Living Theory - McMaster University Theory Mic: Recent Episodes
Living Theory
Living Theory is an interdisciplinary teaching tool based around theory texts in the humanities. The podcast focuses on theory and the everyday.
The third and final instalment of our series on Patricia Hill Collins' Shifting The Centre
How Derrida's "The Animal that Therefore I Am" applies to the everyday; a discussion of the complex workings of animal studies.
Join Shandell and Alex in their discussion. In this episode we cover how to read Derrida, what animal studies is, and some of the key parts of Derrida's argument.
We look at Williams' text and discuss the definition of culture that he put forward, and why it remains useful for people today.