Micaiah Johnson on Necropolitics (Part 1) in 'Venomous Lumpsucker'
About this episode
Micaiah Johnson discusses Necropolitics and its relevance to Ned Beauman's 'Venomous Lumpsucker'.
We welcome Micaiah Johnson back to the show, this time in her role as a PhD specialist on the topic of Necropolitics, which we tackled in our last episode on 'Venomous Lumpsucker' by Ned Beauman. This episode is the first half of our conversation, where Micaiah introduces us to the topic of Necropolitics and its origins from Foucault to Mbembe. She discusses how it pertains to Ned's book in terms of harmful practices of 'preservation' gone awry. We also talk about the tyranny of b...
People in this episode
Hosts: Marty Kurylowicz, Holly Carson
Guest: Micaiah Johnson
Topics covered
- Necropolitics
- Foucault
- Mbembe
- Venomous Lumpsucker
- preservation
- harmful practices
Keywords
- Necropolitics
- Foucault
- Mbembe
- Venomous Lumpsucker
- Micaiah Johnson
- Ned Beauman
- preservation
- harmful practices
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