The Parlor- Casey Boyle on the Posthuman/post-Burke

General Summary: Professor Casey Boyle talks about the concepts of posthumanism, humanism, and dystopia as described in his work “A Sustainable Dystopia.” Several UT Austin students reflect on Boyle’s work by asking how he first got into philosophical topics, what the thesis of his work is, and how today’s world would be viewed through a posthuman perspective. Detailed Summary: Introduction and Boyle’s background in philosophical concepts (00:00-4:37). Defining humanism and posthumanism (4:37-10:20). General thesis of the paper (10:27-14:30) Technology through a posthumanist lens (14:30-17:04). Three types of dystopi and dystopian writing technologies (17:04-23:27). Today’s world through a posthumanist perspective (23:32-26:08). Online learning impact on Boyle’s classes and accessibility (26:08-30:25). Conclusion and credits (30:25-31:53). Scholarly Article Informing this Production: Boyle, Casey and LeMieux, Steven. “A Sustainable Dystopia.” Kenneth Burke + The Posthuman, 2017, pp. 203-205. Credits: This podcast was produced by Ainsley McClain, Brandon Jenkins, Hannah Ortega, Jake Faust, and Lindsey Holubec with the assistance provided by Professor Mark Longaker at the University of Texas at Austin. It features the voices of Professor Casey Boyle, Brandon Jenkins, Jake Faust, Hannah Ortega, and Lindsey Holubec. Music featured in this podcast, titled “commonGround,” was created by airtone and has been repurposed here under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial license 3.0. Additionally, conversation.wav was adapted and incorporated under Creative Commons 1.0 license.