In this episode you will hear Professor Heffernan of Merrimack College discuss reader response to Meursault in The Stranger . Dr. Heffernan will take you on a tour of his previous work on The Stranger and then engage in a discussion of the reading of Meursault as a character in Camus' work. This episode is the last in the series bringing you the addresses give to The Albert Camus Society in 2023 held in Krakow, Poland.
Feb 13, 2025•32 min•Season 6Ep. 5
In this episode Dr. Simon Lea gives us a fascinating look into not only the idea of myth philosophically and in Camus' works specifically, he makes several groundbreaking connections to Nietzsche. Enjoy!
Dec 12, 2024•49 min•Season 6Ep. 4
In this address Dr. Eric Berg presents a challenging reading of the often-venerated Dr. Rieux of The Plague . Dr. Berg makes the case that we should morally and professionally re-evaluate Dr. Rieux in light of his findings. This address and following publication in The Journal of Camus Studies should stimulate our conventional view of Dr. RIeux. Enjoy!
Nov 26, 2024•25 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Here we have the first in a series of episodes from the annual meeting of the Albert Camus Society. These addresses took place in November of 2023 in Krakow Poland. In this episode you will hear a world class expert on Camus make some interesting and innovative connections between Albert Camus and James Baldwin. Enjoy.
Nov 04, 2024•27 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Here I chat briefly about the upcoming fourth season of Albert Camus Radio, review the 2023 meeting of the Albert Camus Society, and preview the 2024 meeting taking place in London in mid-November.
Oct 24, 2024•13 min
Peter Francev: ‘Gushing Over Nature, or Janine’s Sexual Exhibitionism’ Abstract: For the past few years, I have been interested in the topic of Albert Camus and empathyand, rightfully so, as I am currently writing a monograph on the subject, it makes sense that I wouldbe interested in such a subject. However, for as long as I have been formally and informally studyingCamus (which is surpassing 25 years), I have always been plagued (no pun intended) by the seeminglyhard-lined interpretation that ...
May 16, 2023•30 min•Season 6Ep. 1
In this episode I review the December 2022 publication of States of Plague: Reading Camus in a Pandemic by Alice Kaplan and Laura Marris, published by The University of Chicago Press. Enjoy!
Dec 22, 2022•26 min•Season 3Ep. 8
A review of a book that is very hard to find: Albert Camus and the Men of Stone from 1971. It is a series of illuminating interviews of men who worked with Camus as coy editors, editors, printers, and typesetters. Enjoy!
Jul 13, 2022•19 min•Season 3Ep. 7
A review by Dr. Berg of a new (2022) important book for the English reading audience. 34 lectures and speeches written by Camus on many important topics. Enjoy!
Jun 03, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 6
A fascinating look into how academic scholarship is advanced. This session is a recording of the question and answer session where the scholars that just presented their work to some of the top Camus scholars in the world defend their views. Enjoy!
May 11, 2022•35 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Whilst there is no mention of the empathy or ethics of Edith Stein in the fiction and non-fiction of Albert Camus, one can easily surmise that Camus, being a part of the Parisian café scene during the years leading up to, including and beyond the second world war, would have encountered some discussions of Stein’s thought through Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir or Maurice Merleau-Ponty, prior to his falling out with both men. It is then the purpose of this paper to set out and accomplish se...
Apr 05, 2022•29 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Gina Breen: ‘French-Algerian Exile’ Albert Camus’s L’Exil et le Royaume was Camus’s last official literary publication before his death in 1960. It is a collection of six short stories, published in 1957, seven months before he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. In his acceptance speech, which was misreported, Camus specifically addressed justice and the Algerian situation, by discussing the role of the writer and the importance of truth, communicating his belief that the writer has a socia...
Mar 24, 2022•28 min•Season 5Ep. 5
In this episode you will here the finest Camus scholars engaging each other on their current research on Camus. It is here that our understanding of Camus and his work is really pushed in new directions. This is a very exciting episode indeed!
Feb 22, 2022•31 min•Season 5Ep. 4
In this episode Tom Hammer gives his paper to the Albert Camus Society's annual conference. The paper is titled "The Formal Structure of Existential Absurdity". It is a very engaging paper and a slight, but rewarding divergence from the typical paper we hear as it has an analytic approach. Enjoy!
Feb 03, 2022•33 min•Season 5Ep. 3
In this podcast you will hear from one of the leading Camus scholars in the world. Professor Heffernan of Merrimack College has been widely published and quoted on Camus across the years. Enjoy this engaging talk on Camus and the question of Meursault's guilt in The Stranger.
Dec 31, 2021•38 min•Season 5Ep. 2
First in a series of podcasts taken directly from the action at the annual meeting of The Albert Camus Society held on-line in November, 2021. This series of podcasts will give listeners first access to the newest (yet to be published) research on Albert Camus from the top Camus scholars in the world. The papers you hear on these podcasts will eventually appear in The Journal of Camus Studies, click HERE to go to the journal's webpage. First up - Siimon Lea of the U.K. His paper on Camus and Nie...
Dec 20, 2021•30 min•Season 5Ep. 1
A book review of the controversial book Albert Camus and the Minister. The question: Did Camus ask to be baptized and covert to Christianity just before his fateful car accident? All Albert Camus Radio podcasts are made possible by the generous support of Vectis Consulting. Vectis Consulting is in the business of fighting for the long-term health of the humanities. www.vectisconsulting,org
Jul 29, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 5
In this episode I review Catelli's 2020 (English translation) of The Death of Camus . In this text he makes the case that Camus was killed by the KGB. Enjoy. Thank you to Vectis Consulting for sponsoring this podcast! www.vectisconsulting.org
Jul 21, 2021•18 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Professor Dan Hieber is a dear friend from The University of Kansas and a very engaging thinker and writer. His book Five Cigarettes is a marvelous read and I encourage you to check it out on Amazon.com. In this podcast we take a tour of Camus through the eyes of an accomplished philosopher that has not spent all of his time in Camus studies. It is a remarkable conversation with fresh insights. Enjoy.
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 12
In this episode we have for you the President of the Polish Camus Society Maciej Kaluza's presentation to The Albert Camus Society in 2020. In this presentation we explore the issue of political violence and Camus. Enjoy! It is in English
Mar 22, 2021•32 min•Season 4Ep. 4
The tables are turned with the 20 Questions format! I have been put on the spot and asked 20 questions about Camus by Dr. Peter Francev. Enjoy this talk as I enjoyed having this conversation.
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 11
A fascinating talk on Camus and Nietzsche. Take a half an hour and learn about the connection between Camus and Nietzsche from one of the most engaging scholars on both thinkers!
Feb 11, 2021•40 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Albert Camus, Edith Stein, and the Problem of Empathy in The Plague Abstract: Whilst there is no mention of the phenomenology or ethics of Edith Stein (1891-1942) in the fiction and non-fiction of Albert Camus (1913-1960), one can easily surmise that Camus, being a part of the Parisian café scene during the years leading up to, including and beyond the second world war, would have encountered some discussions of Stein’s thought through Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) or Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-...
Jan 22, 2021•42 min•Season 4Ep. 2
A book review of Kamel Daoud's The Meursault Investigation . Published in 2013 in French and 2015 in English, The Meursault Investigation is a fascinating novel based on Camus' The Stranger . Please turn the volume up a bit on this one. Enjoy!
Jan 13, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 3
In this episode I have uploaded my presentation to the Albert Camus Society annual meeting held on-line on October 23, 2020. Title: Four Character Studies from The Plague and Their American Counterparts During COVID-19 In this paper I will take a close look at four characters in Camus’ The Plague and situate them in the current (2020) American landscape while suffering under COVID-19. I will illuminate Father Panloux in relation to American Christian response to COVID, particularly the Baptist C...
Dec 14, 2020•33 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Luke Richardson completed a PhD titled ‘Camus the Athenian – Identity and Antiquity in the Literature of Albert Camus’ in 2014 at University College London where his supervisors were Miriam Leonard and Azzedine Haddour. He has written and published on Camus in the Cambridge 'Classical Receptions Journal' and the 'Journal of Camus' studies, as well as a chapter in the 2020 Brill 'Companion to Camus.' He taught in the humanities faculty at University College London between 2012 and 2016. He has be...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 10
A fantastic episode. An interview with one of my last MacMurray College students. Brock independently took up the study of Camus with me reading almost everything available in English . Enjoy this fresh perspective on Camus!
Nov 20, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Dr Maciej Kałuża, in addition to a dear friend and a very gracious host, is the author of two books about Camus's notions of the absurd and revolt, editor for two collected volumes on Camus's philosophy. Founder of Polish Albert Camus society. During his research grants, he visited Albert Camus archives in France and studied unpublished works of Camus. He is currently working on a collection of philosophical essays, revolving around Camus's last published novel, "The Fall", and on a book on the ...
Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Part 2 of the fascinating interview with Simon Lea of London. Settle in and take your time listening to this one! We cover much fertile ground in this one linking Camus to artistic movements and his intellectual heritage. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did live.
Nov 06, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Season 2Ep. 7
A book review of the graphic novel version of Camus' The First Man . A look at the text and the visual images created by the artist Jacques Ferrandez. It is a short episode so you can tune in when you have limited time to listen. Enjoy and keep reading Camus.
Oct 30, 2020•11 min•Season 3Ep. 2
