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• Christopher Ewing: The Color of Desire: The Queer Politics of Race in the Federal Republic of Germany after 1970 25.05.2026 1ชม. 5นาที

  In this episode, we sit down with author Christopher Ewing to discuss his groundbreaking book The Color of Desire: The Queer Politics of Race in the Federal Republic of Germany after 1970. Together, we explore how race, sexuality, migration, and national identity intersected in post-1970 West Germany, and how queer communities both challenged and reproduced racial politics during a period of profound social change.Christopher Ewing unpacks the histories of activism, desire, belonging, and exclusion that shaped queer life in the Federal Republic of Germany, revealing the often-overlooked experiences of queer migrants and people of color. The conversation also examines the broader political and cultural currents of the era — from postwar memory to liberation movements and debates around citizenship and identity.This episode offers a rich and thought-provoking discussion for listeners interested in queer history, race and ethnicity, German studies, migration, and the politics of identity in modern Europe.Sources and Media You kind find all source material discussed in the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FcWv8mQg-PPWv0pL2CG7e0dW5DYUjJtZEluDbJnILKk/edit?usp=sharingContact Us You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com Socials We are on Twitter  and Instagram at theoryish_pod | Facebook at theoryishpod Music My Tiny Love by Soundroll 
• Erika Herrera Rosales: Ambivalent Humanitarianism and Migration Control: Colonial Legacies and the Experiences of Migrants in Mexico 11.05.2026 54นาที

  Today we bring you an incredible author interview with the lovely Erika Herrera Rosales, who released her book Ambivalent Humanitarianism and Migration Control Colonial legacies and the Experiences of Migrants in Mexico in 2025. This book explores the complex relationship between migrants and local aid organisations, unpacking the implications of humanitarian actors in migration governance and bordering practices, which have serious and long-lasting effects on the lives of migrants. Sources and Media You kind find all source material discussed in the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12ZAgvq5PQg35U0qAICNSrzobfOkzC2za0X2EbmRRr6I/edit?usp=sharingContact Us You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com Socials We are on Twitter  and Instagram at theoryish_pod | Facebook at theoryishpod Music My Tiny Love by Soundroll 
• Akhil Kang: savarna citations of desire: queer impossibilities of inter-caste love 27.04.2026 1ชม. 2นาที

  Hello all, welcome back to the Theoryish podcast! In this episode, we turn to Akhil Kang's Savarna Citations of Desire: Queer Impossibilities of Inter-caste Love to understand how caste, sexuality, and desire intersect in South Asian contexts. We are joined by our wonderful former guests dipbuk Panchal and Roshan Johri, who bring along with them their thoughtful perspectives on queer politics and caste critique. Together, we unpack how discussions of inter-caste relationships have remained tethered to heterosexual norms and what it means to queer caste by centring desire, intimacy, exclusion. Sources and Media You kind find all source material discussed in the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GlKI9Vji48Tu6FBoVEd3gjAwIAhOuPL_PW-LWVNP-Dg/edit?usp=sharingContact Us You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com Socials We are on Twitter  and Instagram at theoryish_pod | Facebook at theoryishpod 
• Welcome Back 24.04.2026 1นาที

  Did you miss us? Contact Us You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com Socials We are on Twitter  and stagram at theoryish_pod | Facebook at theoryishpod 
• Carl von Clausewitz: On War 21.07.2025 1ชม. 14นาที

  Hello all, apologies for the delay in releasing this episode! Hannah has been going through some medical issues and has recently had surgery. Hannah also recently passed her PhD Viva and so has been busier than usual. We have more episodes recorded for this season and we will work hard to get these to you much sooner than we did before. In this episode, we dive in Carl von Clausewitz’s On War to explore its relevance to the 21st century. We are joined by Dr. Henry Brown who has experience in the militarisation of antifacist politics in Interwar Europe. Throughout the episode we examine Clausewitz’s concept of “absolute war” and how this changes in the age of total war, proxy conflicts, and mutually assured destruction. We discuss the gendered language of war, as well as Clausewitz’s life and On War’s history and uses.  Sources and Media You kind find all source material discussed in the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cq5NGq7lgrtdkiCZiQMHUQhC9UPxvNWQq56AkFASbEk/edit?usp=sharing  Contact Us You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com Socials We are on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at theoryish_pod and Facebook at theoryishpod Music Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios 
• Rustam Alexander: Red Closet: The Hidden History of Gay Oppression in the USSR 26.05.2025 59นาที

  Join us for a very special interview with Rustam Alexander, author of Red Closet: The Hidden History of Gay Oppression in the USSR. Alexander uncovers an overlooked area of 20th century history, tracing the roots and realities of the lives of queer people in the USSR. We explore how Alexander conducted the archival research for this book, how he felt writing the text, and some of the history discussed in the text.  This is the second collaboration with Manchester University Press, offering you an exclusive discount on this book. This is one of the only texts covering this topic in an easy to read format, and we highly recommend you pick up a copy! You can find the book here: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526167453/. Use discount code THEORY30 for 30% off (until the 23rd December 2025).  Sources and Media You kind find all source material discussed in the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QdNTQ6KZJ92oGG9R-42TzVUb7Em_WyWH3j6xc_AMquA/edit?usp=sharing Contact Us You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com Socials We are on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at theoryish_pod and Facebook at theoryishpod Music Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios 
• Sheridan Le Fanu: Carmilla 28.04.2025 56นาที

  We’re back from our mid-season break and diving fang-first into the Gothic! In this episode, we sink our teeth into Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla (1872), the vampire novella that predates Dracula and oozes with queerness, gothic description, and Victorian sensibilities. Join us as we explore themes of desire, tension, obliviousness, and erotic friendship. Expect vampires, hand holding, and a lot of laughs.  Sources and Media You kind find all source material discussed in the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sFIN9vNHxjA9rPLz70uxiYEB-fRd8ceg2Jif9-mImwU/edit?usp=sharing  Contact Us You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com Socials We are on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at theoryish_pod and Facebook at theoryishpod Music Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios 
• Update! 10.04.2025 3นาที

  A little update on where we've been...Contact Us You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com Socials We are on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at theoryish_pod and Facebook at theoryishpod Music Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios 
• The Malleus Maleficarum (Translated & Edited by Peter Maxwell-Stuart) 10.03.2025 1ชม. 17นาที

  This week we’re taking a deep dive into all things witchy by discussing The Malleus Maleficarum (edited by Peter Maxwell-Stuart). Originally written by Heinrich Kramer in the 15th century, this book played a pivotal role in the witch hunts across Europe. Utilizing Maxwell-Stuart's translation and introduction, we explore the Malleus’ origins, impact, and why women are often seen at the center of witch trials.  This episode marks one of the first collaborations of the season with Manchester University Press, offering you an exclusive discount on this text. This edition of the Malleus offers a clear, readable translation and an introduction that lays out the context of late-medieval Europe, a time of spiritual paranoia when powerful men suspected women’s sexuality was a tool of the Devil.  Get your copy here: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526181473/ and use discount code THEORY30 for 30% off (until the 23rd December 2025).  Sources and Media You kind find all source material discussed in the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11MVURJIBg6mMOuf7J-yf7ma4KgbkmowzWuQE66yU3CA/edit?usp=sharing  Contact Us You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com Socials We are on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at theoryish_pod and Facebook at theoryishpod Music Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios 
• Introduction to Phenomenology 24.02.2025 59นาที

  In this episode we dive into the world of phenomenology, exploring its rich history and evolution from its roots with Edmund Husserl to its contemporary developments with thinkers like Sara Ahmed. Phenomenology, a complex yet fascinating philosophical movement, focuses on the study of consciousness and experience. Join us as we break down key terms, examine the central ideas and history that have shaped this field, explore the critical counterpoints to phenomenology and explore how phenomenology still holds sway today.  Sources and Media You kind find all source material discussed in the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HjtGDBqhV-hLDzX3u1arPm_lYD2O4uCHxxB_bts8E8c/edit?usp=sharing Contact Us You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com Socials We are on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at theoryish_pod and Facebook at theoryishpod Music Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios 
• Clement Greenberg: Avant-Garde and Kitsch 10.02.2025 1ชม. 8นาที

  In this episode, we dive into Clement Greenberg’s influential 1939 essay ‘Avant-Garde and Kitsch’. We explore and outline the concepts of avant-garde and kitsch, unpack their complex relationship, and examine how Greenberg connects kitsch with totalitarianism. Join us as we unpack these ideas and their continued relevance to the world of art and culture.  Sources and Media You kind find all source material discussed in the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/146NNYOs21-5gjgIIiexoDsxdiBXM0SdLNQIYoNFXpas/edit?usp=sharing  Contact Us You can get in touch with us via our email:theoryishpodcast@gmail.com Socials We are onTwitter,Instagram andTikTok at theoryish_pod andFacebook at theoryishpod Music Outro:Lori Beauty, Coma Studios 
• Walter Benjamin: The Arcades Project 27.01.2025 1ชม. 19นาที

  Welcome to the first theory episode of Season 3! Today we are joined by Matthew Bliss, a PhD researcher based in the History of Art department at the University of Warwick. The Arcades Project is the dreamlike and fragmentary unfinished project of Walter Benjamin which offers an enormous amount of writing on Paris in the 19th century. In the episode we unpack the architectural structure of arcades, why Benjamin was so fascinated with them, the flâneur before finishing with a discussion of films, books and more that feature strolling about as a theme. This is our fourth (and possibly final) episode on Walter Benjamin and we really hope you enjoy! Find out more about Matthew Bliss here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/scapvc/arthistory/research/students/studentresearch/bliss/ Sources and Media  You kind find all source material discussed in the episode here:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WPKpI5Wb1uGc6b9qjEoQgR1A0ZIQDGGbjWX7W5WXk_M/edit?usp=sharing Contact Us  You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com  Socials  We are on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at theoryish_pod and Facebook at theoryishpod  Music  Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios 
• Introduction to Season 3 20.01.2025 29นาที

  We are back (and better than ever!) Join us as we give some much needed life updates and chat about the upcoming season. Contact Us  You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com  Socials  We are on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at theoryish_pod and Facebook at theoryishpod  Music  Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios 
• Season Two Finale 15.07.2024 21นาที

  Thank you for listening to Season 2 of Theoryish! In this episode we reflect on the season, give life updates, and chat about Season 3.   We will begin preparation for Season 3 soon, and have some really exciting episodes coming your way next year.   Until then, please don’t forgot to subscribe, comment, and rate our podcast 5 stars!   Contact Us  You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com  Socials  We are on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at theoryish_pod and Facebook at theoryishpod  Music  Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios 
• Migueltzinta Solís: MestizXXX Sadomasochist Performance Methodologies 01.07.2024 1ชม. 15นาที

  In this week’s incredible episode, we got the opportunity to speak to Migueltzinta Solís about his article Embodying the postcolonial perverse: mestizXXX sadomasochist performance methodologies (2021). In this episode we discuss consent, queer and trans methdologies, perversity, creative practice, land relations and more!   Migueltzinta Solís is a trans Chicanx interdisciplinary artist, writer, educator, and Tarot practitioner. A creator of immersive site-specific experiences, his creative practice blends performance, video, installation, painting, and textile. Migueltzinta writes across multiple genres and forms, working towards a counter-institutional poetics of knowledge mobilization. Theme parks, amateur porn, Indigenous futurities, colonial imaginaries, queer materialities, and (un)belonging have been recurring themes. Migueltzinta holds an MFA in Art and a PhD in Cultural, Social and Political Thought from the University of Lethbridge/Iniskim in Treaty 7, traditional Blackfoot territory.  Sources and Media  You kind find all source material discussed in the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pdAnRjpraEtM_WQDOWfbifk7bmIkeAXiXOSik7CSbIo/edit?usp=sharing   Contact Us  You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com  Socials  We are on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at theoryish_pod and Facebook at theoryishpod  Music  Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios 
• Introduction to Intersectionality 17.06.2024 45นาที

  This week we provide an overview of intersectionality, a concept that gave a name to the ways in which individuals experience intersecting oppressions that combine to create varied modes of discrimination and privilege. This introduction to intersectionality covers the history of the term, Kimberlé Crenshaw's 1989 article, and some of the critiques and issues with applying intersectionality in research and praxis.   Whether you’re new to the concept yourself, or want to offer an introductory source for your students, friends, family and loved ones, this episode offers a comprehensive overview for those who want to understand this important concept.   Sources and Media  You kind find all source material discussed in the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V2fXLZDqZLfZHXe0W6z4w1tzsWuETVOlJGSREXNjVxc/edit?usp=sharing   Contact Us  You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com  Socials  We are on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at theoryish_pod and Facebook at theoryishpod  Music  Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios 
• Julia Kristeva: Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection 03.06.2024 1ชม. 11นาที

  This week, guest Meaghan Allen joins us to discuss Julia Kristeva’s 1980 book Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection. Join us as we discuss abjection, the allure of horror, final girls, the body, and Carol J. Clover’s Men, Women and Chainsaws. Towards the end of the episode, we use abjection to discuss the 1973 film The Exorcist. If you’re interested in horror, this is definitely an episode you don’t want to miss!   Meaghan Allen is a PhD researcher at the University of Manchester interested in the intersections of the medieval and the modern, with a particular focus on violence against women. Her thesis uses blood to investigate the medieval inheritance of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, exploring topics like vampires and the Eucharist, virgin martyrs and horror heroines; blood and the soul.   Sources and Media  You kind find all source material discussed in the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ugCD-46Dle8mR0E84islIbMEdFyyPWICKqlsloqQmBs/edit?usp=sharing   Contact Us  You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com  Socials  We are on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at theoryish_pod and Facebook at theoryishpod  Music  Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios 
• Sigmund Freud: Beyond the Pleasure Principle 20.05.2024 1ชม. 13นาที

  We are back from our midseason break with an episode on Sigmund Freud’s 1920 essay Beyond the Pleasure Principle. In this essay Freud challenges some of his preconceived ideas about the pleasure principle through his exploration of the death drive. Join us as we break down Freudian terminology, deepen our understanding of psychoanalysis, and use the death drive to think about the Sopranos and Persona 3.   Sources and Media  You kind find all source material discussed in the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O1zigSKuhQOB4ezdnqh5cn51EsfqHZAuAF6eyN5saRQ/edit?usp=sharing   Contact Us  You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com  Socials  We are on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at theoryish_pod and Facebook at theoryishpod  Music  Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios 
• Linda Nochlin: Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? 15.04.2024 47นาที

  In this week’s episode, we look at Linda Nochlin’s groundbreaking 1971 essay Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists. Join us as we investigate Nochlin’s examination of institutional and societal barriers that have prevented women’s access to artistic recognition and success. We discuss in detail who Linda Nochlin is, why this essay is so important to feminist art theory and art history and reflect on the relevance of this essay today.   Please note that we will be taking a mid-season break and will be back soon with more episodes, memes, and theory! In the meantime, catch up on our previous episodes, rate our podcast, subscribe and share. Sources and Media  You kind find all source material discussed in the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1svJEGLHikyIi0LYYBofFg5icXKDR7F9tO2tdPA68Bxg/edit?usp=sharing   Contact Us  You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com  Socials  We are on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at theoryish_pod and Facebook at theoryishpod  Music  Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios 
• Introduction to Poststructuralism 01.04.2024 40นาที

  Welcome to our first ‘Introduction To...’ of the season! In this episode we introduce you to Poststructuralism, outline what this concept is, where it came from, and who the poststructuralists are (despite their insistence to the contrary).   Sources and Fan Fiction  You kind find all source material discussed in the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PrI0L5dW-WKRDbMiNldAmNhATr2ZvjvTj5JUB6S3DAM/edit?usp=sharing   Contact Us  You can get in touch with us via our email: theoryishpodcast@gmail.com  Socials  We are on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at theoryish_pod and Facebook at theoryishpod  Music  Outro: Lori Beauty, Coma Studios