There are artists who express the vision of a place, person, or thing so vividly and originally that it sets the bar for all future imaginings. With his four Mad Max films, this is what George Miller did with the image of the Wasteland. No one has been able to capture the stark, raw energy and chaotic beauty of a post-apocalyptic desert quite like Miller. His portrayal not only defines the aesthetic of a cinematic world but also prompts us to think about the meaning of civilization, technology, humanity, and how they intertwine. In this episode, Phil and JF discuss how Mad Max challenges our perception of civilization, and our conception of the human.

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REFERENCES

George Miller (dir.), <a href="https://imdb.com/title/tt0079501/" rel="nofollow">Mad Max</a> 
George Miller (dir.), <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082694//" rel="nofollow">Mad Max: The Road Warrior</a> 
George Miller (dir.), <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089530/" rel="nofollow">Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdrome</a> 
George Miller (dir.), <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392190/" rel="nofollow">Mad Max: Fury Road</a> 
Jaroslav Hašek, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780062835444" rel="nofollow">The Good Soldier Švejk</a> 
Stanley Kubrick (dir.), <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921" rel="nofollow">A Clockwork Orange</a> 
Sam Raimi (dir), <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114214/" rel="nofollow">The Quick and the Dead</a> 
<a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/AnyoneCanDie/Film" rel="nofollow">Joe Bob Briggs</a>, movie critic 
Phil Ford, <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01411896.2023.2287422" rel="nofollow">“The Wanderer”</a> 
Felix Guattari and Gilles Deleuze, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780936756097" rel="nofollow">Nomadology</a> 
Our Known Friend, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781585421619" rel="nofollow">Meditations on the Tarot</a>

<description>There are artists who express the vision of a place, person, or thing so vividly and originally that it sets the bar for all future imaginings. With his four Mad Max films, this is what George Miller did with the image of the Wasteland. No one has been able to capture the stark, raw energy and chaotic beauty of a post-apocalyptic desert quite like Miller. His portrayal not only defines the aesthetic of a cinematic world but also prompts us to think about the meaning of civilization, technology, humanity, and how they intertwine. In this episode, Phil and JF discuss how Mad Max challenges our perception of civilization, and our conception of the human.
Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies).
Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack, volumes 1 (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1) and 2 (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-2), on Pierre-Yves Martel's Bandcamp (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com) page.
Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, Cosmophonia (https://cosmophonia.podbean.com/).
Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies)
Find us on Discord (https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp)
Get the T-shirt design from Cotton Bureau (https://cottonbureau.com/products/can-o-content#/13435958/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s)!
REFERENCES
George Miller (dir.), Mad Max (https://imdb.com/title/tt0079501/) 
George Miller (dir.), Mad Max: The Road Warrior (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082694//) 
George Miller (dir.), Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdrome (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089530/) 
George Miller (dir.), Mad Max: Fury Road (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392190/) 
Jaroslav Hašek, The Good Soldier Švejk (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780062835444) 
Stanley Kubrick (dir.), A Clockwork Orange (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921) 
Sam Raimi (dir), The Quick and the Dead (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114214/) 
Joe Bob Briggs (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/AnyoneCanDie/Film), movie critic 
Phil Ford, “The Wanderer” (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01411896.2023.2287422) 
Felix Guattari and Gilles Deleuze, Nomadology (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780936756097) 
Our Known Friend, Meditations on the Tarot (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781585421619) 
</description>

JF and Phil find glimmers of the Weird in George Miller's post-apocalyptic outback.

Episode 168: Visions of the Wasteland: On George Miller's 'Mad Max' Films

Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988) was a British painter, poet, and occultist, long identified as a pioneer of the Surrealist movement in the UK. While her work is increasingly recognized for its mystical themes and innovative use of automatic techniques, deeply influenced by her esoteric studies, it also inspired extensive research on its broader cultural and spiritual contexts. Amy Hale, an anthropologist, folklorist, and author, has dedicated much of her career to exploring Cornwall, the fabled region of southwest England that became Colquhoun’s spiritual home. Hale’s book, Ithell Colquhoun: Genius of the Fern-Loved Gully, published by Strange Attractor Press, offers a profound biographical study of Colquhoun, examining the historical and spiritual forces that influenced her work. In this episode, she joins JF and Phil to discuss Colquhoun, Cornwall, and the transformative power of research and writing.

REFERENCES

Amy Hale, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781907222863" rel="nofollow">Ithell Colquhoun: Genius of the Fern-Loved Gully</a> 
Agnes Callard, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781907222863" rel="nofollow">I Teach the Humanities, and I Still Don’t Know What Their Value Is</a> 
Steven Feld, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780822351627" rel="nofollow">Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra</a> 
Albert Camus, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780525564454" rel="nofollow">The Myth of Sisyphus</a> 
Lionel Snell, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780904311242" rel="nofollow">My Years of Magical Thinking</a> Special Guest: Amy Hale.

<description>Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988) was a British painter, poet, and occultist, long identified as a pioneer of the Surrealist movement in the UK. While her work is increasingly recognized for its mystical themes and innovative use of automatic techniques, deeply influenced by her esoteric studies, it also inspired extensive research on its broader cultural and spiritual contexts. Amy Hale, an anthropologist, folklorist, and author, has dedicated much of her career to exploring Cornwall, the fabled region of southwest England that became Colquhoun’s spiritual home. Hale’s book, Ithell Colquhoun: Genius of the Fern-Loved Gully, published by Strange Attractor Press, offers a profound biographical study of Colquhoun, examining the historical and spiritual forces that influenced her work. In this episode, she joins JF and Phil to discuss Colquhoun, Cornwall, and the transformative power of research and writing.
REFERENCES
Amy Hale, Ithell Colquhoun: Genius of the Fern-Loved Gully (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781907222863) 
Agnes Callard, I Teach the Humanities, and I Still Don’t Know What Their Value Is (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781907222863) 
Steven Feld, Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780822351627) 
Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780525564454) 
Lionel Snell, My Years of Magical Thinking (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780904311242) Special Guest: Amy Hale.
</description>

Independent scholar Amy Hale joins Phil and JF to discuss the life and work of esoteric artist Ithell Colquhoun.

Episode 167: The Hand of Ithell, with Amy Hale

In culture and the arts, labeling something you don&#39;t like (or don&#39;t understand) &quot;pretentious&quot; is the easy way out. It&#39;s a conversation killer, implying that any dialogue is pointless, and those who disagree are merely duped by what you&#39;ve cleverly discerned as a charade. It&#39;s akin to cynically revealing that a magic show is all smoke and mirrors—as if creative vision doesn&#39;t necessitate a leap of faith. In this episode, Phil and JF explore the nuances of pretentiousness, distinguishing between its fruitful and hollow forms. They argue that the real gamble, and inherent value, of daring to pretend lies in recognizing that imagination is an active contributor to, rather than a detractor from, reality.

Pierre-Yves Martel&#39;s <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/ephemera" rel="nofollow">EPHEMERA</a> project

It isn&#39;t too late to join JF&#39;s <a href="https://mutations.blog/kubrick" rel="nofollow">upcoming course </a>on the films of Stanley Kubrick, which goes until the end of April, 2024. 
Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. 
Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack, volumes <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1" rel="nofollow">1</a> and <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-2" rel="nofollow">2</a>, on Pierre-Yves Martel&#39;s <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow">Bandcamp</a> page. 
Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell&#39;s podcast, <a href="https://cosmophonia.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow">Cosmophonia</a>. 
Visit the Weird Studies <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies" rel="nofollow">Bookshop</a> 
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REFERENCES

Brian Eno, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780571374625" rel="nofollow">A Year with Swollen Appendices</a> 
Dan Fox, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781566894289" rel="nofollow">Pretentiousness: Why it Matters</a> 
Ramsay Dukes, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781904658375" rel="nofollow">How to See Fairies</a> 
Johan Huizinga, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781621389996" rel="nofollow">Homo Ludens</a> 
Gilles Deleuze, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780231081597" rel="nofollow">Difference and Repetition</a> 
Weird Studies, <a href="https://www.weirdstudies.com/49" rel="nofollow">Episode 49 on Nietzsche’s idea of “untimely”</a> 
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokal_affair" rel="nofollow">Sokal Affair</a>, scholarly hoax 
Weird Studies, <a href="https://www.weirdstudies.com/75" rel="nofollow">Episode 75 on ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’</a> 
Stanley Kubrick, <a href="http://www.visual-memory.co.uk/amk/doc/0076.html#:%7E:text=A%20truly%20original%20person%20with,plot%20is%20no%20apparent%20plot." rel="nofollow">“Notes on Film”</a> 
Friedrich Nietzsche, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781596054660" rel="nofollow">On the Uses and Abuses of History</a> 
Vladimir Nabokov, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781101873700" rel="nofollow">Think, Write, Speak</a> 
Mary Shelley, <a href="https://www.frankenbook.org/pub/ai6okwlz/release/1" rel="nofollow">“Introduction to Frankenstein”</a> 
Matt Cardin, <a href="https://mattcardin.com/a-course-in-demonic-creativity/" rel="nofollow">A Course in Demonic Creativity</a> 
<a href="https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/movies/playboy-interview-stanley-kubrick/" rel="nofollow">Playboy interview with Stanley Kubrick</a>

<description>In culture and the arts, labeling something you don't like (or don't understand) "pretentious" is the easy way out. It's a conversation killer, implying that any dialogue is pointless, and those who disagree are merely duped by what you've cleverly discerned as a charade. It's akin to cynically revealing that a magic show is all smoke and mirrors—as if creative vision doesn't necessitate a leap of faith. In this episode, Phil and JF explore the nuances of pretentiousness, distinguishing between its fruitful and hollow forms. They argue that the real gamble, and inherent value, of daring to pretend lies in recognizing that imagination is an active contributor to, rather than a detractor from, reality.
Pierre-Yves Martel's EPHEMERA (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/ephemera) project
It isn't too late to join JF's upcoming course (https://mutations.blog/kubrick)on the films of Stanley Kubrick, which goes until the end of April, 2024.
Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies).
Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack, volumes 1 (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1) and 2 (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-2), on Pierre-Yves Martel's Bandcamp (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com) page.
Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, Cosmophonia (https://cosmophonia.podbean.com/).
Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies)
Find us on Discord (https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp)
Get the T-shirt design from Cotton Bureau (https://cottonbureau.com/products/can-o-content#/13435958/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s)!
REFERENCES
Brian Eno, A Year with Swollen Appendices (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780571374625) 
Dan Fox, Pretentiousness: Why it Matters (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781566894289) 
Ramsay Dukes, How to See Fairies (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781904658375) 
Johan Huizinga, Homo Ludens (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781621389996) 
Gilles Deleuze, Difference and Repetition (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780231081597) 
Weird Studies, Episode 49 on Nietzsche’s idea of “untimely” (https://www.weirdstudies.com/49) 
Sokal Affair (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokal_affair), scholarly hoax 
Weird Studies, Episode 75 on ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ (https://www.weirdstudies.com/75) 
Stanley Kubrick, “Notes on Film” (http://www.visual-memory.co.uk/amk/doc/0076.html#:~:text=A%20truly%20original%20person%20with,plot%20is%20no%20apparent%20plot.) 
Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Uses and Abuses of History (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781596054660) 
Vladimir Nabokov, Think, Write, Speak (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781101873700) 
Mary Shelley, “Introduction to Frankenstein” (https://www.frankenbook.org/pub/ai6okwlz/release/1) 
Matt Cardin, A Course in Demonic Creativity (https://mattcardin.com/a-course-in-demonic-creativity/) 
Playboy interview with Stanley Kubrick (https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/movies/playboy-interview-stanley-kubrick/) 
</description>

JF and Phil discuss pretentiousness as both an occupational hazard and a virtue of creative work.

Episode 166: Make Believe: On the Power of Pretentiousness

&quot;Let the red dawn surmise / What we shall do, / When the blue starlight dies / And all is through.&quot; This short poem, an epigraph to &quot;The Yellow Sign,&quot; arguably the most memorable tale in Robert W. Chambers&#39; 1895 collection The King in Yellow, encapsulates in four brief lines the affect that drives cosmic horror: the fearful sense of imminent annihilation. In the four stories JF and Phil discuss in this episode, this affect, which would inspire a thousand works of fiction in the twentieth century, emerges fully formed, dripping with the xanthous milk of Decadence. What’s more, it is here given a symbol, a face, and a home in the Yellow Sign, the Pallid Mask of the Yellow King, and the lost land of Carcosa. Come one, come all.

Join JF&#39;s <a href="https://mutations.blog/kubrick" rel="nofollow">upcoming course </a>on the films of Stanley Kubrick, starting March 28, 2024. 
Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. 
Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack, volumes <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1" rel="nofollow">1</a> and <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-2" rel="nofollow">2</a>, on Pierre-Yves Martel&#39;s <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow">Bandcamp</a> page. 
Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell&#39;s podcast, <a href="https://cosmophonia.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow">Cosmophonia</a>. 
Visit the Weird Studies <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies" rel="nofollow">Bookshop</a> 
Find us on <a href="https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp" rel="nofollow">Discord</a> 
Get the T-shirt design from <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/products/can-o-content#/13435958/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s" rel="nofollow">Cotton Bureau</a>!

REFERENCES

Robert W. Chambers, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781840226447" rel="nofollow">The King in Yellow</a> 
Weird Studies, <a href="https://www.weirdstudies.com/100" rel="nofollow">Episode 100 on John Carpenter films</a> 
Algernon Blackwood, <a href="https://algernonblackwood.org/Z-files/The%20Man%20Who%20Found%20Out.pdf" rel="nofollow">“The Man Who Found Out”</a> 
Susannah Clarke, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781635576726" rel="nofollow">Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell</a> 
Walter Benjamin, <a href="https://web.mit.edu/allanmc/www/benjamin.pdf" rel="nofollow">“The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction”</a> 
Annie Besant and Charles Leadbeater, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781909735996" rel="nofollow">Thought Forms</a> 
Weird Studies, <a href="https://www.weirdstudies.com/140" rel="nofollow">Episode 140 on “Spirited Away”</a> 
Vladimir Nabokov, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781101873700" rel="nofollow">Think, Write, Speak</a> 
Charles Taylor, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780674986916" rel="nofollow">A Secular Age</a> 
David Bentley Hart, <a href="https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2017/10/angelic-monster" rel="nofollow">“Angelic Monster”</a> 
M. R. James, <a href="https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/jamesmr-ohwhistle/jamesmr-ohwhistle-00-h.html" rel="nofollow">Oh, Whistle and I’ll Come to you my Lad”</a> 
William Carlos Williams, <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45502/the-red-wheelbarrow" rel="nofollow">The Red Wheelbarrow</a>

<description>"Let the red dawn surmise / What we shall do, / When the blue starlight dies / And all is through." This short poem, an epigraph to "The Yellow Sign," arguably the most memorable tale in Robert W. Chambers' 1895 collection The King in Yellow, encapsulates in four brief lines the affect that drives cosmic horror: the fearful sense of imminent annihilation. In the four stories JF and Phil discuss in this episode, this affect, which would inspire a thousand works of fiction in the twentieth century, emerges fully formed, dripping with the xanthous milk of Decadence. What’s more, it is here given a symbol, a face, and a home in the Yellow Sign, the Pallid Mask of the Yellow King, and the lost land of Carcosa. Come one, come all.
Join JF's upcoming course (https://mutations.blog/kubrick)on the films of Stanley Kubrick, starting March 28, 2024.
Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies).
Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack, volumes 1 (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1) and 2 (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-2), on Pierre-Yves Martel's Bandcamp (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com) page.
Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, Cosmophonia (https://cosmophonia.podbean.com/).
Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies)
Find us on Discord (https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp)
Get the T-shirt design from Cotton Bureau (https://cottonbureau.com/products/can-o-content#/13435958/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s)!
REFERENCES
Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781840226447) 
Weird Studies, Episode 100 on John Carpenter films (https://www.weirdstudies.com/100) 
Algernon Blackwood, “The Man Who Found Out” (https://algernonblackwood.org/Z-files/The%20Man%20Who%20Found%20Out.pdf) 
Susannah Clarke, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781635576726) 
Walter Benjamin, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” (https://web.mit.edu/allanmc/www/benjamin.pdf) 
Annie Besant and Charles Leadbeater, Thought Forms (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781909735996) 
Weird Studies, Episode 140 on “Spirited Away” (https://www.weirdstudies.com/140) 
Vladimir Nabokov, Think, Write, Speak (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781101873700) 
Charles Taylor, A Secular Age (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780674986916) 
David Bentley Hart, “Angelic Monster” (https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2017/10/angelic-monster) 
M. R. James, Oh, Whistle and I’ll Come to you my Lad” (https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/jamesmr-ohwhistle/jamesmr-ohwhistle-00-h.html) 
William Carlos Williams, The Red Wheelbarrow (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45502/the-red-wheelbarrow) 
</description>

Phil and JF discuss four stories from Robert W. Chambers' pioneering work of weird fiction.

Episode 165: Tatters of the King: On Robert Chambers' 'The King in Yellow'

What is expressionism? A school? A movement? A philosophy? At the end of this episode, Phil and JF agree that it is, above all, a sensibility, one that surfaces periodically in history, punctuating it with occasional bursts of frenetic colour and eruptions of light and shadow. Whenever it appears, expressionism challenges our tendency to divide the world up into neat quadrants: mind and matter, subject and object lose their legitimacy as they start to bleed into one another. Prior to recording, your hosts agreed to focus on two pieces of writing: Victoria Nelson&#39;s The Secret Life of Puppets and a recent Internet post on eighties and nineties American films entitled &quot;Neo-Expressionism: The Forgotten Studio Style.&quot; Though focused on a number of films, the conversation includes forays into the world of the visual arts, literature, and music. 

Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>. 
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Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell&#39;s podcast, <a href="https://cosmophonia.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow">Cosmophonia</a>. 
Visit the Weird Studies <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies" rel="nofollow">Bookshop</a> 
Find us on <a href="https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp" rel="nofollow">Discord</a> 
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REFERENCES

comrade_yui, <a href="https://letterboxd.com/comrade_yui/list/neo-expressionism-the-forgotten-studio-style/#:%7E:text=many%20neo%2Dexpressionist%20films%20are,visual%20grammar%20of%20those%20works." rel="nofollow">“neo-expressionism: the forgotten studio style”</a> 
Victoria Nelson, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780674012448" rel="nofollow">The Secret Life of Puppets</a> 
Francis Ford Coppola, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103874/" rel="nofollow">Bram Stoker’s Dracula</a> 
Weird Studies, <a href="https://www.weirdstudies.com/161" rel="nofollow">Episode 161 on ‘From Hell’</a> 
Bram Stoker, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780141439846" rel="nofollow">Dracula</a> 
E. H. Gombrich, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780714832470" rel="nofollow">The Story of Art</a> 
Jean-Francois Millet, <a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/gleaners/GgHsT2RumWxbtw?hl=en" rel="nofollow">“Gleaners”</a> 
Kathe Kollwitz, <a href="https://www.kollwitz.de/en/sheet-1-need" rel="nofollow">“Need”</a> 
Robert Weine, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0010323/" rel="nofollow">The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari</a> 
Arnold Schoneberg, <a href="https://imslp.org/wiki/Special:ImagefromIndex/315809/hfva" rel="nofollow">Pierrot Lunaire</a> 
Gilles Deleuze, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780816614004" rel="nofollow">Cinema 1</a> 
Peter Yates (dir.), <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085811/" rel="nofollow">Krull</a> 
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Worringer" rel="nofollow">Wilhelm Worringer,</a> German art historian 
Weird Studies, <a href="https://www.weirdstudies.com/136" rel="nofollow">Episode 136 on ‘The Evil Dead’</a> 
<a href="https://www.weirdstudies.com/136" rel="nofollow">In Camera The Naive Visual Effects of Dracula</a> 
Kenneth Gross, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780226005508" rel="nofollow">Puppet: An Essay on Uncanny Life</a> 
Weird Studies, <a href="https://www.weirdstudies.com/121" rel="nofollow">Episode 121 ‘Mandwagon’</a>

<description>What is expressionism? A school? A movement? A philosophy? At the end of this episode, Phil and JF agree that it is, above all, a sensibility, one that surfaces periodically in history, punctuating it with occasional bursts of frenetic colour and eruptions of light and shadow. Whenever it appears, expressionism challenges our tendency to divide the world up into neat quadrants: mind and matter, subject and object lose their legitimacy as they start to bleed into one another. Prior to recording, your hosts agreed to focus on two pieces of writing: Victoria Nelson's The Secret Life of Puppets and a recent Internet post on eighties and nineties American films entitled "Neo-Expressionism: The Forgotten Studio Style." Though focused on a number of films, the conversation includes forays into the world of the visual arts, literature, and music. 
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comradeyui, “neo-expressionism: the forgotten studio style” (https://letterboxd.com/comrade_yui/list/neo-expressionism-the-forgotten-studio-style/#:~:text=many%20neo%2Dexpressionist%20films%20are,visual%20grammar%20of%20those%20works.) 
Victoria Nelson, _The Secret Life of Puppets (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780674012448) 
Francis Ford Coppola, Bram Stoker’s Dracula (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103874/) 
Weird Studies, Episode 161 on ‘From Hell’ (https://www.weirdstudies.com/161) 
Bram Stoker, Dracula (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780141439846) 
E. H. Gombrich, The Story of Art (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780714832470) 
Jean-Francois Millet, “Gleaners” (https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/gleaners/GgHsT2RumWxbtw?hl=en) 
Kathe Kollwitz, “Need” (https://www.kollwitz.de/en/sheet-1-need) 
Robert Weine, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0010323/) 
Arnold Schoneberg, Pierrot Lunaire (https://imslp.org/wiki/Special:ImagefromIndex/315809/hfva) 
Gilles Deleuze, Cinema 1 (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780816614004) 
Peter Yates (dir.), Krull (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085811/) 
Wilhelm Worringer, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Worringer) German art historian 
Weird Studies, Episode 136 on ‘The Evil Dead’ (https://www.weirdstudies.com/136) 
In Camera The Naive Visual Effects of Dracula (https://www.weirdstudies.com/136) 
Kenneth Gross, Puppet: An Essay on Uncanny Life (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780226005508) 
Weird Studies, Episode 121 ‘Mandwagon’ (https://www.weirdstudies.com/121) 
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JF and Phil discuss the expressionist sensibility in the history of film.

Episode 164: Towards a Weird Materialism: On Expressionism in Cinema

Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art that opens up rifts in what we are pleased to call "reality." 


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