In episode 172 of Overthink, Ellie and David take a closer look at Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth, “the bible of decolonization.” They discuss Fanon’s bold stance on violence, his condemnation of rituals and dance, and some potential criticisms. They also question what the subjectivity of colonized people looks like given colonialism’s psycho-affective effects. What does violence do for the colonized? Who gets liberation movements off the ground? And what are the challenges that a newly independent nation might face once a colonial power has been overthrown?

In episode 156 of Overthink, Ellie and David take a deep dive into Herbert Marcuse’s, One-Dimensional Man. They discuss Marcuse’s critique of analytic philosophy, how private space is getting crushed by new forms of social control, and how an affluent society leads to the absence of critical thinking. How does our society of one-dimensionality turn us into one-dimensional beings? Why does analytic philosophy’s obsession with formal logic prevent us from subversive modes of thinking? And how do the seeming alternatives to the status quo often end up adhering to it instead?