, Engels and Second International Marxists dealt with revolution. Our age is notoriously known as post-revolutionary, and liberal realism has set in so deep that we have seemed to have lost touch with the truths of Marxist insights into revolution. We are experiencing a resurgence of political and cultural radicalism but in the context of the absence of working-class radicalism as expressed through socialist parties, mass parties and labour unions.  To help us understand the history and the meaning of revolution, both in its practical and theoretical valences, we are joined by scholar, poet and podcaster C. Derick Varn. C. Derick Varn is the host of the politics and culture podcast Varn Vlog where he probes socialist politics and offers invaluable insights for the left. Please subscribe to his show at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMuZYE1Q9yNpzn4dzsPtmcQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@VarnVlog</a>. To get access to the reading list that we have created around this two-part series, please join our Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups</a>.

On the Meaning of Revolution feat. C. Derick Varn (Part I)

Agnes Smedley

Agnes Smedley is an American writer and socialist heroine born in 1892 in Missouri. Her family relocated all across the American west including near the Ludlow Massacre of coal mining workers. Smedley managed to escape the conditions of poverty she was born into and went on to become one of the most important personalities of revolutionary socialism in the first part of the 20th century. Smedley's notoriety has been larger in Russia and China than in the United States because her books were banned during the Red Scare in the 1950s - 1970. She was witness to the Chinese Revolution where she spent the longest period of time embedded with the Chinese Red Army, longer than any other western journalist. We are joined by Stephen MacKinnon, a historian of modern China and the author of  Agnes Smedley: The Life and Times of an American Radical to discuss the remarkable life of Agnes Smedley. In this interview, host Daniel Tutt and Stephen MacKinnon discuss Smedley's life and legacy and speculate into a number of open questions about her death, her possible status as a Russian spy and more.

Agnes Smedley is an American writer and socialist heroine born in 1892 in Missouri. Her family relocated all across the American west including near the Ludlow Massacre of coal mining workers. Smedley managed to escape the conditions of poverty she was born into and went on to become one of the most important personalities of revolutionary socialism in the first part of the 20th century. Smedley's notoriety has been larger in Russia and China than in the United States because her books were banned during the Red Scare in the 1950s - 1970. She was witness to the Chinese Revolution where she spent the longest period of time embedded with the Chinese Red Army, longer than any other western journalist. We are joined by Stephen MacKinnon, a historian of modern China and the author of <a href="https://archive.org/details/agnessmedleylife00jani/page/354/mode/2up" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Agnes Smedley: The Life and Times of an American Radical</a> to discuss the remarkable life of Agnes Smedley. In this interview, host Daniel Tutt and Stephen MacKinnon discuss Smedley's life and legacy and speculate into a number of open questions about her death, her possible status as a Russian spy and more.

The Story of Agnes Smedley: From Peasant to Socialist Heroine feat. Stephen MacKinnon

We welcome the brilliant poet and thinker Ali Benziane. Dr. Benziane is an autodidactic philosopher currently working closely with friend of the show, the famous French actor and philosopher Mehdi Belhaj Kacem. We discuss some philosophical and metaphysical perspectives on the post-covid world, looking at Ali's notion of a new mechanism of global power that  he calls "psychopouvoir" (psycho-power) after the late french philosopher Bernard Stiegler.  We discuss his intellectual influences, Phillipe Lacoue-Labarthe, the meaning of tragedy, parody, Deleuze's work, fascism and philosophy, traditionalism, and Ali's love for the French metaphysician René Guénon.

We welcome the brilliant poet and thinker Ali Benziane. Dr. Benziane is an autodidactic philosopher currently working closely with friend of the show, the famous French actor and philosopher Mehdi Belhaj Kacem. We discuss some philosophical and metaphysical perspectives on the post-covid world, looking at Ali's notion of a new mechanism of global power that  he calls "psychopouvoir" (psycho-power) after the late french philosopher Bernard Stiegler.  We discuss his intellectual influences, Phillipe Lacoue-Labarthe, the meaning of tragedy, parody, Deleuze's work, fascism and philosophy, traditionalism, and Ali's love for the French metaphysician René Guénon.

Tragedy, Parody and Psycho-Power feat. Ali Benziane 

Richard Seymour

We welcome writer and Marxist thinker Richard Seymour back onto the show for a spirited discussion on new currents in Marxist thinking. In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss the contradictions and tensions between the concept of "degrowth communism", coined by eco-socialist thinker Kohei Saito, to another trend in Marxist and socialist thinking which is encapsulated by the name of "neo-Kautskyism", or the general tendency for a more productivist and working-class organized direction of socialist politics. We also discuss the legacy of Althusserian Marxism, class politics, the PMC debate and quagmire as well as Richard's intellectual trajectory, idealism and materialism and faith and spirituality. If you enjoy this conversation please consider joining us as a Patron for as little at $3 a month https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups

We welcome writer and Marxist thinker Richard Seymour back onto the show for a spirited discussion on new currents in Marxist thinking. In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss the contradictions and tensions between the concept of "degrowth communism", coined by eco-socialist thinker Kohei Saito, to another trend in Marxist and socialist thinking which is encapsulated by the name of "neo-Kautskyism", or the general tendency for a more productivist and working-class organized direction of socialist politics. We also discuss the legacy of Althusserian Marxism, class politics, the PMC debate and quagmire as well as Richard's intellectual trajectory, idealism and materialism and faith and spirituality. If you enjoy this conversation please consider joining us as a Patron for as little at $3 a month <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWdJVHNiNk5RTXdFLWFSS2RNQ01LZHVYRzN0UXxBQ3Jtc0tsN184TXZlSHp5X3c2NmpGeHR2T3Awam92TGhrcUFNNzUxalRTLXhqR3FPY1p1SVRPYVFiM25kOXJYZE1TcEpzUXJwRGtIbzN1YjF5OXYyZEpkUlZ0WXRHRk5EVG9jWGgzTnN6QlFkWnh5YmEzWWFaVQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Ftorsiongroups&amp;v=cmDzRVaU0aw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups</a>

New Currents in Marxism: From Degrowth Communism to Neo-Kautskyism feat. Richard Seymour

We are joined by Mary L. Edwards to discuss her new book Sartre's Existential Psychoanalysis: Knowing Others. We discuss Sartre's concept of bad faith, the in-itself and the for-itself and the challenge that his philosophy poses to psychoanalysis. We also discuss Sartre's psychobiographies on Jean Genet and Gustave Flaubert and what these works have to offer to psychoanalytic practice and theory. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups Link to Mary's book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/sartres... Mary Louise Edwards is a teacher in philosophy at Cardiff University, School of English, Communication and Philosophy. Mary researches and teaches existentialism, feminist philosophy, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, and philosophy of imagination.

We are joined by Mary L. Edwards to discuss her new book Sartre's Existential Psychoanalysis: Knowing Others. We discuss Sartre's concept of bad faith, the in-itself and the for-itself and the challenge that his philosophy poses to psychoanalysis. We also discuss Sartre's psychobiographies on Jean Genet and Gustave Flaubert and what these works have to offer to psychoanalytic practice and theory. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups</a> Link to Mary's book: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3kxTTViTW00eEZvM1RCeWZGWkFSWXI3VzR1QXxBQ3Jtc0tsQ0ZfNnk1WDVLNTl3QXR1WlhYeTIzNFZfU0FySGdVYXlJR29PSjd5UEtHYV83YV85YklCV3NIUjhrWjV1YjJsWk82WWZQeTFBSXBHb0ljaHlVS25EbThrVEk0Nk9jbGI4WFhXUDRRVGZLNmRSNTQ2Zw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomsbury.com%2Fus%2Fsartres-existential-psychoanalysis-9781350173491&amp;v=trTsJ0evUls" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/sartres...</a> Mary Louise Edwards is a teacher in philosophy at Cardiff University, School of English, Communication and Philosophy. Mary researches and teaches existentialism, feminist philosophy, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, and philosophy of imagination.

Sartre's Existential Psychoanalysis feat. Mary L. Edwards

In this episode, I expound on Lukács's later work and the meaning of irrationalism. I analyze Marxist reason in contradistinction to neo-Kantian thought and touch on what is most distinctive about philosophy for Marx and Engels and how Marx breaks with both Kant and Hegel. From a Marxist point of view, the practical aim of philosophy is to bring about human freedom and human freedom in capitalist society requires the activation and the organization of the proletariat to realize and overcome class domination.  References: Lukács, Georg The Destruction of Reason Verso Books, 2021 Lukács, Georg History and Class Consciousness MIT Press, 1992 Lukács, Georg "Moses Hess and the Problem of Idealist Dialectics" from Tactics and Ethics Verso Books, 2014 Lukács, Georg "Intellectual Workers’ and the Problem of Intellectual Leadership” from Tactics and Ethics Verso Books, 2014 Lenin, Vladimir "What Is to Be Done" https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1901/witbd Frederick C. Beiser The Genesis of Neo-Kantianism, 1796–1880 Oxford University Press, 2014 Rockmore, Tom Irrationalism: Lukacs and the Marxist View of Reason Temple University Press, 1991 Check out our symposium on Lukács' The Destruction of Reason (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE03jn2k3GYAWlu20REPquu3-R-_Snbef) Supplemental reading: Tutt, Daniel "The Question of Worldview and Class Struggle in Philosophy: On the Relevance of Lukács' The Destruction of Reason" Cosmonaut Magazine February, 2022  https://cosmonautmag.com/2022/02/the-question-of-worldview-and-class-struggle-in-philosophy-on-the-relevance-of-lukacss-worldview-marxism-and-the-destruction-of-reason To get early access to our interviews and talks please join us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups 

In this episode, I expound on Lukács's later work and the meaning of irrationalism. I analyze Marxist reason in contradistinction to neo-Kantian thought and touch on what is most distinctive about philosophy for Marx and Engels and how Marx breaks with both Kant and Hegel. From a Marxist point of view, the practical aim of philosophy is to bring about human freedom and human freedom in capitalist society requires the activation and the organization of the proletariat to realize and overcome class domination.  References: Lukács, Georg The Destruction of Reason Verso Books, 2021 Lukács, Georg History and Class Consciousness MIT Press, 1992 Lukács, Georg "Moses Hess and the Problem of Idealist Dialectics" from Tactics and Ethics Verso Books, 2014 Lukács, Georg "Intellectual Workers’ and the Problem of Intellectual Leadership” from Tactics and Ethics Verso Books, 2014 Lenin, Vladimir "What Is to Be Done" <a href="https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1901/witbd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1901/witbd</a> Frederick C. Beiser The Genesis of Neo-Kantianism, 1796–1880 Oxford University Press, 2014 Rockmore, Tom Irrationalism: Lukacs and the Marxist View of Reason Temple University Press, 1991 Check out our symposium on Lukács' The Destruction of Reason (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE03jn2k3GYAWlu20REPquu3-R-_Snbef)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE03jn2k3GYAWlu20REPquu3-R-_Snbef)</a> Supplemental reading: Tutt, Daniel "The Question of Worldview and Class Struggle in Philosophy: On the Relevance of Lukács' The Destruction of Reason" Cosmonaut Magazine February, 2022 <a href="https://cosmonautmag.com/2022/02/the-question-of-worldview-and-class-struggle-in-philosophy-on-the-relevance-of-lukacss-worldview-marxism-and-the-destruction-of-reason" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://cosmonautmag.com/2022/02/the-question-of-worldview-and-class-struggle-in-philosophy-on-the-relevance-of-lukacss-worldview-marxism-and-the-destruction-of-reason</a> To get early access to our interviews and talks please join us on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups</a>

Lukács, Irrationalism and Marxist Reason

Doug Greene

We sit down with Doug Greene to discuss his latest work on Stalinism. In this interview, Greene describes who Stalin was, what his role in the Bolshevik movement was and how he came to power. Greene then provides a compelling analysis of different paradigms of how Stalinism has been conceptualized by intellectuals from Arthur Koestler, Jean-Paul Sartre, Antonio Gramsci, to heads of states such as Winston Churchill and writers such as George Orwell. Doug Greene is a Marxist historian based in the Boston area. Our last interview with Greene was about his book on Michael Harrington,  A Failure of Vision, which is a biography of Harrington, the liberal-socialist founder of the DSA. We conclude our conversation with a discussion about Domenico Losurdo’s book on Stalin and its shortcomings. We also discuss the specter of Stalinism on today's left and whether there is a compelling sort of psychological account as to what draws people to Stalinism to this day. Order  Stalinism and the Dialectics of Saturn.

We sit down with Doug Greene to discuss his latest work on Stalinism. In this interview, Greene describes who Stalin was, what his role in the Bolshevik movement was and how he came to power. Greene then provides a compelling analysis of different paradigms of how Stalinism has been conceptualized by intellectuals from Arthur Koestler, Jean-Paul Sartre, Antonio Gramsci, to heads of states such as Winston Churchill and writers such as George Orwell. Doug Greene is a Marxist historian based in the Boston area. Our last interview with Greene was about his book on Michael Harrington, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Failure-Vision-Harrington-Democratic-Socialism/dp/1789047234" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> A Failure of Vision</a>, which is a biography of Harrington, the liberal-socialist founder of the DSA. We conclude our conversation with a discussion about Domenico Losurdo’s book on Stalin and its shortcomings. We also discuss the specter of Stalinism on today's left and whether there is a compelling sort of psychological account as to what draws people to Stalinism to this day. Order <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stalinism-Dialectics-Saturn-Anticommunism-Marxism/dp/166693089X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stalinism and the Dialectics of Saturn</a>.

Stalinism and the Dialectics of Saturn feat. Doug Greene

John Bellamy Foster

We are back! And we changed our podcast name to Emancipations Podcast! In this episode, we are pleased to welcome Marxist thinker John Bellamy Foster to discuss his recent article The New Irrationalism in the Monthly Review (https://monthlyreview.org/2023/02/01/...). This article started a conversation on the legacy of Lukács's Destruction of Reason and the role of philosophy in times of imperialism and war. You can listen to the video version of this interview where I elaborate on the theme of irrationalism by going here (https://youtu.be/E6H7RfzgyMA).  Sign up to support our efforts on Patreon at (https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups).

We are back! And we changed our podcast name to Emancipations Podcast! In this episode, we are pleased to welcome Marxist thinker John Bellamy Foster to discuss his recent article The New Irrationalism in the Monthly Review (<a href="https://monthlyreview.org/2023/02/01/...)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://monthlyreview.org/2023/02/01/...)</a>. This article started a conversation on the legacy of Lukács's Destruction of Reason and the role of philosophy in times of imperialism and war. You can listen to the video version of this interview where I elaborate on the theme of irrationalism by going here (<a href="https://youtu.be/E6H7RfzgyMA)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/E6H7RfzgyMA)</a>.  Sign up to support our efforts on Patreon at (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEhhdk5IUEJrZHBUY3hBUkVhVlhsTVQ1NnQxUXxBQ3Jtc0tsYm1iVUlMc0QwZjBNQ05nTUc4Uk9pSVRWWHh5LWktaVJfMThOcVZ5Y0p0LS1ZM2J0TkNPbGxFZ2ZPV0NOclN3UlJGUHdIamRKa0hnTTd0LVpuUThjX0VjeURFSlAzZ0VHU0ZyV1BqMkIyRUdnbzJLSQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Ftorsiongroups%29&amp;v=E6H7RfzgyMA" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups)</a>.

The New Irrationalism - A Conversation with John Bellamy Foster

Christian Lorentzen

Christopher Lasch

We are joined by literary critic and actor Christian Lorentzen to discuss the legacy and thought of Christopher Lasch. In this wide-ranging conversation, Lorentzen and host Daniel Tutt discuss Lasch's socialist politics, why he's so often misunderstood by the contemporary left and how he read literature. We assess the reasons why Lasch remains so popular and we touch on the politics of American novelists, the new Dimes Square scene in Manhattan, for which Christian is a central figure and personality, and we touch on the generational politics that seem to return and return ever since Lasch diagnosed them in the 1970s. You can subscribe to Christian's Substack to read his prolific book review essays and other writings: https://christianlorentzen.substack.com

We are joined by literary critic and actor Christian Lorentzen to discuss the legacy and thought of Christopher Lasch. In this wide-ranging conversation, Lorentzen and host Daniel Tutt discuss Lasch's socialist politics, why he's so often misunderstood by the contemporary left and how he read literature. We assess the reasons why Lasch remains so popular and we touch on the politics of American novelists, the new Dimes Square scene in Manhattan, for which Christian is a central figure and personality, and we touch on the generational politics that seem to return and return ever since Lasch diagnosed them in the 1970s. You can subscribe to Christian's Substack to read his prolific book review essays and other writings: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE9RUC1UVzVsZ0RLNjRfZEhZSHZRTW5JQTM2UXxBQ3Jtc0ttQkd1T0M3ZnNkNzkwQUprb3d4aTNrOTl4ZzhNR3NCVDM4MVg5VkFGOHNvZHVRTUtyUGp0OGdLTFhGVnBvTUxCWkNENnpVM3I4akJoSmNlZm9FMENkbHZwMW4yZjNlYVVWaXdxWXJWRVI0ZkNydmFFQQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fchristianlorentzen.substack.com%2F&amp;v=Wb8CAKTXbSs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://christianlorentzen.substack.com</a>

The Enigma of Christopher Lasch feat. Christian Lorentzen

Emancipations explores the intersection of Marxism, politics and philosophy. Hosted by Daniel Tutt (@DanielTutt).

In 1954 Adorno wrote, "if one were to condense what the ideology of mass culture comes down to into a single sentence, one would have to represent it with the parodic statement: “become what you are.” Adorno offered a series of important lectures on the concept of ideology with Max Horkheimer in the wake of the Second World War. They argued against the liberal sociologists such as Mannheim and Weber's conceptions of ideology, and they also called for a new Marxist understanding of ideology. In this episode, we discuss the history of the concept of ideology up to Adorno's important intervention. This conversation is based on a newly translated article "Contribution to the Theory of Ideology" by Adorno and  translated by our guest Jacob Bard-Rosenberg. Dr. Rosenberg has recently completed a Ph.D. on Adorno and Benjamin on memory, forgetting and dreams. You can download his dissertation  here. To read Rosenberg's review of Adorno's article on ideology, please go here.

In 1954 Adorno wrote, "if one were to condense what the ideology of mass culture comes down to into a single sentence, one would have to represent it with the parodic statement: “become what you are.” Adorno offered a series of important lectures on the concept of ideology with Max Horkheimer in the wake of the Second World War. They argued against the liberal sociologists such as Mannheim and Weber's conceptions of ideology, and they also called for a new Marxist understanding of ideology. In this episode, we discuss the history of the concept of ideology up to Adorno's important intervention. This conversation is based on a newly translated article "Contribution to the Theory of Ideology" by Adorno and <a href="https://selvajournal.org/article/contribution-to-the-theory-of-ideology/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> translated by our guest Jacob Bard-Rosenberg</a>. Dr. Rosenberg has recently completed a Ph.D. on Adorno and Benjamin on memory, forgetting and dreams. You can download his dissertation <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqblFKYTd5WElZRW1uYVdsSktVVnBiVGVpV3h3d3xBQ3Jtc0ttRWJnc1h2UTRCTDZKX2xUekRzTlVscGt4bnRiak5ERjFaVE1aQUk0SEQxdnctdDdVYlkxT1Y2LUVyY3l2QmN2a01xemlUR0c1YUlnaFNIcHFuc0JCcGxzUG83Y3J0R1AwV0dSYjJ0MFRQMEpVbjJscw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FRZQSV0NvZi%29&amp;v=oNWzXXqqX_0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>. To read Rosenberg's review of Adorno's article on ideology, please go <a href="https://selvajournal.org/article/adornos-essay-on-ideology/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Adorno On Ideology feat. Jacob Bard-Rosenberg

We sit down with philosopher Jensen Suther for a conversation on Lacanian Marxism on today's left.  Jensen Suther earned his PhD in Comparative Literature from Yale University and was recently elected as a Junior Fellow to the Harvard Society of Fellows. His forthcoming book, Spirit Disfigured: The Persistence of Freedom in the Modernist Novel, argues against the “lacanian turn” in Marxist theory and provides a new reading of Hegel’s encyclopedia as the philosophical foundation of emancipatory politics. The host, Daniel Tutt is the host of Study Groups on Psychoanalysis and Politics and has taught philosophy at George Washington University, Marymount University, the Global Center for Advanced Studies and the Washington DC jail.

We sit down with philosopher Jensen Suther for a conversation on Lacanian Marxism on today's left.  Jensen Suther earned his PhD in Comparative Literature from Yale University and was recently elected as a Junior Fellow to the Harvard Society of Fellows. His forthcoming book, Spirit Disfigured: The Persistence of Freedom in the Modernist Novel, argues against the “lacanian turn” in Marxist theory and provides a new reading of Hegel’s encyclopedia as the philosophical foundation of emancipatory politics. The host, Daniel Tutt is the host of Study Groups on Psychoanalysis and Politics and has taught philosophy at George Washington University, Marymount University, the Global Center for Advanced Studies and the Washington DC jail.

Lacanian Marxism On Today's Left with Jensen Suther

Our final episode for the year! Thank you all for your support this year. In this episode, we sit down with the philosopher Sjoerd van Tuinen to discuss the concept of ressentiment and the politics of resentment. Dr. van Tuinen has many essays on ressentiment and a forthcoming book on the topic. Please pitch in to support us at https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups 

Our final episode for the year! Thank you all for your support this year. In this episode, we sit down with the philosopher Sjoerd van Tuinen to discuss the concept of ressentiment and the politics of resentment. Dr. van Tuinen has many essays on ressentiment and a forthcoming book on the topic. Please pitch in to support us at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups</a>

Ressentiment: A Liberal Concept? feat. Sjoerd van Tuinen 

Kojin Karatani is one of the most interesting and important Marxist philosophers working today. Listen to our conversation about his main ideas...featuring Daniel Tutt and Gabriel Tupinambá. The workshop we held on Karatani's The Structure of World History can be found here:  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE03jn2k3GYDWu4I9kdRXvq-FXy1vPVkO Support us by joining our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups 

Kojin Karatani is one of the most interesting and important Marxist philosophers working today. Listen to our conversation about his main ideas...featuring Daniel Tutt and Gabriel Tupinambá. The workshop we held on Karatani's The Structure of World History can be found here: <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE03jn2k3GYDWu4I9kdRXvq-FXy1vPVkO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE03jn2k3GYDWu4I9kdRXvq-FXy1vPVkO</a> Support us by joining our Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups</a>

An Introduction to the Philosopher Kojin Karatani 

What is the Marxist theory of class? Did Marx have a mature class theory in Capital or is Marx's theory of class unfinished and ultimately unclear? Many scholars contend that Marx does not have a clear class theory. But too often Marxists do not offer any alternative to the theory of class, so Marxism ends up with very little to say about class. Our guest in this episode, Raju Das, disagrees with many contemporary Marxists who tend to sideline Marx's theory of class. In this conversation, we learn that Marx does have a theory of class and we break it all down and show how central it is to his thought.  We begin with a critique of Analytical Marxist and Post-structuralist Marxist theories of class and we learn about a more materialist and dialectical foundation for class theory. Das helps us to theorize class at both the transhistorical level and at the level of capitalism.  Raju Das is the author of  Marxist Class Theory for a Skeptical World.

What is the Marxist theory of class? Did Marx have a mature class theory in Capital or is Marx's theory of class unfinished and ultimately unclear? Many scholars contend that Marx does not have a clear class theory. But too often Marxists do not offer any alternative to the theory of class, so Marxism ends up with very little to say about class. Our guest in this episode, Raju Das, disagrees with many contemporary Marxists who tend to sideline Marx's theory of class. In this conversation, we learn that Marx does have a theory of class and we break it all down and show how central it is to his thought.  We begin with a critique of Analytical Marxist and Post-structuralist Marxist theories of class and we learn about a more materialist and dialectical foundation for class theory. Das helps us to theorize class at both the transhistorical level and at the level of capitalism.  Raju Das is the author of <a href="https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1157-marxist-class-theory-for-a-skeptical-world" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Marxist Class Theory for a Skeptical World.</a>

Marxist Class Theory for a Skeptical World feat. Raju Das

Bruno Bosteels

We are joined by writer and Marxist thinker Bruno Bosteels to discuss Léon Rozitchner’s Freud and the Limits of Bourgeois Individualism, which Bosteels has recently translated. In this conversation, we discuss Rozitchner's biography, his place within South American Marxism, the key concepts and approach of the text and we end with a consideration of Alain Badiou's thought. Bosteels is the translator of Freud and the Limits of Bourgeois Individualism, Alain Badiou's Theory of the Subject and he is the author of the forthcoming book Philosophies of Defeat: The Jargon of Finitude (Verso).

We are joined by writer and Marxist thinker Bruno Bosteels to discuss Léon Rozitchner’s Freud and the Limits of Bourgeois Individualism, which Bosteels has recently translated. In this conversation, we discuss Rozitchner's biography, his place within South American Marxism, the key concepts and approach of the text and we end with a consideration of Alain Badiou's thought. Bosteels is the translator of Freud and the Limits of Bourgeois Individualism, Alain Badiou's Theory of the Subject and he is the author of the forthcoming book Philosophies of Defeat: The Jargon of Finitude (Verso).

Freud and the Limits of Bourgeois Individualism with Bruno Bosteels

We continue our investigation into the philosophy of Nietzsche, this time with philosopher Jan Rehmann who teaches critical theories and social analysis at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and philosophy at the Free University in Berlin. We discuss the Marxist reading of Nietzsche and Rehmann's recently translated work Deconstructing Postmodernist Nietzscheanism: Deleuze and Foucault. To learn more about what we are doing and support us please become a Patron https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups

We continue our investigation into the philosophy of Nietzsche, this time with philosopher Jan Rehmann who teaches critical theories and social analysis at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and philosophy at the Free University in Berlin. We discuss the Marxist reading of Nietzsche and Rehmann's recently translated work <a href="https://brill.com/view/title/62277?language=en%29" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deconstructing Postmodernist Nietzscheanism: Deleuze and Foucault</a>. To learn more about what we are doing and support us please become a Patron <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHlFWlJoaU5hdFVoalcyekRQZ0dXTlNYcEVhZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttN0RxOHA4eEtyb2I3SU1fM1hHbkIzZFd4N1FHdi1EWkpDZVQ0NEpRcklfNjZmcUV0RHRPbUM1QkdVNER5SlZKc3VqWGVSS1FkUWdDVVVzX2RGTGlyUXpXb0NjZksxVm1VUVBjTWZVczg3RmU0YnhoTQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Ftorsiongroups&amp;v=AuxH1conYwg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups</a>

Is Nietzsche compatible with Marxism? feat. Jan Rehmann

Anna Kornbluh

Fredric Jameson is one of the most important Marxist literary critics. We are joined by Anna Kornbluh to discuss his theory of postmodernism and particularly his work on psychoanalysis and Marxism. We analyze Jameson's incredible essay "Pleasure: A Political Issue" which looks at the relationship between psychoanalysis and Marxism. This conversation gets at the heart of the Marxism-psychoanalysis relationship, what the stakes are, what psychoanalysis offers to Marxist analysis and more. Anna Kornbluh's research and teaching interests center on Victorian literature and Critical Theory, with a special emphasis in formalism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, and theory of the novel. She is the author of The Order of Forms: Realism, Formalism, and Social Space (University of Chicago 2019), Marxist Film Theory and Fight Club (Bloomsbury "Film Theory in Practice” series, 2019), and Realizing Capital: Financial and Psychic Economies in Victorian Form (Fordham UP 2014).

Fredric Jameson is one of the most important Marxist literary critics. We are joined by Anna Kornbluh to discuss his theory of postmodernism and particularly his work on psychoanalysis and Marxism. We analyze Jameson's incredible essay "Pleasure: A Political Issue" which looks at the relationship between psychoanalysis and Marxism. This conversation gets at the heart of the Marxism-psychoanalysis relationship, what the stakes are, what psychoanalysis offers to Marxist analysis and more. Anna Kornbluh's research and teaching interests center on Victorian literature and Critical Theory, with a special emphasis in formalism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, and theory of the novel. She is the author of The Order of Forms: Realism, Formalism, and Social Space (University of Chicago 2019), Marxist Film Theory and Fight Club (Bloomsbury "Film Theory in Practice” series, 2019), and Realizing Capital: Financial and Psychic Economies in Victorian Form (Fordham UP 2014).

Pleasure: A Political Issue with Anna Kornbluh

We are joined by Catherine Liu to discuss how French Theory grew to such prominence in American culture and academia, and how it has shaped not only the left but many aspects of our everyday life, from how we conceive of power, sex, the figure of the intellectual to the literary canon. French Theory was not merely a fad, it has had deep and long-lasting effects on our culture.  After discussing this history, we discuss Deleuzian theory and socialism, whether the libertine &amp; counterculture left can forge solidarity with the working class and more. For a reflection on this conversation, check out my  write-up.  Support us at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups 

We are joined by Catherine Liu to discuss how French Theory grew to such prominence in American culture and academia, and how it has shaped not only the left but many aspects of our everyday life, from how we conceive of power, sex, the figure of the intellectual to the literary canon. French Theory was not merely a fad, it has had deep and long-lasting effects on our culture.  After discussing this history, we discuss Deleuzian theory and socialism, whether the libertine &amp; counterculture left can forge solidarity with the working class and more. For a reflection on this conversation, check out my <a href="https://danieltutt.com/2022/07/14/antagonisms-all-the-way-down-class-denial-and-left-unity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> write-up</a>.  Support us at Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups</a>

Too Much Theory on the Left? feat. Catherine Liu

Duane Rousselle

We welcome Duane Rousselle to the show for a dialogue with host Daniel Tutt on Lacanian theory and politics. We discuss Duane's latest book Real Love and his work on the later Lacan and politics, as well as the thought of Jacques-Alain Miller. Rousselle is a practicing Lacanian psychoanalyst and Canadian sociological theorist. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups

We welcome Duane Rousselle to the show for a dialogue with host Daniel Tutt on Lacanian theory and politics. We discuss Duane's latest book Real Love and his work on the later Lacan and politics, as well as the thought of Jacques-Alain Miller. Rousselle is a practicing Lacanian psychoanalyst and Canadian sociological theorist. Support us at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqblFfbkZMMUVVdlRHaFRLbUtveGI2VVBObmNJUXxBQ3Jtc0ttTVlSR0RSUHFzYzFoX3VseXNfOUttZ2N1a3NTMXVvdkhjaE9xVnc5YlFzN0JFV0xYUFQySDRaaVlzTG5Lczc2NjhwdzNGTXNtUHc1N2doTTRXbmtxZFFpVjBPUExjOWFKbEM3eGNEd2R0bE85MUJlUQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Ftorsiongroups&amp;v=RDxuA0Ku1Ig" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/torsiongroups</a>

Psychoanalysis, Love and Politics feat. Duane Rousselle

Jouissance Vampires is the only cross-generational neo-Lacanian-Marxist-LaRouchian podcast on the left. The audio volume is way to low, the quality of recording is, while gradually improving, poor, and the insights are incisive. 5 Stars

A top podcast

Love to see crumps get dunked on by leftcom teens on twitter

Great podcast

Emancipations Podcast

Is Greta the Anti-Christ? No, but to some people she may be.

Is Greta the Anti-Christ? No, but to some people she may be.

Episode 5: Hansel and Greta

Oohhh I'm starting to feel like black Justin Murphy.

Oohhh I'm starting to feel like black Justin Murphy.

Episode 4: Dork Deleuze

Gabriel Tupinambá

Originally recorded during the Jouissance Vampires twitch stream featuring commiseration over Sanders loss, the machinations of our political class, featuring our first guest the incredible Gabriel Tupinambá (@gtupinamba) who answers your questions, and gives his perspective of psychoanalysis and Lacanian thought.

Originally recorded during the Jouissance Vampires twitch stream featuring commiseration over Sanders loss, the machinations of our political class, featuring our first guest the incredible Gabriel Tupinambá (@gtupinamba) who answers your questions, and gives his perspective of psychoanalysis and Lacanian thought.

Episode 13: Exercises in Lacanian Thinking with Gabriel Tupinambá 

Daniel interviews supporters, undecideds, members of the press and… Matt Taibi (8th interview in), Ilhan Omar rallies the crowd, Bernie stumps for himself, and we run into a genuine bonafide listener of the pod.

Daniel interviews supporters, undecideds, members of the press and… Matt Taibi (8th interview in), Ilhan Omar rallies the crowd, Bernie stumps for himself, and we run into a genuine bonafide listener of the pod.

Episode 12: Spoken Word from the Rally

Bernie Sanders

He could win it, maybe.  Episode Covers: Obama, Nevada, McGovern vs Bernie or is it Mondale, the cold war, the ultraleft, warren, alt right and cucked discourse, Bloomberg, the revolutionary feeling, and what are we reading

He could win it, maybe.  Episode Covers: Obama, Nevada, McGovern vs Bernie or is it Mondale, the cold war, the ultraleft, warren, alt right and cucked discourse, Bloomberg, the revolutionary feeling, and what are we reading

Episode 11: Bernie Sanders Power Hour

Episode 10: Obama's Creased Copy of Capital

Episode 9: Corbyn's Christmas Miracle

JV Squad talks about the Current Affairs (s)hit piece on Zizek

JV Squad talks about the Current Affairs (s)hit piece on Zizek

Episode 7: The Slovenian Vampire

So how is it that music is created, produced anyways? In this episode of Jouissance Vampires we don't talk about any of that, instead we focus on Lana's most recent release 'Norman Fucking Rockwell' and a host of other things.

So how is it that music is created, produced anyways? In this episode of Jouissance Vampires we don't talk about any of that, instead we focus on Lana's most recent release 'Norman Fucking Rockwell' and a host of other things.

Episode 3: Rockwell in Motion

In this 'seminar' (lol) we discuss big tobacco and big Oedipus's vape ban, propaganda and global warming, Bernie (as per usual) and Warren and ‘society’ and Trumpism and the coming integralist menace (🤔), the discourse and white supremacy, class and race, falsity of meritocracy and, the US Empire but woke (jk?)

In this 'seminar' (lol) we discuss big tobacco and big Oedipus's vape ban, propaganda and global warming, Bernie (as per usual) and Warren and ‘society’ and Trumpism and the coming integralist menace (🤔), the discourse and white supremacy, class and race, falsity of meritocracy and, the US Empire but woke (jk?)

Episode 2: Big Oedipus's Vape Ban

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