https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-iapys-1008f20
On memes and the counter-culture.
Theorist and curator Mike Watson advances the argument for “acid leftism”. What is this, and why do we need a new counter-culture? Is contemporary leftism lacking a utopian imaginary?
Plus: slow memes and fast memes; the democratisation of art and media; and generations: which ones became conservative, which might not?
Running order:
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(00:04:15) – Interview with Mike Watson
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(01:02:00) – ‘Afterparty’ discussion on what a counter-culture might look like today
Readings:
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Can the Left Learn to Meme? , Mike Watson, Zero Books
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The Acid Left, YouTube channel
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The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Walter Benjamin (pdf)
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