Episode 180 - AOR3E3 Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness
From You Can't Win by Donald Hughes
March 3, 2026 · 1h 22m
About this episode
The episode discusses the resistance to German fascism as depicted in Aesthetics of Resistance Volume 3 by Peter Weiss.
We talk about pp 90 to 131 of Aesthetics of Resistance Volume 3 by Peter Weiss. The resistance to German fascism enters a new stage as isolated Communists struggle to find ways to be helpful. The art from AOR is available here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_of_art_in_The_Aesthetics_of_Resistance Next time (in a few weeks) we will read up to Section II (p. 164).
Topics covered
- Aesthetics of Resistance
- German fascism
- Communism
- Peter Weiss
Keywords
- melancholy
- art
- literature
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Aesthetics of Resistance Volume 3
Books & works: AOR3E3 Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness, Aesthetics of Resistance Volume 3, AOR
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