Theory & Philosophy

David Guignion

Welcome! My name’s David Guignion and I distill complicated philosophical and theoretical ideas for wide audiences. While ideas are important to help us understand the world, it is even more important to put ideas into action. Some of this channel’s key theoretical and pragmatic influences include, but are not limited to, Marxism, Decolonialization, Feminism, Gender and Queer theory, and Critical Race Theory.

This channel’s content is recorded on the in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal, the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka, comprised of
the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Huron/Wendat, Abenaki, and Anishinaabeg.

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Sep 21, 2019 · 57 min
Jean Baudrillard's "Symbolic Exchange & Death" (Part 3/3)
Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy In this episode, I conclude Symbolic Exchange & Death to highlight his challenge to critical theory.
Sep 21, 2019 · 51 min
Jean Baudrillard's "Symbolic Exchange & Death" (Part 1/3)
Patreon (For those who can afford it): https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy In this episode, I begin my exploration of Baudrillard's Symbolic Exchange & Death, a key text in the Baudrillard canon. In it he unravels some key terms that guide much of his later work such as symbolic exchange, death, simulation, and sacrifice.
Sep 21, 2019 · 50 min
Jean Baudrillard's "Seduction" (Part 2/2)
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy In this episode, I continue my discussion of Baudrillard's "Seduction" by presenting his thoughts of the rule v. the law, and the role of the ritual in seduction.
Sep 21, 2019 · 1 hr 3 min
Jean Baudrillard's "Seduction" (Part 1/2)
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy In this episode, I begin my exploration of Baudrillard's elusive and enigmatic "Seduction." There are some tricky ideas in this text that demand a critical re-evaluation of many assumptions often held about Baudrillard's work, and about the role of theory more generally.
Sep 21, 2019 · 1 hr 4 min
Jean Baudrillard's "Forget Foucault"
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy In this episode, I dissect Baudrillard's "Forget Foucault." I try to trace Baudrillard's criticism in his own terms, while simultaneously supplementing his analysis with my own understanding in an effort to fill in some of the blanks
Sep 21, 2019 · 1 hr 11 min
Michel Foucault "The Order of Things" (Part 2/2)
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy In this episode, I'm joined by Alex once again to take a stab at Foucault's "The Order of Things." In these two parts, we try to locate the significance of Foucault's work today with a specific emphasis on his theory of the episteme and much more.
Sep 21, 2019 · 59 min
Michel Foucault "The Order of Things" (Part 1/2)
Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy In this episode, I'm joined by Alex once again to take a stab at Foucault's "The Order of Things." In these two parts, we try to locate the significance of Foucault's work today with a specific emphasis on his theory of the episteme and much more.
Sep 21, 2019 · 55 min
Jean Baudrillard's "Symbolic Exchange & Death" (Part 2/3)
Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy In this episode, I continue my presentation of Symbolic Exchange & Death.
Sep 19, 2019 · 55 min
Jean Baudrillard's "The Mirror of Production" (Second Half)
Patreon (For those who can afford it): https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy In this episode, I finish off my presentation of Jean Baudrillard's The Mirror of Production.
Sep 19, 2019 · 50 min
Jean Baudrillard's "The Mirror of Production" (First Half)
Patreon (For those whom can afford it): https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy In this episode, I present Jean Baudrillard's The Mirror of Production, a decisive turn in Baudrillard's work from a 'Marxist' approach to a 'post-structuralist' one.
Sep 19, 2019 · 1 hr 17 min
François Laruelle's "A Summary of Non Philosophy"
Link to Patreon (for those whom can afford it): https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy In this episode, I'm joined by Jeremy R. Smith to discuss François Laruelle's "A Summary of Non-Philosophy." As the title suggests, this is an 'introductory' approach to non-philosophy that explores its position within and against philosophy. Non-philosophy assumes this ambiguous position to affect change from both out and inside philosophy. Contact info for Jeremy: jsmit747@uwo.ca Link to Oraxiom that Jeremy is editor of: http://www.oraxiom.org/index.php/OJNP
Sep 19, 2019 · 1 hr 10 min
Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari's "A Thousand Plateaus" Chapter, "1837: Of the Refrain"
Link to Patreon (for those whom can afford it):https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy In this episode, I'm joined by Sparkles, Master's student in Philosophy at Boston College, to speak about Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari's seminal text, "A Thousand Plateaus." In this particular episode, we focus our attention on a specific chapter--"1837: Of the refrain"--to get at the nitty-gritty of Deleuze and Guattari's conception of musical sound.
Sep 19, 2019 · 49 min
Mariana Ortega’s “In-Between: Latina Feminist Phenomenology, Multiplicity, and the Self” (Second Half)
In this episode, Hélène, PhD candidate in Women's Studies & Feminist Research, and I continue our exploration of Mariana Ortega's "In-Between" to point to Ortega's theories of resistance through multiplicity. Link to Patreon (For those whom can afford it) https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy
Sep 19, 2019 · 56 min
Mariana Ortega's "In-Between: Latina Feminist Phenomenology, Multiplicity, and the Self" (First Half)
In this episode, I'm joined by Hélène Bigras-Dutrisac, PhD student in Women's Studies and Feminist Research, to speak about Mariana Ortega's latest book, "In-Between: Latina Feminist Phenomenology, Multiplicity, and the Self." Link to Patreon (For those whom can afford it): https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy/overview
Sep 19, 2019 · 1 hr 13 min
Jean Baudrillard’s “For a Critique of the Political Economy of the Sign” (Second Half)
In this episode, I conclude my presentation of Jean Baudrillard's For a Critique of the Political Economy of the Sign. In it he begins his transition from an object-oriented Marxism toward a post-structuralist interested in the authority that signs have over our lives. Link to Patreon (For those whom can afford it): https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy/overview
Sep 19, 2019 · 1 hr 5 min
Jean Baudrillard's "For a Critique of the Political Economy of the Sign" (First Half)
In this episode, I begin my presentation of Jean Baudrillard's For a Critique of the Political Economy of the Sign. In it he begins his transition from an object-oriented Marxism toward a post-structuralist interested in the authority that signs have over our lives. Link to Patreon (For those whom can afford it): https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy/overview
Sep 19, 2019 · 1 hr 5 min
Michel Foucault's "The Archaeology of Knowledge" (Second Half)
In this episode, Alex and I conclude our discussion of Foucault's brilliant text. Link to Patreon (For those whom can afford it): https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy/overview
Sep 19, 2019 · 45 min
Michel Foucault's "The Archaeology of Knowledge" (First Half)
In this episode I'm joined by Alex to discuss Michel Foucault's brilliant text, The Archaeology of Knowledge. Link to Patreon (For those whom can afford it): https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy/overview
Sep 18, 2019 · 45 min
Jean Baudrillard's "The Consumer Society"
In this episode, I take a look at Jean Baudrillard's second book that lays out his political concerns for the 'new left.' Link to Patreon (For those whom can afford it): https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy/overview
Sep 18, 2019 · 47 min
Jean Baudrillard's "The System of Objects"
In this episode I present the core ideas from Jean Baudrillard's first book, The System of Objects. Clearly influenced by his supervisor, Henri Lefebvre, Baudrillard explores what mass consumption of objects says about us and our society. Link to Patreon (For those whom can afford it): https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy/overview

Theory & Philosophy

Jean Baudrillard's "Symbolic Exchange & Death" (Part 3/3)

Jean Baudrillard's "Symbolic Exchange & Death" (Part 1/3)

Jean Baudrillard's "Seduction" (Part 2/2)

Jean Baudrillard's "Seduction" (Part 1/2)

Jean Baudrillard's "Forget Foucault"

Michel Foucault "The Order of Things" (Part 2/2)

Michel Foucault "The Order of Things" (Part 1/2)

Jean Baudrillard's "Symbolic Exchange & Death" (Part 2/3)

Jean Baudrillard's "The Mirror of Production" (Second Half)

Jean Baudrillard's "The Mirror of Production" (First Half)

François Laruelle's "A Summary of Non Philosophy"

Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari's "A Thousand Plateaus" Chapter, "1837: Of the Refrain"

Mariana Ortega’s “In-Between: Latina Feminist Phenomenology, Multiplicity, and the Self” (Second Half)

Mariana Ortega's "In-Between: Latina Feminist Phenomenology, Multiplicity, and the Self" (First Half)

Jean Baudrillard’s “For a Critique of the Political Economy of the Sign” (Second Half)

Jean Baudrillard's "For a Critique of the Political Economy of the Sign" (First Half)

Michel Foucault's "The Archaeology of Knowledge" (Second Half)

Michel Foucault's "The Archaeology of Knowledge" (First Half)

Jean Baudrillard's "The Consumer Society"

Jean Baudrillard's "The System of Objects"