Thinking With... A Rhetorical Theory Podcast

Nate DeProspo, John Muckelbauer, & Nathaniel Street
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Thinking With... A Rhetorical Theory Podcast

“Thinking With..." is a pedagogical experiment that serves as an invitation to think along with the text, with us, and with each other. We are three academics who specialize in Rhetorical Theory: Nate DeProspo (Visiting Assistant Professor at Oberlin College), John Muckelbauer (Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina), and Nathaniel Street (Assistant Professor at Mount Saint Vincent University).

  1. 02/15/2023

    S4 EP 10 - White Mythology

    In this ep, we discuss Derrida's "White Mythology."  Some themes and talking points:  - metaphor as an organizing principle of philosophy - how to ground or "unground" a philosophical system - catachresis vs metaphor - Hegel vs Derrida  - Heidegger's nostalgia

    59 min

  2. 02/08/2023

    S4 EP 9 - Dr. Brooke Rollins / Decisions and Responsibility in Sports and in Life

    In this special episode, Dr. Brooke Rollins, an Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University, joins the Thinking With crew to discuss Derrida's "Nietzsche and the Machine" interview, as well as Brooke's research in risk, gambling, analytics (in sports and in life), and rhetorical theory.

    1h 15m

  3. 02/01/2023

    S4 EP 8 - From Restricted to General Economy

    In this ep, we talk through Derrida's essay, "From Restricted to General Economy: A Hegelianism Without Reserve." Much of this episode is dedicated to teasing the orientational differences between Hegel and Derrida, as well as the difficulties and affordances, generally, of the post-Hegelian project.

    56 min

  4. 01/25/2023

    S4 EP 7 - Structure, Sign, and Play

    In this episode, we discuss Derrida's essay, "Structure, Sign, and Play."  Topics covered include:  - the relationship between ethnocentrism and metaphysics - our culpability in metaphysical structures of engagement - Derrida’s version of rigor in critical theory - Derrida’s treatment of Levi Strauss - the limits of deconstruction - the bricoleur vs engineer - the relation between contingency and universality

    54 min

  5. 01/18/2023

    S4 EP 6 - Signature Event Context

    In this episode, we talk through Derrida's "Signature Event Context," which is primarily a reading and extension of J.L. Austin's How to Do Things with Words. Our conversation covers, among other things, Derrida's notion of iterability, Austin's concepts of performativity and illocutionary force, the Searle vs. Derrida exchange, and the desire for truth and certainty in philosophy.

    56 min

  6. 01/12/2023

    S4 EP 5 - Plato's Pharmacy II

    First ep of 2023! We took a lil break for the holidays. In this ep, we're talking about Derrida's "Plato's Pharmacy" again, among other things. Good episode -- no effort in the episode description.

    52 min

  7. 12/21/2022

    S4 EP 4 - Plato's Pharmacy - The Limits of the Text

    In this episode, Nathaniel, John, and Nate talk through the first half of Derrida's "Plato's Pharmacy."

    47 min

  8. 12/14/2022

    S4 EP 3 - Grammatology: Under Erasure

    In this episode, we talk through the first 25 pages of Derrida's Of Grammatology:  - the primacy of writing  - embeddedness of metaphysics  - who needs Saussure anymore?  - signifiers, signifieds, and signifier/signifieds  - writing instruction as constitutively theological

    1h 5m
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“Thinking With..." is a pedagogical experiment that serves as an invitation to think along with the text, with us, and with each other. We are three academics who specialize in Rhetorical Theory: Nate DeProspo (Visiting Assistant Professor at Oberlin College), John Muckelbauer (Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina), and Nathaniel Street (Assistant Professor at Mount Saint Vincent University).

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