What do we known about William Shakespeare the man? And why are his works still popular today? Who was Billy Shakes? We dive into the legacy of the English language's most important author this week, examine the claims that Shakespeare didn't actually write all that is attributed to him, learn a lot about the time and place he lived in, and so much more in this literary (and kind of true crime?) edition of Timesuck.  Also - go get those street team stickers! And watch my new special August 27th on Youtube. 

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Gandhi’s autobiography is famous for the austerity of its narration, and its veracity. Less known are his autobiographical observations made, almost incidentally, in the course of his speeches and writings.

This episode of BIC Talks features Gopalkrishna Gandhi  in conversation with scholar and author Sunil Khilnani about the latest book ‘Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: Restless as Mercury: My Life as a Young Man’ edited by Gopalkrishna Gandhi which seeks to complement The Story of my Experiments with Truth. 

This book culls out, mainly from The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi some of those pertaining to his life as a young man. They tell the extraordinary story of the householder and lawyer, very fallible, vulnerable, but ready to self-correct and eager to learn from peers and those who he acknowledged as shapers of his life. This episode is an extract from an earlier BIC streams session. 

Gopalkrishna Gandhi is Distinguished Professor of History and Politics at Ashoka University.

Sunil Khilnani is Professor of Politics and History at Ashoka University.

"Mess with the best, die like the rest."- Dade Murphy

Back in 1995, computer nerds got to be in the spotlight and finally feel cool. The movie, Hackers, took the would-be computer programmer and mashed it together with a bunch of trendy teen stars with a dash of rave culture. Andrea and Melissa had a great time rewinding to a time when the internet was still mostly an abstract concept for most of us. Enjoy!

Just like people, some commanders are a little too interested in death for comfort. So what do you do when you’ve chosen to bring a psycho like Kelsien, the Plague to a dinner party? Join us as Andy explores the joys and pitfalls of having a commander like Kelsien and also brings up the idea of bringing a more modest, but just as lethal alternative to the party in the likes of Kumano, Master Yamabushi. Here’s Andy’s Kelsien list: Here’s Andy’s Kumano list: ------------------- Patreon:  YouTube:  Twitter: @legend_creature ------------------- Intro and outro music artists vary each episode, but comes courtesy of the sexy souls of the following artists: Home –  Protector 101 –  Dan Terminus –  Silver Richards –

They say that reading Albert Camus’ The Plague in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic is trendy. Well, it’s not so bad being trendy. Join us this month as David, Nathan, and Nick unpack Camus’ classic work and ask all of the questions on everyone’s minds: Is it logical to do good? Are pestilences real or mere abstractions? Is the philosophical novel genre fiction?

For the sake of maintaining normalcy in our now chaotic, fully virtual world, the B.O.S.S. hosts have done their best to stay true to their pre-pandemic IRL characters. Listen in as David aptly summarizes the tenets of existentialism and the world’s associated meaninglessness, Nathan yet again brings up questions about his emotional vacancy, and Nick makes sure everyone knows that he is alternative by comparing the novel to ‘90s straight edge hardcore. Together, we will fight this thing. Break! Down! The walls!

Re-reading Camus’s The Plague in pandemic times

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• BY OLIVER GLOAG
• APRIL 2^ND 2020

 

Oliver Gloag was educated at Columbia University (BA, honors in comparative literature), Tulane University (J.D.) and Duke University (Ph.D.). His research interests include Francophone/postcolonial literature, political theory, twentieth century French literature and cultural history.

His chapter "Sartre and Colonialism" for The Sartrean Mind will be published by Routledge.  He is also working on the Very Short Introduction to Albert Camus (under contract with Oxford University Press).

Education

• Ph.D., Romance Studies, Duke University
• M.A., Romance Studies, Duke University
• Juris Doctor, Tulane University School of Law
• B.A., Comparative Literature, Columbia University

Courses Taught

• French 178: Existentialism
• French 325: Composition and Structural Review
• French 340: French Civilization and Literature I
• French 341: French Civilization and Literature II
• French 435: Francophone Studies
• French 460: Master of French Cinema
• Humanities 324: The Modern World
• Humanities 414: The Individual in the Contemporary World

Cultural Activities

• French Film Society
• Weekly French Conversation Table

Research and Teaching Interests

• Colonial and Postcolonial studies
• Francophonie
• Twentieth century French literature
• Political theory
• Cultural history
• Sartre and the notion of l'artiste engagé(e)

Recent Conferences

• “Sartre and Camus, Inseparable”. 21st Annual Meeting of the North American Sartre Society. East Stroudsburg University. 13-15 November, 2015.
• "Sartre's Black Orpheus in a Global World: a Resurgence." Thinking with Sartre Today: New Approaches to Sartre Studies? The Oxford Center for Humanities. 30th and 31st January, 2015.

Recent Publications

• Forthcoming: "Sartre and Colonialism". In The Sartrean Mind. Routledge.
• Under contract: Albert Camus, A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.
• "Camus et les colonies:  à rebours de l'Histoire." Chapel Hill: Romance Notes, Volume 55/1. 2015.