About this episode
The episode features an interview with Ryan Engley discussing various aspects of television theory.
Alright, welcome back to Žižek & So On, Tim is still away staring at the dot and this week we have PART ONE of our interview with good friend of the show and one half of the Why Theory Podcast with Todd McGowan, Ryan Engley! We're talking canned laughter, the history of television, the aesthetics of television, memory, and forgetting. Up next we have some episodes for Žižek’s forthcoming book QUANTUM HISTORY! See you in Paris, Ž&…
People in this episode
Host: Tim
Guest: Ryan Engley
Topics covered
- television
- canned laughter
- history of television
- aesthetics of television
- memory
- forgetting
Keywords
- television theory
- canned laughter
- history of television
- aesthetics
- memory
- forgetting
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: QUANTUM HISTORY
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