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Episode 28: Cuteness and Cringe - A Lacanian Theory of Online Culture
Emancipations Podcast
English - July 23, 2021 17:12 - 1 hour - 214 MBPhilosophy Society & Culture News Politics marx philosophy politics psychoanalysis Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 27: Spirituality and Politics with Dr. Walaa Quisay
Daniel (@danieltutt) and Mike (@mcrumps) are joined by Bonni Rambatan (@bonni07) and Jacob Johanssen (@Jacob_PhD) to discuss their forthcoming book Event Horizon: Sexuality, Politics, Online Culture, and the Limits of Capitalism.
We discuss Bonni and Jacob's theory of online culture, a Lacanian analysis of social media, trolling, incels, and a theory of why the Internet is all about cuteness.
Music: Alice Coltrane - "Reflection on Creation and Space" (A Five Year View) LP 1973