Trauma is a Time Machine: A Cinematic Primer with Kwasu D. Tembo

Latest courses at AHRC: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-coursesIf you could go back in time, would you change the past, even if it meant changing who you are? Is existing in time itself traumatic? Is power over time a cinematic endeavour, and what makes a good director an even better time traveller? This week on Acid Horizon we're joined by Kwasu D. Tembo to talk about his latest book Trauma in 21st-Century Time Travel Cinema, discussing the philosophy of time travel in films such as Primer, Timecrimes, and Predestination; as well as how the experience of time transcendentally conditions the structure of the psyche.Buy Kwasu's book, Trauma in 21st-Century Time Travel CinemaBeing (a)Part: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/trauma-in-21stcentury-time-travel-cinema-9781978768734/Phasmid Press: https://phasmidpress.org/Public arts and philosophy events in Lancashire: https://j-e-w-e-l-l-e-r-s.netFollow Kwasu on Substack: https://mapscrollanddagger.substack.com/Kwasu's music: https://on.soundcloud.com/PjET6oqqQluhhGt3zwhttps://on.soundcloud.com/gsh6ZRpYOwUizDOV8qhttps://on.soundcloud.com/oNgo5GOz2xWetzYJrgSupport the showSupport the podcast:AHRCCurrent classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC): acidhorizonresearchcommons.comAHRC Course Archive: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-course-archivesSubmit your course proposal: [email protected] LinksWebsite: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/acidhorizonAcid Horizon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcastBoycott Watkins Media: https://xenogothic.com/2025/03/17/boycott-watkins-statement/Subscribe to us on your favorite podcast: https://pod.link/1512615438Merch: http://www.crit-drip.comSubscribe to us on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1512615438LEPHT HAND: https://www.patreon.com/LEPHTHANDHappy Hour at Hippel's (Adam’s blog): https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.com​Split Infinities (Craig’s Substack): https://splitinfinities.substack.com/​Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/