European Graduate School Podcast

In this episode of the EGS Podcast, Nemanja Mitrović and Sanja Kunjadić speak with the Croatian musicologist, Dalibor Davidović, about his latest work entitled Syberberg: Thinking Art by the Ear ( Syberberg, umjetnost uhom mišljena ). At this moment, this valuable and rare study only exists in the Croatian language, but in this interview, Dalibor Davidović presents his insights to an English-speaking audience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the EGS Podcast, you can listen to the excerpt from the new and unpublished novel of Lars Iyer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this interview with Jovan Bukumira, Branislav Jakovljević speaks about theaters of atrocities, questioning the often neglected ethical aspects of performance studies. Jakovljević argues that ethics, which deals with human behaviour and actions, constitutes its own ideological apparatus within performance. He examines the theater as a site of seeing in relation to atrocity as a form of the secularization of evil, shedding light on performances that transgress their own ethical boundaries and transform the ethical framework within which we exist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the EGS Podcast, Aïcha Liviana Messina discusses the notion of feminicide and the relation between language and violence. Liviana Messina argues that there is no specific language, no specific ear to stop us before the violent act. We can only traverse violence within the structure that makes it possible. It is linguistic structure; the one that makes violence occur in silence, but makes violence part of our silence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the EGS Podcast, EGS President, Christopher Fynsk, and PACT Program Director, Nemanja Mitrović, offer the most important information regarding studying at the EGS in 2026. Professor Fynsk will talk about the structure of two sessions in 2026 and explain the mission of the EGS in these difficult times. Dr. Nemanja Mitrović will describe the big comeback of film seminars that will happen this year and present the special offer for all students who will be attending seminars in person. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Heather Yeung explores the idea of the book in the cultural imaginary, the way that the idea of the book mobilizes and is mobilized across various cultural imaginaries. She will refer to the work of Etel Adnan and her French, Turkish, Greek, Lebanese, and finally American resonances as well, to understand the sense of a book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Super Bowl LX will be played on Sunday, February 8th, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. This episode of the EGS Podcast will function as a kind of (critical) teaser for this event. Michael Naas will offer his view on the role of football in the works of the American writer Don DeLillo, with the special focus on the Super Bowl. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second part of this interview, Lars Iyer speaks about the world of academia and the importance of locations in his novels; drone music and chaos primeval; the style and intensity of his writing; Gnostic thinking and the transgression of the law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first part of this interview, Nemanja Mitrović discusses various topics with Lars Iyer, including Madchester, Blanchot scholarship, the importance of mold and blogging for Iyer’s turn to literature from philosophy; who is the real person behind the character of W. from Iyer’s first trilogy; and his plans for a new trilogy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The idea that there might be many worlds out there and that we are not alone in the universe has fascinated us as long as we have been thinking about our place in the cosmos. In this episode of the EGS Podcast, Elie During argues that the existence of extraterrestrials is a decision that concerns the ultimate finality of reason and, because it has become a genuine matter of fact for science, the hypothetical existence of extraterrestrial life and intelligence should be stated as an imperative. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the EGS Podcast, Frank Ruda tells us about his recent work that has been centered around the concept of courage. He does not only try to answer the question of what courage is but also opens various possibilities of thinking about courage itself: what is the form of courage that is generative of a transformation of a practice? Or, what type of courage allows you to grasp a certain transformative possibility? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the EGS Podcast, the famous luthier and the EGSF President speaks about his extraordinary life and how these experiences led him to become one of the world’s most active and respected instrument makers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the EGS Podcast, Nemanja Mitrović speaks with Sreten Ugričić about his life and artistic career. Ugričić’s art and his work at various institutions are intertwined with the trajectory of Serbian society in its post-Yugoslav period, and this discussion will also divulge the reasons that led to Sreten’s exile from Serbia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the EGS Podcast, Catherine Malabou discusses her dream of a machine-like system that could place all language in relation to itself. She also shares her discovery that this system is currently exemplified by ChatGPT. This sound essay will highlight key moments from her dialogue with ChatGPT, focusing on the very functioning of this AI chatbot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In his book entitled The Post Card: From Socrates to Freud and Beyond , Jacques Derrida describes the encounter with a young American woman who, when asked to tell him her name, replied that it is Metaphysics. This episode of the EGS podcast brings you another perspective on this fateful encounter, the perspective of Metaphysics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this inaugural episode of the EGS Podcast, Professor Christopher Fynsk, President of the EGS, speaks with Nemanja Mitrović about his research interests and how they influenced his life trajectory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.