Acid Communism: Philosopher Emma Stamm on Mark Fisher's Unfinished Manuscript, Capitalist Realism, the Slow Cancellation of the Future, Joe Rogan, Critical Theory, AI, and Life in Para-Academia

Hemlock #42 - Support the History of Philosophy Audio Archive on Patreon, and follow William Engels's writing on Substack.I am joined on this episode by independent writer and philosopher Emma Stamm to discuss the late, great, Mark Fisher. Emma is a member of the theory collective LEPHT HAND, and she has a new online course enrolling soon/now on Mark Fisher's "Acid Communism." You can also follow Emma's writing (Elf Theory) on Substack.SHOW NOTES:Books and Articles Referenced:Books by Mark Fisher:Acid Communism (Unfinished Introduction, 2016)Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (2009)The Weird and the Eerie (2016)Postcapitalist Desire: The Final Lectures (2020)Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology, and Lost Futures (2014)K-Punk: Politics (Anthology, 2020)More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity (2025) by Adam BeckerTrauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror (1992) by Judith HermanPostscript on the Societies of Control (1990) by Gilles DeleuzeWorks by philosopher Byung-Chul Han:The Agony of Eros (2017)Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power (2014)The Burnout Society (2010)Gaia Wakes: Earth's Emergent Consciousness in an Age of Environmental Devastation (2025) by Topher McDougalBook that Emma and I did NOT like about 'longtermism' and Effective Altruism: What We Owe the Future (2022) by William MacAskillOther Events, People, References:Haight-Ashbury Human Be-In (January 1967)Jacob Chansley the " QAnon Shaman"Timothy Leary and Eldridge Cleaver do LSD in Algeria (1970)