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Nick Land & the Politics of Acceleration (w/Michael Downs)

Political Theory 101 by Political Theory 101

Apr 21, 202501:47:41Government & Organizations

Michael Downs joins Benjamin to discuss the political thought of Nick Land, its relationship to the work of Deleuze and Guattari, and the degree to which it has influenced the contemporary left and right.

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Nick Land & the Politics of Acceleration (w/Michael Downs) is an episode from Political Theory 101 by Political Theory 101. Michael Downs joins Benjamin to discuss the political thought of Nick Land, its relationship to the work of Deleuze...

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