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Majorly Useless: A Philosophy and Literature Podcast

Majorly Useless

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A philosophy and literature podcast inspired by the question, "What are you going to do with an arts major?” Find the show on Instagram @majorlyuseless

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08. Bad Faith | Jean-Paul Sartre

Saison 1 · Épisode 8

lundi 6 septembre 2021 • Durée 16:10

This episode explores French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre’s concept of ‘mauvaise foi’ or Bad Faith as presented in Being and Nothingness.

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PRIMARY TEXT
Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology

Jean-Paul Sartre, trans. Hazel E. Barnes (Routledge Classics)

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Death of a Salesman (1985), dir. Volker Schlöndorff

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07. Exploring Magical Realism

Saison 1 · Épisode 7

jeudi 15 avril 2021 • Durée 23:11

What do movies like The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Amélie and Pan’s Labyrinth have in common with literary works like Beloved, Like Water for Chocolate, Kafka on the Shore and Midnight's Children?

You guessed it. They all fall under the magical realism category, which happens to be the topic for this episode of Majorly Useless.

One of my favourite literary modes, this episode will cover what magical realism is, a brief history of it in literature and then, of course, its application in different literary works, namely the four texts from my initial question.

Also, magical realism is NOT fantasy. So if you aren’t a fantasy fan, please don’t tune out just yet (although I do love fantasy too).

For more Majorly Useless content, you can find the show on Instagram @majorlyuseless

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PRIMARY TEXTS COVERED (in order)

Like Water for Chocolate - Laura Esquivel

Beloved - Toni Morrison

Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie

Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami

OTHER WORKS MENTIONED

One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel García Márquez

The Satanic Verses - Salman Rushdie

Joseph Anton - Salman Rushdie

REFERENCES

Le Mystère Laïc - Jean Cocteau

Scheherazade’s Children: Magical Realism in Postmodernist Fiction - Wendy Faris

Magical Realism and the Fantastic: Resolved versus Unresolved Antinomy - Amaryll Beatrice Chanady

Speaking the Unspoken: Rewriting Identity Loss and Memory of Slavery through Magical Realism in Toni Morrison’s Beloved - Md Abu Abdullah

Privileging Oddity and Otherness: A Study of Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore - Rasleena Thakur and Vani Khurana

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Salman Rushdie on Magical Realism: True Stories Don't Tell the Whole Truth:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZtdhLndVYg

Narcos Season 01 Episode 03:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG852G-pDS4

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06. Diogenes the Cynic

Saison 1 · Épisode 6

mardi 9 mars 2021 • Durée 11:16

Out of all the ancient greek philosophers, Diogenes is by far the funniest. Known as both Diogenes of Sinope and Diogenes the Cynic, he was one of the most influential philosophers in the school of Cynicism. For more Majorly Useless content, you can find the show on Instagram @majorlyuseless https://www.instagram.com/majorlyuseless/

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05. On the Apathy of the Human Mind | Anton Wilhelm Amo

Saison 1 · Épisode 5

mardi 23 février 2021 • Durée 14:42

Welcome back to yet another episode of Majorly Useless: A Philosophy and Literature Podcast.

This week's episode will be covering the work of philosopher Anton Wilhelm Amo, specifically his 1734 PhD thesis: On the Apathy of the Human Mind.

For more Majorly Useless content, you can find the show on Instagram @MajorlyUseless.

RESOURCES

Anton Wilhelm Amo: Introduction & English Translation by Dwight K. Lewis Jr.

https://www.academia.edu/32648027/Anton_Wilhelm_Amo_Introduction_and_English_Translation

Anton Wilhelm Amo's Philosophical Dissertations on Mind and Body, Edited and Translated by Stephen Menn and Justin E. H. Smith

https://www.bookdepository.com/Anton-Wilhelm-Amos-Philosophical-Dissertations-on-Mind-Body-Stephen-Menn/9780197501627

A. W. Amo: First Great Black Man of Letters by Reginald Bess. A journal article from the Journal of Black Studies

https://www.jstor.org/stable/2784391?read-now=1&seq=1

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04. Did Chaucer invent Valentine's Day?

Saison 1 · Épisode 4

lundi 8 février 2021 • Durée 12:21

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, it made sense that this ep should look at the poem that might be responsible for it all, The Parliament of Fowles by medieval English poet, Geoffrey Chaucer.

This ep will cover a brief history of Valentine's Day, the poem itself, and whether or not it's the reason we celebrate Valentine's Day today.

Find the show on Instagram @majorlyuseless.

RESOURCES

Read The Parliament of Fowls in Middle English: http://www.librarius.com/parliamentfs.htm

Read The Parliament of Fowls in Modern English: https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/English/Fowls.php

Listen to The Parliament of Fowls in Middle English: https://youtu.be/4O_ztmu1FxE

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03. Meditations | Marcus Aurelius

Saison 1 · Épisode 1

mercredi 27 janvier 2021 • Durée 11:44

Welcome back to Majorly Useless, a philosophy and literature podcast. In this episode, I wanted to explore the life and work of Roman Emperor and stoic philosopher, Marcus Aurelius. He is, of course, the author of Meditations, one of the most influential and practical philosophical texts of all time. Find the show on Instagram @majorlyuseless

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02. Intro to Ethics | The Trolley Problem

Saison 1 · Épisode 1

mardi 19 janvier 2021 • Durée 10:53

Hello and welcome back Majorly Useless, a philosophy and literature podcast. In today’s episode, we’ll be exploring some basics of ethics and moral philosophy. The canvas for which will be the famous ethical dilemma, the trolley problem. Find the show on Instagram @majorlyuseless --- RESOURCES: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/03/got-99-problems-but-a-trolley-aint-one/556805/ https://www.wired.com/story/trolley-problem-teach-self-driving-car-engineers/ https://qz.com/1196243/test-how-moral-or-immoral-you-are-with-this-utilitarian-philosophy-quiz/ https://opentextbc.ca/ethicsinlawenforcement/chapter/2-1-major-ethical-systems/ https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/would-you-kill-one-person-to-save-five-depends-if-you-re-a-millennial-or-not-1.4173661

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01. Essays in Idleness | Yoshida Kenkō

Saison 1 · Épisode 1

mardi 12 janvier 2021 • Durée 12:46

Hello and welcome to the very first episode ever of Majorly Useless, a philosophy and literature podcast. In this episode, we’re going to be talking about Yoshida Kenkō, a poet, Monk, essayist and philosopher from medieval Japan. Find the show on Instagram @majorlyuseless --- RESOURCES: Kenkō and Chōmei: Essays in Idleness and Hojoki (Meredith McKinney translation): https://www.bookdepository.com/Essays-in-Idleness-none-Kenko/9780141192109 A Cup of Sake Beneath The Cherry Trees: https://www.booktopia.com.au/a-cup-of-sake-beneath-the-cherry-trees-kenko/book/9780141398259.html The Timeless Wisdom of Kenko - Lance Morrow: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-timeless-wisdom-of-kenko-159972347/ Explaining an old Japanese essay The Monk of Ninna-ji Temple : https://youtu.be/gznR-eumRm4

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