For the first episode of Within Our Gates Theory Corner I take a dive into the structure and inspirations for my new framework of this podcast. I touch on why Third Cinema still matters, Walter Rodney's thoughts around Marxism as methodology, Clyde Taylor's intervention on aesthetics and what does this all mean for the artist who aims to make art a revolutionary weapon.

Texts discussed/referenced: Toward a Third Cinema by Fernando Solanas and Octavio Getino

Marxism and Africa by Walter Rodney

The Mask of Art by Clyde Taylor

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by Walter Benjamin

My Only Regret is that I Didn't Break Away Sooner by Mtume Gant

Early Thoughts on a Revolutionary Cinematic Analysis by Mtume Gant

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