Why Theory

Todd McGowan & Ryan Engley
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Why Theory podcast

Why Theory brings continental philosophy and psychoanalytic theory together to examine cultural phenomena.

  1. Horror Film

    4 DGN GELEDEN

    Horror Film

    Ryan and Todd explore the classical horror film in terms of the antagonism between life and the beyond, inclusive of death. They focus on the films The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Frankenstein, Invisible Man, Godzilla, and Psycho.

    1u 30m
  2. Heist Film

    2 SEP.

    Heist Film

    Ryan and Todd develop their theory of the heist film as a genre, which they see as structured through the opposition between desire and its object. They examine closely Rififi, The Killing, Heat, Ocean's 11, and Inside Man, as well as touching on many other key films of the genre. Hugh Manon's film noir podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0aQXewYjXrMtTjwpJ18rg6

    1u 33m
  3. Sports Film

    18 AUG.

    Sports Film

    Ryan and Todd explore the genre of the sports film, focusing on important entries in the genre such as Chariots of Fire, Rocky, and Heaven Can Wait, among others. They define this genre through the category of the impossible and discuss the relationship between possibility and impossibility as it plays out in the sports film.

    1u 41m
  4. New Introductory Lectures

    4 AUG.

    New Introductory Lectures

    Ryan and Todd discuss what they see as the important moments from Freud's New Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis--both its highlights and its lowlights. They explore the role that Freud's 1920 discovery of the death drive plays--or doesn't play--in this work.

    1u 22m
  5. Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis

    22 JUL.

    Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis

    Ryan and Todd outline the arguments of Freud's Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis and highlight the key ideas that appear in this work. They also discuss what Freud mentions here that he doesn't address elsewhere.

    1u 20m
  6. Suture

    9 JUL.

    Suture

    Ryan and Todd delve into the concept of suture, as first developed by Jacques-Alain Miller. They trace the deformation that it underwent through the history of film studies and examine a few films where we can see the different understandings of suture at work.

    1u 14m
  7. Extimacy

    23 JUN.

    Extimacy

    Ryan and Todd discuss the Jacques Lacan's neologism "extimacy," which first occurs in Seminar VII and then disappears. But they theorize that this concept offers an excellent starting point for grasping Lacan's entire project, despite his own sparse use of it.

    1u 13m
  8. Prequel

    11 JUN.

    Prequel

    Ryan and Todd explore the prequel as a narrative form. They consider its radical potential and how it might function ideologically. They discuss prequels such as Fire Walk With Me and Better Call Saul.

    1u 15m
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Why Theory brings continental philosophy and psychoanalytic theory together to examine cultural phenomena.

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  • Maker
    Todd McGowan & Ryan Engley
  • Jaren actief
    2017 - 2024
  • Afleveringen
    176
  • Beoordeling
    Expliciet
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    Why Theory

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