We cover an article by man of the peoples’ philosopher Slavoj Žižek, exploring emerging ideas and the landscape of what posthumanism might evolve into via current pop culture touchstones.
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Springboarding off a previous topic, TLS delves into the use and evolution of pop culture entities throughout history; from Hercules to Thor, James Bond to Batman, and beyond. As well as addressing issues like who may own the IP rights to Jesus.
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In part 2 of 2, TLS covers the second half of Scott McCloud’s deep dive into the workings and ideas of the art of comics.
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TLS explores this seminal work by Scott McCloud, focusing on comics/graphic novels; breaking down how/why they work as an art form and the many possibilities that can be achieved within them. Part 1 of 2.
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After our discussion on the previous philosophy episode, TLS turns to Barthes again for his essay on the role of authorship, critique and ‘ownership’ of works.
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In a return to our philosophical narrative roots, TLS discusses the concept of separating (or not) artworks from the intentions, views, and behaviors of their creators.
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Our take on The Take’s take of the idea of the newest iterations of antihero/heroine characters largely in ‘prestige television.’
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Closing off our exploration of the use of plagues and the like within the pop cultural zeitgeist, TLS looks at three articles from various sources and applies them to a general discussion of past, present, and possible future depictions of the subject at hand.
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We look back to yesteryear in the present pop culture climate at the use of the concept and idea of nostalgia as incorporated into art as well as a marketing tool to sell said art, via these two articles on the topic.
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TLS sinks their Freudian fangs into a discussion on analyzing the prevalence of the vampire myth in pop culture.
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