Bataille, Land, Fisher & Zombies with John Cussans
John Cussans currently works as the Associate Lecturer in the Department of Visual Cultures, Goldsmiths. John does research in Politics, Literature and Film, Race, Ethnicity and Politics and History of Religion. His current project, The Skullcracker Suite, is a practice-led artistic research project investigating processes of cultural decolonization in British Columbia with a focus on resurgence of potlatch culture within the Kwakwaka'wakw community. (Researchgate) In 2017 John published Undead Uprising: Haiti, Horror and the Zombie Complex In this episode we discuss the work of Georges Bataille, Nick Land, Mark Fisher and philosophical theories surrounding capitalism, zombies and leftism. --- Please support Hermitix at: Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/ Patreon - / hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74
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