Welcome Episode: The Syllabus May 2020

This is the first live episode of Acid Horizon. Craig, Will, Afreen, and Matt gather to discuss a series of four readings in political philosophy. This upcoming series will be the first 'block' of our podcast. The proposed readings are as follows: Craig - "Intellectuals and power: A conversation between Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze" (available at: https://libcom.org/library/intellectuals-power-a-conversation-between-michel-foucault-and-gilles-deleuze ) Will - “The Politics of Health in the 18th Century” from Power/Knowledge : Selected Interviews and Other Writings, 1972-1977 by Michel Foucault Afreen - "Animality" and "Humanity and the Development of the Profane World" from Theory of Religion by Georges Bataille Matt - "Postmodernization, or The Informatization of Production" from Empire by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri Episodes should be published weekly for the time being, and they will proceed in the order indicated above. Grab your copy of the above readings and read with us. Support the show AHRC Current classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC): acidhorizonresearchcommons.com AHRC Course Archive: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-course-archives…