Outsider Theory
Theory on the outside, theory of the outside, outside of the theory
Episodes
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Joker in the Labyrinth with Mónica Belevan
February 21st, 2021 | 1 hr 21 mins
aesthetics, baroque, clownworld, covid, covidian aesthetics, dionysian, joker, labyrinth, monica belevan, sacrifice, scapegoating
Outsider art historian Mónica Belevan joins Outsider Theory to discuss her various projects tracking the aesthetics of the Covid Era.
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Meming Theory and Theorizing Memes with Beyond Woke and Problematic
February 17th, 2021 | 58 mins 57 secs
felix guattari, gilles deleuze, manuel delanda, memes, nick land, post-structuralism, reza negarastani, structuralism, theory
The popular dissemination of theory now occurs primarily in the form of the meme. One of the premier posters in the "theorygram" space joins me to theorize the theory meme.
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The Unacceptable Beauty of Erzsébet Báthory with Alex Kaschuta
February 14th, 2021 | 1 hr 24 mins
alejandra pizarnik, erzsebet bathory, marquis de sade, mass murder, sex, valentine penrose, vampires
Alex Kaschuta joins Outsider Theory to examine the life and cultural legacy of the mass-murdering Hungarian countess Erzsébet Báthory.
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Toward a Unified Theory of Contrarian Hunting with Oliver Bateman
February 10th, 2021 | 1 hr 10 mins
cancel culture, contrarians, grifters, the left, twitter wars
Writer Oliver Bateman joins Outsider Theory to discuss the contrarian, a marginal yet crucial figure in online spaces.
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Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God with Gio Pennachietti
February 7th, 2021 | 1 hr 33 mins
conspiracy theory, critical theory, schizoanalysis, schizopolitics
On the life, work, and legacy of the schizopolitical pamphleteer and og shitposter Francis E. Dec, in conversation with artist and writer Gio Pennachietti.
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The Reactionary Counterculture with Angela Nagle
January 31st, 2021 | 1 hr 28 mins
angela nagle, capitol riot, conspiracy theory, counterculture, reaction, subversion, technology, the right, transgression
Angela Nagle on countercultural values on the right, the shifting tech consensus, and the institutional capture of the left.