Podcast appearances and mentions of lars iyer

We talk to writer Lars Iyer about his smart, sophisticated, and very funny campus novel, My Weil, in which a group of Disaster Studies PhD students in Manchester befriend a modern-day Simone Weil.Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonInstagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonFacebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang BooksTheme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina

Lars Iyer is back! On this episode I talk to novelist Lars Iyer about the fiction, the writing process, the relation between literature and the world, a writers compulsion to write. We speak about a whole range of writers like Plato, Samuel Beckett,  Maurice Blanchot, Paul Celan, Margaret Duras, Thomas Bernhard. One of the things Lars suggests is that the value of literature is it utter uselessness. Like all good things! Lars is a  Professor of Creative Writing at Newcastle University. He is the author of several academic articles and two monographs on Blanchot -  Blanchot's Vigilance: Literature, Phenomenology and the Ethical  and Blanchot's Communism: Art, Philosophy and the Political.(Palgrave Macmillan 2004, 2005). He is the author of The Spurious Trilogy (Spurious, Dogma and Exodus), Nietzsche and the Burbs (2020) and now My Weil (2023) with Melville House Publishing. You can find out more about Lars here, you can follow him on Twitter @utterlyspurious. If you would like to study with me you can find more information about our online education MAs in Philosophy here at Staffordshire University. You can find out more information on our MA in Continental Philosophy via this link. Or, join our MA in Philosophy of Nature, Information and Technology via this link. Find out more about me here. September intakes F/T or January intakes P/T. You can listen to more free back content from the Thales' Well podcast on TuneIn Radio, Player Fm, Stitcher and Pod Bean. You can also download their apps to your smart phone and listen via there. You can also subscribe for free on iTunes. Please leave a nice review.

Lars Iyer is a British novelist and philosopher of Indian/Danish parentage. He is best known for a trilogy of short novels: Spurious, Dogma, and Exodus, all published by Melville House. Iyer has been shortlisted for both the Believer Book Award and the Goldsmiths Prize. In this episode we discuss his most recent book My Weil. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74

In this episode we are listening to Lars Iyer and Jon Day discuss Lars' recent novel My Weil, which was recorded live in the bookshop in September 2023. My Weil is the third in a loose trilogy of novels, where significant continental thinkers are brought into contemporary academic scenarios that skewer academia, and the parochial ways of British life. Bordering on the unruly and brimming with satire – Lars' novels are the work of a distinctive voice in British literature. Libreria wishes to thank publishers, Melville House for the opportunity to host this live discussion at Libreria bookshop.

Matt speaks to the writer Lars Iyer about his latest book, Nietzsche and the Burbs. They also talk about method, music and what time Lars wakes up in the morning.

Lars Iyer is the author of the novels NIETZSCHE AND THE BURBS (2020) and WITTGENSTEIN JR (2014). He has also written a trilogy of novels, SPURIOUS, DOGMA and EXODUS, which has received rave reviews in nearly all major literary publications including The New York Times Book Review, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Times Literary Supplement, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian (UK), The Spectator and The Believer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the wake of the coronavirus epidemic and shutting down of much of the UK's cultural life, we have decided to bring you a series of interviews with contemporary artists, writers, filmmakers and other cultural figures, conducted via Skype (so apologies for the diminished audio quality), about their practices, the political issues that inspire them and the socio-economic conditions that have shaped their work. In the seventh of these Sessions, Juliet talks to writer and academic Lars Iyer about his new novel, Nietzsche and the Burbs (2019), which transposes the German philosopher – or an avatar for him – to a contemporary sixth form college in the suburbs of Wokingham, where he fronts a band. They also talked about Iyer’s previous novel Wittgenstein Jr. (2014) and the neoliberal assault on the university; how philosophy and philosophers are perceived and treated in the UK; how Iyer’s Spurious trilogy grew out of his blog; how the internet and social media have reduced the distance between writers and readers; the usefulness of ‘autofiction’; and the end of the ‘end of history’. A full list of references for the programme, with links, can be found via our Patreon at www.patreon.com/suite212, and are available to $3 subscribers.

Lars Iyer, author of the Spurious trilogy and Wittgenstein Jr. revisits philosophy in his latest novel Nietzsche and the Burbs (Melville House). Set in a modern secondary school, Iyer’s novel follows a group of students through their last few weeks of school, centring on an enigmatic and charismatic recent transferee from private education, nicknamed by his fellow pupils ‘Nietzsche’ both for his brilliance and intimations of oncoming madness. Iyer is currently Reader in Creative Writing at Newcastle University, where he was formerly a long-time lecturer in philosophy.Iyer was in conversation with Jon Day, author of Homing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Nihilism, the Suburbs, and Redemptive Music: Interview w/Lars Iyer’" - Owls at Dawn, Episode 119Shitty Minute: The Bernie and Joe Rogan kerfuffle | Main Segment: Interview with Lars Iyer about Nietzsche and the Burbs | Sticky Leaves: Building political coalitionsGet your 30-day free trial of Mubi at mubi.com/owlsatdawnGet 20% off ATHLETIC and SWIM GEAR at engineswim.com by using code “Owls” at checkoutSign up for Austin’s class on his book and Sartre’s Critique of Dialectical ReasonMusic by Blue Ducks - "Four Inches of Water"___________To gain access to bonus episodes, the monthly newsletter, and more, visit our Patreon account. All funds will go toward producing further content, increasing our ability to engage with you, and improving our technical production.@owls_at_dawn | owlsatdawnpodcast@gmail.com | patreon.com/owlsatdawn

I had tremendous fun talking to philosopher and novelist Lars Iyer. We discussed Nietzsche in light of Lars' new novel Nietzsche and the Burbs. We discussed many of Nietzsche's famous concepts such as übermensh, amor fati and suffering, affirmation, nihilism and eternal recurrence. As well, we touched on Maurice Blanchot, Simone Weil, The Invisible Committee and disco! Lars is a  a Reader in Creative Writing and Subject Head of Creative Writing at Newcastle University. He is the author of several academic articles and two monographs on Blanchot -  Blanchot’s Vigilance: Literature, Phenomenology and the Ethical  and Blanchot’s Communism: Art, Philosophy and the Political.(Palgrave Macmillan 2004, 2005). He is the author of The Spurious Trilogy (Spurious, Dogma and Exodus) with Melville House Publishing and now Nietzsche and the Burbs (2020). Nietzsche and the Burbs follows the reflections and comic musings of four young adults and their friend Nietzsche who have search for meaning in a meaningless world. You can find out more about Lars here, you can follow him on Twitter @utterlyspurious and you can buy a copy of Nietzsche and the Burbs here. You can listen to more free content from the Thales' Well podcast on TuneIn Radio, Player Fm, Stitcher and Podbean. You can also download their apps to your smart phone and listen via there. You can subscribe for free on iTunes. Please leave a nice review. You can follow me on Twitter: @drphilocity  

In this month's episode we speak to Lars Iyer, weaver of fiction in blog-form, novelist and erstwhile philosopher. Among many other things we talked to Lars about turning blogs into novels (as he did with his first three novels 'Spurious', 'Dogma' and 'Exodus'), his path to being a serial producer of trilogies and making the most of your spouse as your first reader and editor. Post-interview, Lars confirmed for us that 'Nietzsche in the Burbs' will be coming out next year on Melville House. You can follow Lars on Twitter: [@UtterlySpurious](https://twitter.com/UtterlySpurious) - he also wrote an interesting piece for the White Review on the health of the contemporary novel in 2011, which can be read [here](http://www.thewhitereview.org/feature/nude-in-your-hot-tub-facing-the-abyss-a-literary-manifesto-after-the-end-of-literature-and-manifestos/).

American writer, publisher and filmmaker Chris Kraus joins Juliet to talk about the difficulties of experimental filmmaking, her work with Semiotext(e)'s Native Agents series, critical responses to her work on Kathy Acker and the pressures of mainstream success. WORKS REFERENCED: Works by Chris Kraus Books CHRIS KRAUS, I Love Dick (1997) CHRIS KRAUS, Aliens and Anorexia (2000) CHRIS KRAUS, Torpor (2006) CHRIS KRAUS, Summer of Hate (2012) CHRIS KRAUS, L.A. Artland: Contemporary Art from Los Angeles (2005) CHRIS KRAUS, Video Green: Los Angeles Art and the Triumph of Nothingness (2004) CHRIS KRAUS, Where Art Belongs (2011) CHRIS KRAUS, After Kathy Acker (2017) Films In Order to Pass (1982) Terrorists in Love (1985) Foolproof Illusion (1986) How to Shoot a Crime (1987) Gravity & Grace (1996) Other works PENNY ARCADE, Bad Reputation: Performances, Essays, Interviews (2009) - http://semiotexte.com/?page_id=213 Bruce Benderson - http://semiotexte.com/?page_id=188 BERNADETTE CORPORATION, Reena Spaulings - http://semiotexte.com/?page_id=26 ALBERT CAMUS, L'Étranger (The Outsider) (1942) CHARLES DICKENS, Bleak House (1852-53) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleak_House Marguerite Duras Justin Fashanu - https://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/lifestyle/2012/05/justin-fashanu-and-politics-memory GUSTAVE FLAUBERT, L'Éducation sentimentale (Sentimental Education) (1869) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentimental_Education Emily Gould Pierre Guyotat - http://semiotexte.com/?page_id=51 RAYNER HEPPENSTALL, The Connecting Door (1962) - http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/the-connecting-door/ SHEILA HETI, How Should Be a Person Be? - http://www.sheilaheti.com/how-should-a-person-be/ Michel Houellebecq I Love Dick (TV series) Gary Indiana THE INVISIBLE COMMITTEE, The Coming Insurrection (2007) - http://semiotexte.com/?page_id=135 Glenn Beck talks about 'The Coming Insurrection' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY7Yvd3cuY0 CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD, Goodbye to Berlin (1939) LARS IYER, Spurious (2011), Dogma (2012) & Exodus (2013) - http://spurious.typepad.com/ JULIET JACQUES, Trans: A Memoir (2015) - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/06/juliet-jacques-trans-a-memoir JULIET JACQUES, You Will Be Free (2017) - http://www.studiovoltaire.org/exhibitions/archive/juliet-jacques/ B. S. JOHNSON, Trawl (1966) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2336211.Trawl Franz Kafka Wyndham Lewis Sylvère Lotringer COOKIE MUELLER, Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/302243.Walking_Through_Clear_Water_in_a_Pool_Painted_Black COOKIE MUELLER & VITTORIO SCARPATI, Putti's Pudding (1989) Alain Robbe-Grillet NATHALIE SARRAUTE, 'The Age of Suspicion' - http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1964/03/05/nathalie-sarraute/ Claude Simon MICHAEL SNOW, Wavelength (1967) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBOzOVLxbCE LINDA STUPART, 'Chris Kraus and the Empathetic Exchange of Objects' in MIRA MATTAR (ed.), You Must Make Your Death Public: A Collection of Texts and Media in the Works of Chris Kraus - http://www.metamute.org/sites/www.metamute.org/files/You-Must-Make-Your-Death-Public-Chris-Kraus-9781906496647.pdf Lynne Tillman - http://semiotexte.com/?page_id=162 JEAN-PHILIPPE TOUSSAINT, Self-Portrait Abroad Transparent (TV series) MASHA TUPITSYN, Beauty Talk & Monsters (2007) - http://semiotexte.com/?page_id=163 Jackie Wang DAVID WOJNAROWICZ, A Definitive History of Five or Six Years on the Lower East Side (1991) - http://semiotexte.com/?page_id=168 Kate Zambreno

Summer is here – what philosophers, philosophies, or philosophical issues do you want to read up on? Heidegger's Being and Time may not be the obvious choice to take on vacation, but there are lots of readable, beach-friendly classics and non-classics to add philosophical depth to your summer reading. John and Ken take suggestions from listeners and special guests: Lars Iyer, author of "Wittgenstein Jr (A Novel)"; Berit Brogaard, author of "On Romantic Love: Simple Truth About a Complex Emotion"; and Jane Hirshfield, author of "The Beauty" and "Ten Windows: How Great Poems Transform the World." More at http://philosophytalk.org/shows/summer-reading-list-2015

'Who has the temerity to call themselves a philosopher? The word “philosopher" is an honorific. It should be bestowed upon you by others.' Lars Iyer’s latest novel Wittgenstein Jr (Melville House) concerns the academic career of a group of Cambridge philosophy students, deeply under the influence of their teacher, whom they have nicknamed ‘Wittgenstein’. ‘Wittgenstein’s’ austere, exacting philosophy provides a tragicomic counterpoint to the chemical excesses of student life as the novel moves towards an unexpectedly hopeful and touching conclusion. Lars Iyer joined us at the Bookshop to read from his work, and to discuss it with the philosopher and Wittgenstein biographer Ray Monk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Colin Marshall talks to novelist and philosopher Lars Iyer, author the blog Spurious and the new novel Spurious. In both the blog and the book, the philosophers Lars and W. discuss their favorite artists and writers — Franz Kafka, Andrei Tarkovsky, Maurice Blanchot, Béla Tarr — and what they see as their own pathetic inability to live up to their collective example. As Lars deals with a dampness problem ever encroaching on his apartment, W. berates him with a seemingly endless series of insults that takes friendly verbal abuse to a high art form.