EPISODE · May 2, 2021 · 1H 18M
UNLOCKED /183/ Acid Bunga Bunga ft. Mike Watson
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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: (00:04:15) - Interview with Mike Watson (01:02:00) - 'Afterparty' discussion on what a counter-culture might look like today Readings: Can the Left Learn to Meme? , Mike Watson, Zero Books The Acid Left, YouTube channel The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Walter Benjamin (pdf)
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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: (00:04:15) - Interview with Mike Watson (01:02:00) - 'Afterparty' discussion on what a counter-culture might look like today Readings: Can the Left Learn to Meme? , Mike Watson, Zero Books The Acid Left, YouTube channel The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Walter Benjamin (pdf)
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