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- CWGI #9: Surviving a PhD dissertation (with Asa Roast)
The ninth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, sixty-three minutes of postdoctoral therapy with Asa Roast and hosts Jonathan Burrow, Dino Chang, and Gabriele de Seta.
In this episode: PhD hazing, dissertation PTSD, coping strategies and YouTube rabbit holes.
Continuity errors due to wedding commitments.
LINKS:
- Asa Roast's website: http://asaroast.com/work- 60 Minute Cities - Chongqing: https://bivouacrecording.postach.io/post/60-minute-cities-chongqing-60fen-zhong-wo-de-cheng-shi-zhong-qing- Bruno Latour's "On the difficulty of being an ANT": https://www.douban.com/group/topic/17840258/- The tracksuit meme: https://www.popbuzz.com/internet/viral/jawad-bendaoud-meme-video/Support CWGI: https://en.liberapay.com/CWGI/1 hr 4 min - CWGI #8: Shanghai and the aesthetics of failure (with Katy Roseland)
The eight episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, fifty-five minutes of underground insights with Katy Roseland (Basement6, Shanghai Community Radio) and hosts Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta & Patrick Harrison.
In this episode: Shanghai's creative basements, art spies, community radios and club culture.
Involuntary reverb courtesy of Skype feedback.
LINKS:
- Basement6: http://www.basement6collective.com/- Shanghai Community Radio: https://www.instagram.com/shcr_radio/- Eduardo Makoszay's "Tomorrow can take care of itself (ft Nick Land)": https://vimeo.com/223902358/bbf68a469d- Official "Map Pointz" project: https://www.instagram.com/map_pointz/Support CWGI: https://en.liberapay.com/CWGI/
56 min - CWGI #7: Taiwanese New Age (with Paul Farrelly)
The seventh (but eight really) episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, sixty-eight minutes of spiritual communion with Dr. Paul J. Farrelly (Capital Academic Advisory) and hosts Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta.
In this episode: Taiwanese campus folk, new age religiosity, spiritual practices, vintage magazine Tumblr.
Occasional ambient hiss added for a more lo-fi summer vibe.
LINKS:
- Paul J. Farrelly's website: https://www.pauljfarrelly.com/- Capital Academic Advisory: https://www.academics.asia/- Paul's essay on Terry Hu and New Age religion in Taiwan: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-xGNvVh2owzQ0NSVmxaSFZ6U00/view- Paul's "Altered Statuses" Tumblr: https://altered-statuses.tumblr.com/Support CWGI: https://en.liberapay.com/CWGI/1 hr 9 min - CWGI #6: Peppa's garbage field (with Gong)
The sixth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, seventy-three minutes of gonzo sinology with Gong (Vice China) and hosts Jonathan Burrow, Joshua Cader, Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta.
In this episode: Vice in China, the post-wall generation, the end of subcultures, Peppa the Pig and Dongbei thug life.
Reverbs and traffic ambience all mixed-in for an optimal multi-sited experience.
LINKS:
- S.T.H's article on post-wall Chinese youth: http://www.vice.cn/read/time-for-generation-wall- Vice China documentary on independent comics: http://www.vice.cn/read/comics-infinite-full-version- The "This is a fucking paradise" documentary series: http://www.vice.cn/show/this-is-a-fucking-paradise- Vice China article on Peppa the Pig : http://www.vice.cn/read/peppa-thug-pig-is-lost-control-againSupport CWGI: https://en.liberapay.com/CWGI/
1 hr 14 min - CWGI #6: Peppa’s garbage field (with Gong)
The sixth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, seventy-three minutes of gonzo sinology with Gong (Vice China) and hosts Jonathan Burrow, Joshua Cader, Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta.
In this episode: Vice in China, the post-wall generation, the end of subcultures, Peppa the Pig and Dongbei thug life.
Reverbs and traffic ambience all mixed-in for an optimal multi-sited experience.
LINKS:
- S.T.H's article on post-wall Chinese youth: http://www.vice.cn/read/time-for-generation-wall
- Vice China documentary on independent comics: http://www.vice.cn/read/comics-infinite-full-version
- The "This is a fucking paradise" documentary series ": http://www.vice.cn/show/this-is-a-fucking-paradise
- Vice China article on Peppa the Pig : http://www.vice.cn/read/peppa-thug-pig-is-lost-control-again1 hr 14 min - CWGI #5: On creative & uncreative writing (with John & Tito)
The fifth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, sixty-six minutes of snappy takes on creative writing with John and Tito (Melbourne, Australia) and hosts Jonathan Burrow, Joshua Cader, Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta.
In this episode: academic exploitation, indifference & repetition, ethnographic spy novels, and the politics of humor.
Pristine production courtesy of an institutional recording studio in a secret location.
LINKS:
- Kenneth Goldsmith's "Uncreative Writing": https://www.amazon.co.uk/Uncreative-Writing-Kenneth-Goldsmith- Mark Hobart's writings: http://www.criticalia.org/bibliography---mark-hobart/- Maurice Bloch's essays: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/essays-on-cultural-transmission-9781845202873/- The anthropologist as stand-up comedian: http://sciencenordic.com/researcher-who-became-stand-comicSupport CWGI: https://en.liberapay.com/CWGI/
1 hr 6 min - CWGI #4: Indian underground hip-hop (with Pradip Sarkar)
The fourth episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, seventy-five minutes of underground hip-hop ethnography with Pradip Sarkar (Melbourne, Australia) and hosts Joshua Cader, Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta.
In this episode: Mumbai slum beats, Kolkata cityscapes, local technologies of production, self-exoticizing appropriations and global aspirations.
Uneven audio encoding quality courtesy of Australian broadband and failing batteries.
LINKS:
- Mere Gully Mein - DIVINE feat. Naezy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bK5dzwhu-I- Cizzy - Kolkatar Rasta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VJcZ_RukDI- Prabh Deep x Sez On The Beat - 'G' Maane (Explicit): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfTtQypf38M- Feyago ft. Tarak Das Baul - Baul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ugceWGnw_ISupport CWGI: https://en.liberapay.com/CWGI/
1 hr 16 min - CWGI #3: Facebook meme pages & dank #maplewave (with Deathnography)
The third episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, sixty-four minutes of deep meme phenomenology with Deathnography (Montreal, Canada) and hosts Joshua Cader, Dino Chang, Gabriele de Seta & Patrick Harrison.
In this episode: Facebook meme page backstage gossip, Hong Kong protest field recordings, secret chat group anti-Zuck strikes, post-internet anthropology zingers, and the original formulation of #maplewave.
Vaping gurgles and keyboard taps unavoidable given the recording circumstances.
LINKS:
- Deathnography Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/deathnography/- Quarry Bay's Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/quarrybay- Esoteric Asian Memes: https://www.facebook.com/esotericasianmemes/- Lettuce Dog's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lettucedogmemes/Support CWGI: https://en.liberapay.com/CWGI/
1 hr 5 min - CWGI #2: Hong Kong politics beyond umbrellas (with Joy Zhu)
The second episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, an hour of free-wheeling takes with Joy Zhu (Hong Kong) and hosts Joshua Cader, Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta.
In this episode: uninformed opinions on Hong Kong's something-colonial identity, Wan Chin fandom, attempts at triggering Yuk Hui, and a broad sweeps over the city's political spectrum beyond the Umbrella Movement.
Background noises courtesy of recording this thing over a total distance of 24,518 km.
LINKS:
- Tommy Cheung's article on Wan Chin: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/AEDS-07-2015-0032- Laika's take on Hong Kong's exit: https://jacobitemag.com/2017/09/23/colonialism-hong-kong-exit/- Bruce Gilley's defense of colonialism: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/colonialism-academic-article-bruce-gilley-threats-violence-published-withdrawn-third-world-quarterly-a7996371.html- Yuk Hui on NRx: http://www.e-flux.com/journal/81/125815/on-the-unhappy-consciousness-of-neoreactionaries/Support CWGI: https://en.liberapay.com/CWGI/
1 hr 12 min - CWGI #1: From Wang Bing to Wang Hui (with Patrick Harrison)
The actual first episode of CURSED WITH GOOD IDEAS, fifty-something minutes of trans-timezone quipping with Patrick Harrison (UC Berkeley) and hosts Joshua Cader, Dino Chang & Gabriele de Seta.
In this episode: sharing some real good Chinese documentaries, piling hot takes on the Warkgate, being cynical about the China Quarterly fuck-up, and the usual dose of having no clue.
We're getting better at this, except for Josh who thought speakers were better than headphones.
LINKS:
- Life After Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GELAclq9CQE- McKenzie Wark on Wang Hui: https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/3345-wang-hui-on-china-s-twentieth-century- Brian Hioe on McKenzie Wark: http://newbloommag.net/2017/08/23/wark-wang-left-orientalism/- China Quarterly: http://www.chinoiresie.info/china-foray-into-academia-beyond-borders/Support CWGI: https://en.liberapay.com/CWGI/
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About Cursed With Good Ideas
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Nontopical banter podcast by post-crisis academics: mostly peripheral, irregular guests, rushed cuts, lukewarm takes.
Twitter: @cwgibois
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