In Undisciplined we speak to experts from all fields whose research is exciting and novel. The tone of conversation is relaxed, and is intended to stimulate and intrigue anyone who is interested in learning more about cutting-edge developments, and looking at the world in new ways. All artwork by MJ du Preez My book: https://books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/319 Nico Buitendag: https://linktr.ee/undisciplined
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Is there a Canon of Digitization? What are the ideas, theories and concepts suitable to understand the so called digitization? Where to turn and what to read when trying to tackle what constitutes digital media, their dynamics, their effects and their history? For those interested in the theory and history of media there is no canon of the essential readings on digital media and digitization. The Digitallaut Podcast aims to provide such a resource. Instead of compiling and editing a canonica ...
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Liquid Law w/ Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos
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I speak about water, the law, and social systems to Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos: scholar, artist, and uomo universale. His debut novel is available here: https://eris.press/Our-Distance-Became-WaterMy book: books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/319My profiles: linktr.ee/undisciplinedArt by MJ du Preez…
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Interweaving Deleuze & Luhmann w/ Hannah Richter
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Hannah Richter speaks about her fascinating and important book, "The Politics of Orientation: Deleuze Meets Luhmann", published by SUNY Press.The book: https://sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-Politics-of-Orientation2My book: books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/319My profiles: linktr.ee/undisciplinedArt by MJ du Preez…
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Critical International Law w/ David Kennedy & Martti Koskenniemi
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I speak to David Kennedy & Martti Koskenniemi about their new co-authored book, "Of Law and the World: Critical Conversations on Power, History, and Political Economy" from Harvard University Press.The book: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674290785My book: books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/319My profiles: linktr.ee/undis…
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Deleuze: Desiring Anarchy w/ Chantelle Gray
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I speak to Chantelle Gray about her book on Anarchism, Deleuze and Guattari. My book: books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/319My profiles: linktr.ee/undisciplinedArt by MJ du PreezBy Nico Buitendag
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I speak to Lars Vinx of Cambridge University about the life and work of Hans Kelsen, his debate with Carl Schmitt, and the legacy of his work. This episode also marks the crowning of our Reading Series on the Pure Theory of Law.My book: https://books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/319My profiles: linktr.ee/undisciplinedArt by MJ du Preez…
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In the first season of the Undisciplined Reading Series, we read Hans Kelsen's Pure Theory of Law. In this episode, we discuss Chapter 8, "Interpretation", from that book.My book: books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/319By Nico Buitendag
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In the first season of the Undisciplined Reading Series, we read Hans Kelsen's Pure Theory of Law. In this episode, we discuss Chapter 7, "State and International Law", from that book.My book: books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/319By Nico Buitendag
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In the first season of the Undisciplined Reading Series, we read Hans Kelsen's Pure Theory of Law. In this episode, we discuss Chapter 6, "Law and State", from that book.My book: https://books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/319By Nico Buitendag
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In the first season of the Undisciplined Reading Series, we read Hans Kelsen's Pure Theory of Law. In this episode, we discuss Chapter 5, "The Dynamic Aspect of Law", from that book.By Nico Buitendag
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In the first season of the Undisciplined Reading Series, we read Hans Kelsen's Pure Theory of Law. In this episode, we discuss Chapter 4, "The Static Aspect of Law", from that book.By Nico Buitendag
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In the first season of the Undisciplined Reading Series, we read Hans Kelsen's Pure Theory of Law. In this episode, we discuss Chapter 3, "Law and Science", from that book.By Nico Buitendag
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In the first season of the Undisciplined Reading Series, we read Hans Kelsen's Pure Theory of Law. In this episode, we discuss Chapter 2, "Law and Morals", from that book.By Nico Buitendag
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In the first season of the Undisciplined Reading Series, we read Hans Kelsen's Pure Theory of Law. In this episode, we discuss Chapter 1, "Law and Nature", from that book.By Nico Buitendag
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A new project, the Undisciplined Reading Series, starts here! Every two weeks, I will upload a video discussing one chapter of a canonical legal theory text from the 20th century. The four books in the series will be by Hans Kelsen, HLA Hart, Ronald Dworkin and Niklas Luhmann.By Nico Buitendag
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Luhmann's Evolution of Meaning w/ Christian Morgner
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Christian Morgner talks about his new collection of translated essays by Niklas Luhmann, titled "The Making of Meaning: From the Individual to Social Order". The book can be viewed here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-making-of-meaning-from-the-individual-to-social-order-9780190945992?cc=us&lang=en&Art by MJ du PreezMusic by Graeda: @g…
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Critical Diffractions w/ Ann Stoler
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I interview Ann Stoler, a professor at the New School for Social Research. We talk about her career in Indonesia, and her brand-new book, Interior Frontiers.By Nico Buitendag
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Archaic Separation: Law & Philosophy w/ Laurent de Sutter
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Legal philosopher extraordinaire Laurent de Sutter is at the mic, talking about the ancient roots of law and Gilles Deleuze's legal theory.Nico Buitendag: linktr.ee/undisciplinedBy Nico Buitendag
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The Public Intellectual w/ Daniel Bessner
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I speak with Dan Bessner, historian and host of the fantastic podcast American Prestige. We talk about public intellectuals in the last century: how they influenced each other across the Atlantic, how they shaped public policy, and what to expect for the future.Please listen to Dan's podcast: https://soundcloud.com/americanprestigeArt by MJ du Pree…
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Flowers in Dying Structures: Anarchism w/ Ruth Kinna
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I speak with Prof. Ruth Kinna about the history and practice of Anarchism. How can alternative forms of political organisation help us address current problems?Prof. Kinna recently published a brilliant introduction to anarchism through Penguin Books titled "The Government of No One: The Theory and Practice of Anarchism: https://g.co/kgs/9vJW27Nico…
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Death to Cartography! w/ Matthew Edney
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I speak to cartographic historian Matthew Edney about his brand-new book "Cartography: the Ideal and its History" as well as the History of Cartography Project. This is a bumper episode - please enjoy!Prof. Edney's blog: https://www.mappingasprocess.net/History of Cartography Project: https://geography.wisc.edu/histcart/Nico Buitendag: https://link…
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Archiving Luhmann w/ Johannes Schmidt
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In the second part of our series on Niklas Luhmann, we speak to Johannes Schmidt, scientific coordinator for the Niklas Luhmann Archiv. Johannes tells us about the details of this wonderful yet immense project.Please visit the Niklas Luhmann Archiv website: https://niklas-luhmann-archiv.de/Theme music by the talented Graeda. Visit his page: https:/…
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Luhmann & Cybernetic Identities w/ Hans-Georg Moeller
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Hans-Georg Moeller opens our series on the thought of Niklas Luhmann. Prof. Moeller is especially apt for introducing this complex thinker as he has written two books on Luhmann, "From Souls to Systems" and "The Radical Luhmann."We also discuss the theory in an up-to-date context, discussing Prof. Moeller's newest book, "You and Your Profile" which…
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I am honoured to speak to Prof. Stuart Elden about his ground-breaking work in political geography. We talk about the concept of territory, about new ways of reading Shakespeare, and his archival work on Michel Foucault.Here is the link to Prof. Elden's awesome blog:https://progressivegeographies.com/Nico Buitendag: https://linktr.ee/undisciplined…
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Politics of Movement w/ Thomas Nail
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In this episode I speak to Prof. Thomas Nail of the University of Denver. We talk about his project of kinopolitics, borders, Covid-19 and punk rock. Enjoy this episode and stay healthy and safe.Here are links to Prof. Nail's blog and social media accounts:https://philosophyofmovementblog.com/https://twitter.com/xThomas_Nailhttps://udenver.academia…
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Dark Nomads & War Machines w/ Andrew Culp
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Welcome to 2020! We kick off the year with a long-overdue conversation with Prof. Andrew Culp. We talk about his great book "Dark Deleuze" but we cover a lot of ground and many topics. Enjoy the episode!Andrew Culp's website: http://www.andrewculp.org/Nico Buitendag: https://linktr.ee/undisciplinedBy Nico Buitendag
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Dirk Baecker on the chapter „Electronic Media” in Niklas Luhmanns “Theory of Society”About the Guest:Dirk Baecker is professor for cultural theory and management at the university Witten/Herdecke. He studied sociology in Cologne and Paris and obtained his Ph.D. and Habilitation at the University of Bielefeld under Niklas Luhmann. He has been visiti…
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In this interview Prof. Sandro Mezzadra was kind enough to take the time to speak to me during the Critical Legal Conference 2019 in Perugia, Italy. We mainly speak about his book "Border as Method" with Brett Neilson, but also his newest book "The Politics of Operations".Once again thank you to Sandro and the staff of the CLC for making this possi…
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I speak to Prof. Simon Springer about anarchism, geography and how he brings radical politics to the academy. We cover many topics through the lens of equality and non-hierarchy, and argue on whether we can survive the environmental apocalypse. This episode is one for the books! Visit Prof. Springer's website here: https://anarchistgeography.comNic…
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I talk to Neil Coetzer about the violent state of labour disputes in South Africa. Not only does labour make itself guilty of violence, but sometimes the capital-state retaliates. We consider difficult questions like where to draw the line on violence, and what are the underlying structural inequalities that need to be addressed.Nico Buitendag: htt…
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I speak to Prof. Mayuko Uehara, professor of Japanese philosophy at Kyoto University about the modern history of philosophy in Japan and the Kyoto School that it stemmed from.Nico Buitendag: https://linktr.ee/undisciplinedBy Nico Buitendag
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Evolution & Philosophy of Science w/ Jun Otsuka
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In this episode we speak to Prof. Jun Otsuka from Kyoto University about his work in philosophy of science, and specifically evolution. He also talks about his upcoming book, The Role of Mathematics in Evolutionary Theory, appearing in 2019 from Cambridge University Press.Nico Buitendag: https://linktr.ee/undisciplined…
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Gilles Deleuze: Postscript on the Societies of Control
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with Alexander Gallowayhttps://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/gilles-deleuze-postscript-on-the-societies-of-controlBy Christoph Engemann
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