To get to the core of Critical Theory, we need to look at the origins of Critical Theory emerging from Marxism in the early 20th century Germany and the US. We will start by examining two just-so stories about critical theory and then compare this to a history of the Frankfurt school's beginning. Thanks foes out to Shalon Van Tine for the four horsemen phrase and Martin Jay, Susan Buck-Morass, Rolf Wiggershaus, Stephen Bonner, Mathias Rothe, Bastion Ronge, and Rick Kuhn for the bulk of the material used for reference. Support Zero Books on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zerobooks Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubZeroBooks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroBooks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/zer0books Zero Books Manifesto: The modern world is at an impasse. Disasters scroll across our smartphone screens and we’re invited to like, follow or upvote, but critical thinking is harder and harder to find. Rather than connecting us in common struggle and debate, the internet has sped up and deepened a long-standing process of alienation and atomization. Zero Books aims to work against this trend. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtafbp7Qirg

This video continues an exploration of Corneilius Castoriadis’ book “The Imaginary Institution of Society.” Specifically. we consider his objection to Marx’s understanding of historical materialism and historical change and attempt to defend Marx’s Hegelianism from Castoriadis’ criticisms. Could a dialectical approach to historical change makes sense and if it can make sense of the struggle for socialism. Along the way, we’ll paraphrase Mark Fisher’s “Ghosts of My Life.” Relevant Books Ghosts of My Life by Mark Fisher https://redemmas.org/titles/21945-ghosts-of-my-life--writings-on-depression--hauntology-and-lost-futures Support Zero Books on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zerobooks Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubZeroBooks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroBooks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/zer0books Zero Books Manifesto: The modern world is at an impasse. Disasters scroll across our smartphone screens and we’re invited to like, follow or upvote, but critical thinking is harder and harder to find. Rather than connecting us in common struggle and debate, the internet has sped up and deepened a long-standing process of alienation and atomization. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yB3xmOGtqI

Elvia Wilk, author of the novel Opal and the essay collection Death by Landscape joins us in this interview to discuss her latest book with Kenny Novis. This book, Death by Landscape, answers questions as diverse as ‘how should we orient our lives in a time of climate catastrophe?’, ‘what can steampunk tell us about utopia?’ and ‘what can LARPing teach lovers about consent?’, to name but a few. In this interview, Elvia and Kenny discuss the book’s key themes, especially Elvia’s focus on mysticism, utopianism and environmentalism. Buy Death by Landscape here: https://softskull.com/dd-product/death-by-landscape/ Elvia Wilk’s website: https://elviapw.com Support Zer0 Books on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zerobooks Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubZeroBooks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroBooks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/zer0books ----- Other links: Check out the projects of some of the new contributors to Zer0 Books: Acid Horizon Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/acidhorizon Merch: crit-drip.com The Philosopher’s Tarot from Repeater Books: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/the-philosophers-tarot/ The Horror Vanguard Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/horror-vanguard/id1445594437 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard Buddies Without Organs Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/buddies-without-organs/id1543289939 Website: https://buddieswithout.org/ Xenogothic: https://xenogothic.com/ Support Daniel Tutt's work by visiting the Torsion Groups Patreon account: https://patreon.com/torsiongroups ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp-EfT8dNL4

Mikkel Krause Frantzen holds a PhD from the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen, with a dissertation on depression and contemporary culture and literature. His new book "Going Nowhere," presents an unique analysis of four cultural works of depression and what they say about our society and our time. Relevant Books Going Nowhere, Slow by Mikkel Krause Frantzen https://www.amazon.com/Going-Nowhere-Slow-Aesthetics-Depression/dp/1789042143 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Going-Nowhere-Slow-Aesthetics-Depression/dp/1789042143 Support Zero Books on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zerobooks Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubZeroBooks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroBooks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/zer0books Zero Books Manifesto: The modern world is at an impasse. Disasters scroll across our smartphone screens and we’re invited to like, follow or upvote, but critical thinking is harder and harder to find. Rather than connecting us in common struggle and debate, the internet has sped up and deepened a long-standing process of alienation and atomization. Zer0 Books wants to work against this trend. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etozhypV6z0