Political Compositions Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/political-compositions Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klauw explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy. Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today. © 2025 Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klaauw e7981e11-0111-5b7f-8f07-fbf6df7fa63d no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:34:08 +0200 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:09:06 +0100 https://img.transistor.fm/-CATqCLXrbj2hvEF4bpttsr7CQIZRaxBu_F5YbFPAhI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80MmJh/ODk4ZGFmZDcyYmNm/NjhjZjVmMmQ5YTkw/NjlkYS5wbmc.jpg Political Compositions episodic Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klaauw Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klauw explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy. Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today. Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klauw explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy. Max Wassink wassink@esphil.eur.nl No No #7 Feminism 7 7 #7 Feminism full b4db9ce7-62c3-4bd1-af5c-51baafdcfba8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/74ae24ac How do gender, the public-private distinction, Mary Wollstonecraft, and the aesthetics of the 1950s resonate? What are we speaking of when we say gender? Is the social category of “women” politically useful?  And,  Finally, can contemporary feminism overcome critiques from the inside and bridge political differences? These elements and questions compose today’s episode: Feminism.

Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Jamie van der Klaauw & Gijs van Oenen explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy. 

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.


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Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Jamie van der Klaauw & Gijs van Oenen explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy. 

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.


]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0200 Jamie van der Klaauw & Gijs van Oenen Jamie van der Klaauw & Gijs van Oenen 2309 How do gender, the public-private distinction, Mary Wollstonecraft, and the aesthetics of the 1950s resonate? What are we speaking of when we say gender? Is the social category of “women” politically useful?  And,  Finally, can contemporary feminism overcome critiques from the inside and bridge political differences? These elements and questions compose today’s episode: Feminism.

Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Jamie van der Klaauw & Gijs van Oenen explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy. 

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.


]]> No #6 (Post) Structuralism 6 6 #6 (Post) Structuralism full ad29707e-47d7-4bca-9b74-a432e7065d24 https://share.transistor.fm/s/af18bdae How do The masters of Suspicion, language, and Ferdinand de Saussure resonate? Why is being late a good philosophical idea? And is our thinking structured like a language? These elements and questions compose today's episode: Structuralism and Post-structuralism.

Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Jamie van der Klaauw and Gijs van Oenen explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy.

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.

]]> How do The masters of Suspicion, language, and Ferdinand de Saussure resonate? Why is being late a good philosophical idea? And is our thinking structured like a language? These elements and questions compose today's episode: Structuralism and Post-structuralism.

Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Jamie van der Klaauw and Gijs van Oenen explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy.

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.

]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0200 Jamie van der Klaauw & Gijs van Oenen Jamie van der Klaauw & Gijs van Oenen 2246 How do The masters of Suspicion, language, and Ferdinand de Saussure resonate? Why is being late a good philosophical idea? And is our thinking structured like a language? These elements and questions compose today's episode: Structuralism and Post-structuralism.

Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Jamie van der Klaauw and Gijs van Oenen explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy.

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.

]]> Language, Masters of Suspicion, Ferdinand de Saussure No #5 The Culture Wars 5 5 #5 The Culture Wars full 5c3eee57-4e6b-439a-b264-1c18758e0b70 https://share.transistor.fm/s/166c9caf How do Sex, Language and Madness resonate with philosophy? Is Derrida a Marxist? Or not? Or Both? And how can we understand the contemporary struggles over identity: These elements and questions compose today’s topic: The Culture Wars.

Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klaauw explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy. 

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.

]]> How do Sex, Language and Madness resonate with philosophy? Is Derrida a Marxist? Or not? Or Both? And how can we understand the contemporary struggles over identity: These elements and questions compose today’s topic: The Culture Wars.

Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klaauw explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy. 

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.

]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0200 Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klaauw Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klaauw 2556 How do Sex, Language and Madness resonate with philosophy? Is Derrida a Marxist? Or not? Or Both? And how can we understand the contemporary struggles over identity: These elements and questions compose today’s topic: The Culture Wars.

Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klaauw explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy. 

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.

]]> No #4 Marxism 4 4 #4 Marxism full 9f6adca8-9df1-4b98-92b7-8a3f166aa285 https://share.transistor.fm/s/28a70450 How do Karl Marx, Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, and the Frankfurter School Resonate? What are the spectres of Max? And can philosophy change the world for the better? These questions and elements compose today’s episode: Marxism


Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Jamie van der Klaauw & Gijs van Oenen explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy.

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.

]]> How do Karl Marx, Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, and the Frankfurter School Resonate? What are the spectres of Max? And can philosophy change the world for the better? These questions and elements compose today’s episode: Marxism


Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Jamie van der Klaauw & Gijs van Oenen explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy.

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.

]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0200 Jamie van der Klaauw & Gijs van Oenen Jamie van der Klaauw & Gijs van Oenen 2039 How do Karl Marx, Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, and the Frankfurter School Resonate? What are the spectres of Max? And can philosophy change the world for the better? These questions and elements compose today’s episode: Marxism


Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Jamie van der Klaauw & Gijs van Oenen explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy.

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.

]]> Hamlet, Frankfurter school, Marx and Marxism No #3 Orientalism 3 3 #3 Orientalism full aaac79c9-5136-4c28-9574-29572c2092ed https://share.transistor.fm/s/e3c48ac5 How do Edward Said, the music of Johan Sebastian Bach, and Michel Foucault resonate? Who was Edward Said? How do our preconceptions of Orientalist representations distort and stereotype Eastern cultures? And are representations always political? These elements and questions compose today's topic: Orientalism.


Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klaauw explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy.  

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.

]]> How do Edward Said, the music of Johan Sebastian Bach, and Michel Foucault resonate? Who was Edward Said? How do our preconceptions of Orientalist representations distort and stereotype Eastern cultures? And are representations always political? These elements and questions compose today's topic: Orientalism.


Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klaauw explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy.  

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.

]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2025 04:00:00 +0100 Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klaauw Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klaauw 2341 How do Edward Said, the music of Johan Sebastian Bach, and Michel Foucault resonate? Who was Edward Said? How do our preconceptions of Orientalist representations distort and stereotype Eastern cultures? And are representations always political? These elements and questions compose today's topic: Orientalism.


Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klaauw explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy.  

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.

]]> Edward Said No #2 Modernism 2 2 #2 Modernism full 6d43efa6-f36e-420d-a81a-bd5fa69f8574 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8636f847 How do the absolute I, the music of Igor Stravinsky, Jaques Ranciere, and the power to make distinctions resonate? What is the difference between modernism and modernity? And why does everything solid melt into air? These elements and questions compose today's topic: modernism. 

Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Gijs van Oenen en Jamie van der Klaauw explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy. 

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements, and ideas from past and present which compose political philosophy today.


]]> How do the absolute I, the music of Igor Stravinsky, Jaques Ranciere, and the power to make distinctions resonate? What is the difference between modernism and modernity? And why does everything solid melt into air? These elements and questions compose today's topic: modernism. 

Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Gijs van Oenen en Jamie van der Klaauw explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy. 

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements, and ideas from past and present which compose political philosophy today.


]]> Thu, 20 Mar 2025 04:00:00 +0100 Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klaauw Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klaauw 1935 How do the absolute I, the music of Igor Stravinsky, Jaques Ranciere, and the power to make distinctions resonate? What is the difference between modernism and modernity? And why does everything solid melt into air? These elements and questions compose today's topic: modernism. 

Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Gijs van Oenen en Jamie van der Klaauw explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy. 

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements, and ideas from past and present which compose political philosophy today.


]]> Modernism, philosophy, distinctions, Modernity No #1 Romanticism 1 1 #1 Romanticism full fbac8a88-e48d-4140-acb6-ed0629f42723 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1895c64a How do the imagination, Tristan and Isolde, and Jean Jacques Rousseau resonate? What is the relation between the Enlightenment and the Romantics of the 19th century? And can we find truth by looking within ourselves? These elements and questions compose todays topic: Romanticism.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Gijs van Oenen en Jamie van der Klaauw explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy. 

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.


]]> How do the imagination, Tristan and Isolde, and Jean Jacques Rousseau resonate? What is the relation between the Enlightenment and the Romantics of the 19th century? And can we find truth by looking within ourselves? These elements and questions compose todays topic: Romanticism.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Gijs van Oenen en Jamie van der Klaauw explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy. 

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.


]]> Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:33:20 +0100 Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klaauw Gijs van Oenen & Jamie van der Klaauw 2633 How do the imagination, Tristan and Isolde, and Jean Jacques Rousseau resonate? What is the relation between the Enlightenment and the Romantics of the 19th century? And can we find truth by looking within ourselves? These elements and questions compose todays topic: Romanticism.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Welcome to Political Compositions, where political philosophers Gijs van Oenen en Jamie van der Klaauw explore the last 250 years of political, social, and cultural philosophy. 

Join us in confronting the foremost philosophers, movements and ideas, from past and present, which compose political philosophy today.


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