Everything today is framed as a battle between liberal democracy or progressivism and right-wing reaction. This is what Slavoj Zizek once called “the double blackmail.” In this episode of The Sublation Magazine Show we discuss how a socialist left might get beyond this false dilemma. Chris Cutrone is our guest as we attempt to develop revolutionary strategies.
Chris Cutrone on Sublation Media Halloween stream (video and audio recordings)
Chris Cutrone joins the Sublation Media Halloween stream with Doug Lain and Aflie Bown at 55:00 and talk about film and psychoanalysis for 15 minutes and then the Ukraine war, economics, politics, and a Marxist perspective for 45 minutes, based on Cutrone’s article in The Platypus Review from earlier this year:
https://platypus1917.org/2022/04/01/ukraine-more-of-the-same/
Chris Cutrone with Doug Lain on defending traditional Marxism (video and audio recordings)
Chris Cutrone of the Platypus Affiliated Society returns in order to both defend and transcend what Moishe Postone called “Traditional Marxism.” The conversation is, as always, freewheeling and covers a variety of topics. Watch Doug try to keep up as Cutrone gallops ahead.
Cutrone’s articles on Postone, “When was the crisis of capitalism?” and “Paths to Marxism” serve as background reference:
https://platypus1917.org/2014/10/18/crisis-capitalism-moishe-postone-legacy-1960s-new-left/
Chris Cutrone on Dustbowl Diatribes / Political Philosophy (video and audio recordings)
Spencer and Laurie interviewed the Platypus Society’s Chris Cutrone, “the last Marxist” and our favorite contemporary Marxist, on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. The first half covers Cutrone’s life. He explains how he went from a working class, Catholic Reagan-style conservative family to a Marxist, and his journey through education. One element in his journey of particular interest to us is his exposure to Catholic Worker-style Christians at an early age, and what impression that left on him. We get into his thoughts on what constitutes a good education, and whether or not education ought to differ depending on who is receiving it. The second half of the interview delves further into why leftists have a hard time dealing with the working class, whether it’s because of their (now) Trumpian conservatism or their religiosity, the future of capitalism, how the environment might fare in a turn toward socialism, and why and how socialists and religious believers might be able to cooperate.
“Paths to Marxism” (2021)
In defense of the Star Wars prequel films on This Is Revolution (video and audio recordings)
TIR crew is returning to the CutroneZone to discuss Chris Cutrone’s most controversial take yet! The Star Wars Prequels were good! Original article: https://www.sublationmag.com/post/in-defense-of-the-star-wars-prequel-films
Chris Cutrone with Doug Lain on cultural criticism and postmodernism (video and audio recordings)
Chris Cutrone discusses with Doug Lain of Sublation Media issues of Marxist cultural criticism via Adorno on immanent and transcendent critique, popular phenomena, and postmodernism and historical specificity.
Chris Cutrone’s writings referenced:
“Bourgeois heroes,” on the Ozark TV series:
https://compactmag.com/article/bourgeois-heroes
“In defense of the Star Wars prequel films”:
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Chris Cutrone with Brian Nuchols on Marxism and its task (audio recording)
Chris Cutrone discusses Marxism and its task with Brian Nuchols.
Chris Cutrone with Brian Nuckols on the task of Marxism
Based on Cutrone’s articles “Paths to Marxismā and āThe end of Millennial Marxism.ā
Chris Cutrone discusses Star Wars Prequels with Sublation Magazine (video and audio recordings)
2-part audio recording:
Chris Cutrone with Douglas Lain, Ashley Frawley, Spencer Leonard, Stefan Bertram-Lee and Djene Bajalan, discuss Cutroneās article āIn Defense of the Star Wars Prequel Films: Are the Star Wars prequels among the last authentic films in history?ā published in Sublation Magazine on August 19, 2022.
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In Defense of the Star Wars Prequel Films (audio recording)
Are the Star Wars prequels among the last authentic films in history?
Chris Cutrone
Chris Cutrone reads his article “In Defense of the Star Wars Prequel Films: Are the Star Wars prequels among the last authentic films in history?” published in Sublation Magazine on August 19, 2022.Ā
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