Just Two Dudes Reading Theory

Épisodes

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  Jaques Lacan - The Paradoxes of Ethis, or, Have You Acted In Conformity With Your Desire? 02.10.2026 1h 4min

  Join us as we read the last lecture from Lacan's Seminar VII — The Ethics of Psychoanalysis. Enjoy! (Or not! or else...)Photo by Egor Myznik on Unsplash
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  Dreaming and Narrative Theory - Richard Walsh 25.09.2026 1h 3min

  We're talking dreams and narratology. Enjoy!Photo by National Gallery of Art on Unsplash
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  Giorgio Agamben - What Is An Apparatus? 18.09.2026 52min

  Join us as we read a classic!Photo by Homa Appliances on Unsplash
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  Ursula Le Guin - Is Gender Necessary? Redux 31.07.2026 1h 8min

  Join us as we read Ursula Le Guin's essay on sexuality and gender. Enjoy!Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash
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  Byung-Chul Han - The Tonality of Thought 04.09.2026 38min

  Join us as we talk about a lecture by Byung-Chul Han. Photo by Marcela Laskoski on Unsplash
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  Sigmund Freud - Compulsive Actions and Religious Exercises 11.09.2026 1h 5min

  Whoops! We uploaded the wrong file! This is now corrected — enjoy our discussion of Freud's essay, Compulsive Actions and Religious Exercises.Photo by Dmitry Dreyer on Unsplash
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  Roland Barthes - Musica Practica 17.07.2026 59min

  We love reading Roland Barthes. To be fair, we don't always understand him, which is part of the fun. Enjoy!Photo by Sudhith Xavier on Unsplash
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  László Krasznahorkai - The Last Wolf & Herman 26.06.2026 1h

  Join us as we discuss some work from last year's Nobel laureate in literature, László Krasznahorkai. Enjoy! Photo by Neil Rosenstech on Unsplash
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  The Ecstacy Of Communication - Jean Baudrillard 19.06.2026 42min

  Join us as we read Baudrillard's essay, The Ecstasy of Communication. Enjoy!
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  What is Philosophy? (C0nclusion) Deleuze and Guattari 12.06.2026 1h 12min

  We're finishing it up! Enjoy,Photo by Aynaz shahtale on Unsplash
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  What is Philosophy? (Chapter 7: Percept, Affect, and Concept) 05.06.2026 1h 14min

  We're chugging along! enjoy! :)Photo by Jack Hamilton on Unsplash
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  Theodor Adorno — Resignation 29.05.2026 1h 4min

  We're reading Adorno's seminal late essay — enjoy!Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash
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  What is Philosophy? (Chapter 6: Prospects and Concepts) Deleuze and Guattari 22.05.2026 51min

  Moving forward! On to Chapter 6. Enjoy!Photo by Shapelined on Unsplash
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  The Universality of Non-Belonging - Todd McGowan 03.04.2026 1h 1min

  Join us as we read a nice piece from Todd McGowan. Enjoy!Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash
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  What is Philosophy? (Chapter 5: Functives and Concepts) - Deleuze and Guattari 20.03.2026 49min

  This week, we're discussing the 5th chapter from Deleuze and Guattari's What is Philosophy? Enjoy!Photo by Adil Janbyrbayev on Unsplash
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  Jennifer Todd - Georg Lukács, Walter Benjamin, and the Motivation to make Political Art 13.03.2026 1h 7min

  Join us this week as we take a break from Deleuze and Guattari. Enjoy!
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  Tyson Yunkaporta - Outside of the Land Looking in: Van Gogh's Seasons through Indigenous Eyes 06.03.2026 41min

  Join us this week as we read Tyson Yunkaporta's views on Van Gogh. Enjoy!https://research.monash.edu/en/publications/outside-of-the-land-looking-in-van-goghs-seasons-through-indigeno/Photo by RhondaK Native Florida Folk Artist on Unsplash
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  What is Philosophy? (Chapter 4: Geophilosophy) - Deleuze and Guattari 27.02.2026 1h 4min

  We're talking Geophilosophy! EnjoyPhoto by Gert Boers on Unsplash
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  What is Philosophy? (Chapter 3: Conceptual Personae) - Deleuze and Guattari 20.02.2026 1h 3min

  We're continuing our read of Deleuze and Guattari's last book, What Is Philosophy? Enjoy!
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  What is Philosophy? (Chapter 2: The Plane of Immanence?) - Deleuze and Guattari 13.02.2026 1h 12min

  We're continuing on with Deleuze and Guattari's last book, What is Philosophy? This week we're reading Chapter 2: The Plane of Immanence