If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Theory Underground exists to cultivate the conditions necessary for a working class intellectual renaissance that goes beyond old political categories or other identitarian niches. At TU, autodidact workers with earbuds and professionals who see no future in existing institutions or movements are able to challenge their doxa and develop an unders...
Feb 19, 2025•5 hr 11 min•Ep. 106
If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Theory Underground exists to cultivate the conditions necessary for a working class intellectual renaissance that goes beyond old political categories or other identitarian niches. At TU, autodidact workers with earbuds and professionals who see no future in existing institutions or movements are able to challenge their doxa and develop an unders...
Feb 17, 2025•55 min•Ep. 105
If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Theory Underground exists to cultivate the conditions necessary for a working class intellectual renaissance that goes beyond old political categories or other identitarian niches. At TU, autodidact workers with earbuds and professionals who see no future in existing institutions or movements are able to challenge their doxa and develop an unders...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 104
Feb 12, 2025•55 min•Ep. 103
Nina's Philosophy of Nature course at TU starts in two weeks. It will take place on the fourth Sunday of each month, at 1 PM Eastern time. Recordings are available for subscribers after the fact. Subscribers also get access to the other courses and seminars (read more below). Theory Underground exists to create the conditions necessary for rigorous thinking about the problems we face as humans. If you're serious about doing theory, making art, and living well, we invite you to join us. https://t...
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 102
Theory Underground exists to create the conditions necessary for rigorous thinking about the problems we face as humans. If you're serious about doing theory, making art, and living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe If you subscribe at theoryunderground.com, you'll get access to a package of courses, including: 12 Essential Concepts with social theorist David McKerracher The Fault-Line Theory with philosopher Michael Downs 12 Essential Political Theorists wi...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 101
ABOUT / GET INVOLVED Looking to accelerate your way into a fresh understanding of our current situation? That’s what Theory Underground is all about. We are a seminar, lecture, and book publishing organism for workers with earbuds and professionals who see no hope in existing institutions. We're here to lay the conditions for doing theory and making art and having a life worth living in the 21st Century. If you don't know what it is already, then good luck! We're sure you'll figure it out if you...
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 100
Benjamin's piece: https://substack.com/home/post/p-153650327 ABOUT / GET INVOLVED Looking to accelerate your way into a fresh understanding of our current situation? That’s what Theory Underground is all about. We are a seminar, lecture, and book publishing organism for workers with earbuds and professionals who see no hope in existing institutions. We're here to lay the conditions for doing theory and making art and having a life worth living in the 21st Century. If you don't know what it is al...
Jan 03, 2025•2 hr 28 min•Ep. 99
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Dec 24, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 98
ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work for you if not for the fact that Dave, Ann, and Mikey are consolidating hundreds of thousands of hours of effort into a pirate TV-radio-press that go...
Dec 15, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 97
Critical theory can challenge what gets normalized as seemingly natural and good, but these things are not the same, nor are they "things," so how do we talk about them? ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That wo...
Dec 13, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 96
Classification Struggles - Socioanalysis - Epistemically Rigorous Social Theory - Pierre Bourdieu ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work for you if not for the fact that Dave, Ann, and Mik...
Dec 01, 2024•3 hr•Ep. 95
David McKerracher, Nance, Michael Downs, and *drum roll* Benjamin Studebaker!!! With friends ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work for you if not for the fact that Dave, Ann, and Mikey ar...
Nov 27, 2024•2 hr 33 min•Ep. 94
Classification Struggles - Socioanalysis - Epistemically Rigorous Social Theory - Pierre Bourdieu ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work for you if not for the fact that Dave, Ann, and Mik...
Nov 25, 2024•6 hr 40 min•Ep. 93
ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work for you if not for the fact that Dave, Ann, and Mikey are consolidating hundreds of thousands of hours of effort into a pirate TV-radio-press that go...
Nov 21, 2024•48 min•Ep. 92
Check his book out here https://www.routledge.com/The-Political-Theory-of-Liberal-Socialism/McManus/p/book/9781032647234?srsltid=AfmBOooqc4eqhUVrEdkb1GcD5toUCEJq3R63oYRjODv0CkaDrlwvELci ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social s...
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 91
Sub to Blake's blog here: https://terenceblake.wordpress.com/ ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work for you if not for the fact that Dave, Ann, and Mikey are consolidating hundreds of tho...
Nov 08, 2024•59 min•Ep. 90
Subscribe to Kier's Substack here: https://kier.substack.com/ ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work for you if not for the fact that Dave, Ann, and Mikey are consolidating hundreds of tho...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 89
ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work for you if not for the fact that Dave, Ann, and Mikey are consolidating hundreds of thousands of hours of effort into a pirate TV-radio-press that go...
Nov 03, 2024•3 hr 8 min•Ep. 88
We still have two leftist friends! ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work for you if not for the fact that Dave, Ann, and Mikey are consolidating hundreds of thousands of hours of effort i...
Oct 22, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 87
ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work for you if not for the fact that Dave, Ann, and Mikey are consolidating hundreds of thousands of hours of effort into a pirate TV-radio-press that go...
Oct 19, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 86
One of the most beautiful, challenging, and profound works of philosophy. Totality and Infinity is a fundamental challenge to the history philosophy, history, and political thought. He is especially worth tarrying with if you are interested in Marx, Heidegger, or Derrida, much less influenced by Zizek or Land. David McKerracher has been studying Levinas for a long time and is far from an expert, but he has refined his ability to talk about this challenging work in a way that is more accessible a...
Oct 19, 2024•2 hr 51 min•Ep. 86
The culmination of our time in Europe was an event with Philosophy Portal and the Museum of Consciousness, hosted by the Oxford Psychedelic Society. ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work ...
Oct 18, 2024•4 hr 48 min•Ep. 85
Order a presale of Mikey's book Capital vs Timenergy! https://theoryunderground.com/product/capital-vs-timenergy-presale/ Become a TU subscriber! Become a subscriber to Mikey's seminar! ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social s...
Oct 15, 2024•3 hr 16 min•Ep. 84
An essential work. ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work for you if not for the fact that Dave, Ann, and Mikey are consolidating hundreds of thousands of hours of effort into a pirate TV-...
Oct 14, 2024•2 hr 57 min•Ep. 83
ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work for you if not for the fact that Dave, Ann, and Mikey are consolidating hundreds of thousands of hours of effort into a pirate TV-radio-press that go...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 83
Take the PCFM pill. Critical Media Theory at Theory Underground - From Marx, through McLuhan, to Baudrillard. Join ongoing research seminar and unlock past courses + forums on the TU Discord by becoming a member via the monthly subscription: https://theoryunderground.com/products/tu-subscription-tiers ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in...
Oct 14, 2024•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 82
Dave and Nance getting meta with Ian and Michelle. Make sure to check out @O.G.Rose.Michelle.and.Daniel if you haven't already! ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work for you if not for th...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 83
Professor Ben Burgis on whether "value" in Marx's sense only exists in capitalism or existed in other times. ABOUT Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work for you if not for the fact that Dave, A...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 83
Theory Underground brings on one of the most powerful critics of the woke racial politics that currently dominate academic PMC theory circles. How to be critical of the pseudo progressive left's fixation on DEI (Robin DiAngelo or Ibram X Kendi) style social change without becoming a Matt Walsh style anti-woke douchebag? Find out, with our amazing guest Walter Benn Michaels. Pick up a copy of No Politics but Class Politics today: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/no-politics-but-class-politics/978191...
Oct 01, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 82
