Best Daniel Du Bois Podcasts (2024)

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Season 2 Episode 8: Love 1:42:53

5h ago1:42:53

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Daniel and Michaela speak about the emotion of love. When you're done listening go to the Think Like A Wizard sub-reddit and find the "What about Love?" assignment entry for more clarification on this episode's assignment. Support the Show.By Daniel Du Bois, Michaela Gaffen Stone

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William Turner on W.E.B. Du Bois 51:52

3d ago51:52

51:52

In this episode, Jabez Turner interviews Dr. William Turner, Assistant Professor of African & African-American Studies at SUNY Brockport, about W.E.B. Du Bois. Dr. Turner reflects on the importance of Du Bois in his own intellectual development, discusses the marginalization of Du Bois within sociology, and explains how the rigor and depth of Du Bo…

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Christine Goding-Doty reads Aimé Césaire 1:30:35

9d ago1:30:35

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Dr. Christine Goding-Doty, Assistant Professor in Digital Media in the department of Culture and Media at the New School, introduces us to Aimé Césaire and reads from his foundational essay “Discourse on Colonialism” (1950). Follow along HERE. -Kyle-By The Society Pages

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Amanda McMillan Lequieu on Yi-Fu Tuan 44:17

1d ago44:17

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In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Amanda McMillan Lequieu, Associate Professor of Sociology at Drexel University and author of Who We Are Is Where We Are: Making home in the American Rust Belt (2024). Amanda returns to the podcast to discuss foundational humanistic geographer Yi-Fu Tuan and his influence on her own research and theorizing.…

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Daniel Silver reads Adam Smith 55:42

14d ago55:42

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In this episode, Dr. Daniel Silver, Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto Scarborough and author of Scenescapes: how qualities of place shape social life (2020), joins us to discuss Adam Smith’s An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776).By The Society Pages

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Mary Peterson reads Iris Marion Young 1:17:42

8d ago1:17:42

1:17:42

In this episode, we are joined by Mary Peterson, PhD student in philosophy at the University of Hamburg. Mary joins us for a guided reading of Iris Marion Young’s 1980 essay “Throwing like a Girl: A Phenomenology of Feminine Body Comportment Motility and Spatiality.” Mary helps us understand Young’s contribution to understanding the embodied experi…

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Season 2 Episode 7: Fear and Pain 2:15:21

13d ago2:15:21

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Daniel and Michaela were discussing fear and pain and BAM! out of nowhere the topic of leprosy comes up. I bet you never thought you'd hear about that in a podcast about spiritual awakening. When you're done listening go to the Think Like A Wizard sub-reddit and find the "So, what now?" Assignment entry for m…

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Season 2 Episode 6: The Weaponization of Victimization 2:28:09

1M ago2:28:09

2:28:09

Send us a Text Message. Note that some colourful language gets used in this episode so maybe don't listen to it with younger children. In this episode Daniel and Michaela get "saucy" about the topic of taking one's difficult times and using them to justify harming others. It's a long episode but many aspects of victimization get explored and Michae…

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Season 2 Episode 5: Here There Be Dragons 2:09:27

1M ago2:09:27

2:09:27

Send us a Text Message. In this episode one the dragon spirits Daniel works with is given the reigns of the episode. It has them discussing topics like self-awareness, spell work, learning to work with different methods and practices to see what can help you, how to appreciate failure and more. When you're done listening to the episode go to the Th…

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Season 2 Episode 4: Wisdom and Inspiration 1:58:36

2M ago1:58:36

1:58:36

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Daniel and Michaela discus wisdom and inspiration with some sidetracking where they talk about anxiety and feeling comfortable in your body among other things ending with a discussion about why people should charge for their services even those who offer spiritual/mystical services. When your done listening g…

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Season 2 Episode 3 Part 1: The Flow 58:07

3M ago58:07

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Send us a Text Message. The first part of a two part episode about the dealing with the flow of spiritual energy. Support the Show.By Daniel Du Bois, Michaela Gaffen Stone

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Season 2 Episode 3 Part 2: The Flow Continued 1:15:28

3M ago1:15:28

1:15:28

Send us a Text Message. Second part of a 2 part episode about the flow of spiritual energy. In this episode Daniel and Michaela experience a spiritual intervention that affects the flow of the conversation of the episode. When you are done listening to the episode make your way to the Think Like A Wizard podcast sub-reddit and share your thoughts o…

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Season 2 Episode 2: Women In Magic 1:49:31

3M ago1:49:31

1:49:31

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Daniel and Michaela discuss the influence of women and feminine energy in magic among other topics. When you are done listening to the episode make your way to the Think Like A Wizard podcast sub-reddit and share your thoughts on the episode as well go to the entry for the "Women in Magic" assignment and shar…

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Jacqui Frost on Max Weber 31:44

3M ago31:44

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In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Jacqui Frost, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Purdue University and Faculty Research Fellow in the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice University and a Center Affiliate in the Center for the Study of Religion and Society at University of Notre Dame. In our conversation, Jacqui discusses her early encou…

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Season 2 Episode 1: Divination 1:18:11

4M ago1:18:11

1:18:11

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Daniel welcomes his new co-host Michaela Gaffen Stone to the podcast and they explore divination as well as how Michaela came to be Daniel's co-host. After you've listened to the episode head over to the Think Like A Wizard sub-reddit for more details about the "Divination and my Spiritual Awakening" assignme…

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Hannah McCann on Judith Butler 48:40

5M ago48:40

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In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Hannah McCann, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of Melbourne, author of Queering Femininity: Sexuality, Feminism and the Politics of Presentation, and co-author of Queer Theory Now (which we discussed on an earlier episode of the podcast). In our conversation, Hannah introduces us to the va…

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Ugo Corte on Gary Alan Fine

5M ago

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In this episode we are joined by Ugo Corte, Professor of Sociology at the University of Stavanger, author of Dangerous Fun: The Social Lives of Big Wave Surfers (2022 University of Chicago Press), and winner of the 2023 Charles Horton Cooley Award from the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction.Ugo introduces us to the work of Gary Alan Fine…

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Episode 7: Being Yourself Part 2 22:35

8M ago22:35

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Daniel shares what he fears most about fully embracing his spiritual self. After you've listened to the episode head over to the Think Like A Wizard sub-reddit for more details about the "What Is My Biggest Fear With My Spiritual Awakening" assignment. If you liked the episode and you learned something feel f…

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Episode 6: Eating 28:51

9M ago28:51

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Daniel discusses how what you consume affects who you are. If you decided to do the assignment from the episode go to the Think Like A Wizard sub-reddit and check out the "How I'm Feeding Myself Assignment" entry and a leave a comment about what you've learned. If you liked the episode and you learned somethi…

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Episode 5: Being Yourself 29:43

10M ago29:43

29:43

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Daniel shares about why it's important to be yourself. If you decided to do the assignment from the episode go to the Think Like A Wizard sub-reddit and check out the "Allow yourself to do something you wouldn't normally do" entry and a leave a comment about what you've learned. If you liked the episode and y…

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Episode 4: Religion and Spirituality 14:36

10M ago14:36

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Daniel shares about religion its secular benefits and how it works in relation to the spiritual plane . If you decided to do the assignment from the episode go to the Think Like A Wizard sub-reddit and check out the "Research A Religion Assignment" entry and a leave a comment about what you've learned. If you…

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Episode 3: The Spiritual Aspects of Senses, Emotions, Empathy and Spirituality 27:50

11M ago27:50

27:50

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Daniel shares how senses, emotions, empathy and spirituality function in the spiritual realm. If you decided to do the assignment from the episode go to the Think Like A Wizard sub-reddit and check out the "Close Bonding" entry and a leave a comment about what you've learned. If you liked the episode and you …

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Episode 2: Empathy and Spirituality 15:39

11M ago15:39

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Daniel shares the basics of empathy and spirituality as personality traits and skill sets. If you decided to do the assignment from the episode got to the Think Like A Wizard sub-reddit and check out the "empathy and spirituality use assignment" entry and leave a comment about what you've learned. If you like…

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Episode 1: Senses and Emotions 15:11

12M ago15:11

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Daniel shares the basics of how our senses and emotions work and how they can affect our interactions with reality. If you decided to do the assignment from the episode got to the Think Like A Wizard sub-reddit and check out the "Task hyper-awareness assignment" entry and leave a comment about what you've lea…

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The Preface 3:40

1y ago3:40

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Send us a Text Message. In this introductory episode Daniel shares his intentions for the podcast and defines what a wizard is for the purposes of the podcast. He also gives the listener a fun assignment to do to help them get in the spirit of the podcast. For more details about the assignment visit the Think Like A Wizard sub-reddit at https://www…

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Kelly Underman reads Lauren Berlant

1y ago

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In this episode, Dr. Kelly Underman, Associate Professor in Sociology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and author of Feeling Medicine: How the Pelvic Exam Shapes Medical Training (2020), joins us to read from the first chapter of Lauren Berlant’s Cruel Optimism (2011). Follow along HERE. -Kyle-…

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Kelly Underman on Lauren Berlant

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In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Kelly Underman, Associate Professor in Sociology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and author of Feeling Medicine: How the Pelvic Exam Shapes Medical Training (2020). In our conversation, Kelly introduces us to the work of Lauren Berlant, reflects on her experience finding their work as a gradu…

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Amanda McMillan Lequieu reads Kai Erikson 54:37

2y ago54:37

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In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Amanda McMillan Lequieu, Assistant Professor in Sociology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and author of the forthcoming book Who we are is where we are: Making home in the American Rust Belt. Amanda joins us to discuss Kai Erikson’s Everything in its Path: Destruction of Community in the Buff…

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Andrew McCumber reads Raymond Williams 30:09

2y ago30:09

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In this episode, Dr. Andrew McCumber joins us to discuss Raymond Williams’s ‘Ideas of Nature’ from Problems in Materialism and Culture (1980). Andy introduces us to Willams’s overview of our changing understanding of nature and the natural and why it matters. Andy also discusses the influence of the essay on his dissertation research and current bo…

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Christopher Matthews on Nick Crossley 57:49

3y ago57:49

57:49

In this episode we are joined by Dr. Christopher R. Matthews; a social scientist and epistemologist who specializes in the use of immersive research to understand ideas, people and society. Chris is the author of Doing Immersive Research Vol.1: Using Social Science to Understand the Human World and runs an impressive website with hours of content o…

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Christopher Matthews reads Nick Crossley 57:43

3y ago57:43

57:43

In this companion episode, Dr. Christopher R. Matthews walks us through a series of excerpts from Nick Crossley’s Intersubjectivity: The Fabric of Social Becoming (1996). Chris also provides us with screenshots of his own copy of the book so we can follow along with the text and see Chris’s approach to reading theory.…

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Matthew Clair on W. E. B. Du Bois 42:26

3y ago42:26

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In this episode we are joined by Dr. Matthew Clair, an Assistant Professor of Sociology & Law at Stanford University. In our conversation, Matt introduces us to the work of W. E. B. Du Bois, discusses how Du Bois is one of the rare scholars who transcends sociology and the academy, and helps us understand how Du Bois’s approach to theory, relations…

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Michael DeLand reads Herbert Blumer 30:25

3y ago30:25

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In this episode, Dr. Michael DeLand, an Assistant Professor of Sociology & Criminology at Gonzaga University, joins us to read from Herbert Blumer’s article ‘Sociological Implications of the Thought of George Herbert Mead’ (1966). Mike walks us through Blumer’s reading of Mead and discusses how the article offers a starting point to understand soci…

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Michael DeLand on Herbert Blumer 30:29

3y ago30:29

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In this episode we are joined by Dr. Michael DeLand, an Assistant Professor of Sociology & Criminology at Gonzaga University. In our conversation, Mike introduces us to the work of Herbert Blumer and discusses how Blumer’s process-oriented theorizing of interaction and sense-making provide methodological inspiration and how Blumer’s critiques of mo…

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Jennifer McClearen on Herman Gray 25:47

3y ago25:47

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In this episode we are joined by Dr. Jennifer McClearen, Assistant Professor of Sports, Media, and Culture in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin and author of the recently published Fighting Visibility: Sports Media and Female Athletes in the UFC. Jennifer introduces us to the work of Herman Gray and illust…

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Elizaveta Lepikhova on Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann 43:03

3y ago43:03

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In this episode Elizaveta Lepikhova, a second year MA student, teaching assistant, and supplemental instructor of sociology at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, discusses the work of Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann. Elizaveta discusses their contributions to the sociology of everyday life, introduces her schema of explaining their ideas (see here…

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Jonathan Wynn on Erving Goffman 34:00

3+ y ago34:00

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In this episode we are joined by Jonathan Wynn, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and author of Music/City: American Festivals and Placemaking in Austin, Nashville, and Amherst. Jon introduces us to Erving Goffman, reflects on Goffman’s intellectual location and influence within the dis…

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Fabio Rojas on Theory for the Working Sociologist 51:56

3+ y ago51:56

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In this episode, we are joined by Fabio Rojas, professor of sociology at Indiana University Bloomington and author of Theory for the Working Sociologist (2017). Fabio introduces his approach to teaching sociological theory, discusses the four theoretical moves made within the discipline, and argues against the common practice of having students eng…

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Alex Channon on Stephen Lyng and Edgework 41:07

3+ y ago41:07

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In this episode we are joined by Dr Alex Channon, Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport and Service Management at the University of Brighton. Alex introduces us to Stephen Lyng and his theorization of edgework. Alex illustrates the value of the concept through discussing his research on sport, violence, and interactions in the martial arts gym and…

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Jocelyn Viterna on Teaching Our Ugly Roots 29:37

3+ y ago29:37

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In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Jocelyn Viterna, Professor of Sociology and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Harvard University. Jocelyn introduces her approach to teaching sociological theory in a way that is honest about our intellectual roots and engages with the centrality of social evolutionary thought and racist ideology in early di…

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Anna Goulding on Elinor Ostrom 18:36

3+ y ago18:36

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In this episode we are joined by Dr Anna Goulding, Senior Research Associate at Newcastle University, UK, and a scholar of art, identity, aging, and community. Anna introduces us to Elinor Ostrom, her theorization of co-production, and potential of the term to be weakened through popularization and misapplication. Anna illustrates the methodologica…

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Shai Dromi reads Luc Boltanski 32:57

3+ y ago32:57

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In this episode, Dr. Shai Dromi, a lecturer of Sociology at Harvard University and author of Above the Fray: The Red Cross and the Making of the Humanitarian NGO Sector (2020), joins us to read from Luc Boltanski’s co-authored article ‘The Sociology of Critical Capacity‘ (1999). Shai introduces us to Boltanski and Thévenot’s analysis of “critical” …

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Shai Dromi on Luc Boltanski 27:22

3+ y ago27:22

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In this episode we are joined by Dr. Shai Dromi, a lecturer of Sociology at Harvard University and author of the recently published Above the Fray: The Red Cross and the Making of the Humanitarian NGO Sector (2020). In our conversation, Shai introduces us to the work of Luc Boltanski and discusses how he found inspiration in Boltanski’s theorizing …

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Jeff Guhin on Charles Taylor 33:44

3+ y ago33:44

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In this episode we are joined by Jeff Guhin, an assistant professor of sociology at UCLA, and author of the recently published Agents of God: Boundaries and Authority in Muslim and Christian Schools. Jeff discusses the inspiration he finds in the works of Charles Taylor, reflects on the value and challenges of reading philosophy as a sociologist, t…

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Tina Sikka reads Helen Longino 36:59

3+ y ago36:59

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In this episode, Dr. Tina Sikka, a Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Newcastle University and author of Climate Technology, Gender, and Justice, joins us to read from Helen Longino‘s ‘Can There Be A Feminist Science’ (1987). Tina introduces us to Longino’s central question about what makes a science feminist, guides us through Longino’s rej…

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Neil Gong on Norbert Elias 32:24

3+ y ago32:24

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In this episode we are joined by Neil Gong. Neil is an assistant professor of sociology at UC San Diego, a member of the Michigan Society of Fellows, and winner of the 2020 American Sociological Association’s Junior Theorist of the Year award. In our conversation, Neil introduces the work of Norbert Elias, reflects on both the challenges and inspir…

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Hannah McCann reads Sara Ahmed 39:01

4y ago39:01

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In this episode, Dr. Hannah McCann, a Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of Melbourne and author of Queer Theory Now, joins us to read from Sara Ahmed‘s ‘Killing Joy: Feminism and the History of Happiness’ (2010). Hannah introduces us to Ahmed’s re-reading and re-conceptualization of happiness, guides us through Ahmed’s use of etymology…

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Anas Karzai on Friedrich Nietzsche 30:15

4y ago30:15

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In this episode we are joined by Anas Karzai, lecturer in the Department of Sociology and coordinator of the criminology program at Laurentian University. Anas joins us to speak about the subject of his book Nietzsche and Sociology: Prophet of Affirmation. We discuss why Friedrich Nietzsche has not received the attention he deserves within sociolog…

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Shamus Khan reads Thomas Hobbes 36:14

4y ago36:14

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In this episode, Dr. Shamus Khan joins us to read from Leviathan: Or the Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiasticall and Civil, the 1651 Thomas Hobbes classic work of social theory. Shamus shares his advice on reading theory fast, helps us understand how Hobbes conceptualized social contract theory and the relationship between violen…

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Shamus Khan on Teaching the Canon 24:13

4y ago24:13

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In this episode, we are joined by Shamus Khan, professor in and chair of the sociology department at Columbia University. Shamus discusses his approach to teaching the sociological canon, the importance of focusing on moments of racist and colonial discourse as central to, rather than in spite of, the core theories, and the value of directly linkin…

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