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The gas from la terrasse
by Christopher Watkin
A French café terrasse is the best place in the world to read, think, talk with friends and watch the world go by.Consider this podcast your open invitation to pull up a chair, order your favourite drink and spend a few minutes thinking about life, culture, and French philosophy.Hosted by Dr Christopher Watkin: author, researcher and university lecturer in modern and contemporary French philosophy and culture. More info at christopherwatkin.com
Episodes
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Do we live in the age of the crisis of liberty?
This one-off episode of the podcast is the audio version of a video presentation I prepared for the 'Ends of Autonomy' Colloquium, held over Zoom on the 7-9 July 2020 (UK dates). The original video version is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uflmg4NTz6A The Enlightenment value of...
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Vodcast: Samuel Beckett, Krapp's Last Tape Lecture 2020
This one-off episode of the podcast is the audio version of a video lecture I gave on Samuel Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape last week. The original video version is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1-Fbtna5PU There is talk in university circles these days of the lecture format being…
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Vodcast: Camus, The Plague, and the value of literature in a time of pandemic
This is the audio version of a video I prepared for the "Camus, Christ and COVID-19" event organised by Christian Heritage Cambridge on 20 May 2020. The original video is available at https://youtu.be/ub0pmZHBuvg In this episode I discuss the importance and value of literature in a time of…
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An Easter meditation on the very idea of having something to say about COVID-19. Let's read Camus' The Plague #6
This episode is an audio version of a blog post I wrote on 11 April 2020, the sixth in a series of reflections about the COVID-19 pandemic in the light of Albert Camus's The Plague. I hope you enjoy it! You can find more content related to my research, writing and blogging at christopherwatkin.com.
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Pandemics, the phenomenology of statistics, and the numerical sublime. Let’s read Camus’ The Plague #5
This episode is an audio version of a blog post I wrote on 9 April 2020, the fifth in a series of reflections about the COVID-19 pandemic in the light of Albert Camus's The Plague. I hope you enjoy it! You can find more content related to my research, writing and blogging at christopherwatkin.com.
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Pandemic temporality. The strange times of COVID-19--Let's read Camus' The Plague #4
This episode is an audio version of a blog post I wrote on 22 March 2020, the fourth in a series of reflections about the COVID-19 pandemic in the light of Albert Camus's The Plague. I hope you enjoy it! You can find more content related to my research, writing and blogging at christopherwatkin.com.
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Bonkers is the new normal--escalating paradigm shifts in the progress of a pandemic. Let's read Camus's The Plague #3
This episode is an audio version of a blog post I wrote on 20 March 2020, the third in a series of reflections about the COVID-19 pandemic in the light of Albert Camus's The Plague. I hope you enjoy it! You can find more content related to my research, writing and blogging at christopherwatkin.com.
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The inkling of a different reality. Let's read Camus's The Plague #2
This episode is an audio version of a blog post I wrote on 20 February 2020, the second in a series of reflections about the COVID-19 pandemic in the light of Albert Camus's The Plague. I hope you enjoy it! You can find more content related to my research, writing and blogging at...
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Epidemics are apocalyptic, but not in the way we might think. Let's read Camus's The Plague #1
This episode is an audio version of a blog post I wrote on March 18 2020, the first in a series of reflections about the current COVID-19 epidemic in the light of Albert Camus's The Plague, which I have been re-reading over the past weeks. I hope you enjoy it! You can find more content related to...
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A French café terrasse is the best place in the world to read, think, talk with friends and watch the world go by.Consider this podcast your open invitation to pull up a chair, order your favourite drink and spend a few minutes thinking about life, culture, and French philosophy.Hosted by Dr Christopher Watkin: author, researcher and university lecturer in modern and contemporary French philosophy and culture. More info at christopherwatkin.com
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