IDEAS IN MOTION

Meta-modernism: A New Operating System for Your Mind in 21st Century

28 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What is meta-modernism, its key ideas, and their applications and practical implications for today's world? a conversation based on the following ...

With or without U? Assemblage Theory and (De)Territorialising the Universit

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The University as AssemblageIs the "ivory tower" truly crumbling, or is it just being rearranged? In this episode, we dive into Jana Bacevic...

Theories of Race and Colonialism (Ritzer and Stepnisky)

15 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we investigate how race functions as a primary organizing feature of the modern world, drawing on Chapter 9 of George Ritzer’s Cont...

Digitality and racial capitalism⁠

15 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Beller, J. (2022). Digitality and racial capitalism. In B. Skeggs, S. R. Farris, A. Toscano, S. Bromberg (Eds.) The Sage Handbook of Marxism. SAGE P...

RACE, RACISM, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF RACIAL OTHERNES

15 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we explore the structural and cultural construction of identity and inequality, drawing on Chapter 12 of Michele Dillon’s Introduct...

"Gender: Theorising Patriarchy" by Neal Harris

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Abstract: Gender has emerged as a central pillar of social theory, evolving from early feminist activism into a complex discipline that interrogates s...

Feminist Theories, by Michele Dillon

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Abstract: This work provides an extensive examination of feminist sociological theories, focusing on how gender inequality is structured and experienc...

Intersectionality (by Ashley J. Bohrer)- Why Marxism needs it?

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Intersectionality is an analytical framework that conceptualizes various modes of oppression—such as race, gender, class, and sexuality—as mutuall...

Boudieue vs Marx in the case of Epstein Class

28 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Jeffrey Epstein case provides a profound example for social analysis, revealing how elite power, impunity, and the mechanisms of class operate. Ac...

Postmodern Grand Theories⁠⁠  (by Ritzer and Stepnisky),⁠ in Contemporary Sociological Theory and Its Classical Roots

22 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The source under discussion:Ritzer, G. & Stepnisky, J. (2022). Chapter 10 – Postmodern Grand Theories  in Contemporary Sociological Theory a...

The Dialectic of Enlightenment: Why Enlightenment Leads to Fascism

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Dialectic of Reason: From Mythic Origins to Modern Barbarism. The Enlightenment’s foundational goal was the liberation of humanity from fear an...

Influential Social Theorist beyond European Canon

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Social theory has transitioned from its classical European foundations—grounded in historical materialism, social facts, and interpretive sociology—...

The Well-Living Paradigm: Re-imagining Quality of Life in Our Turbulent World

15 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are we truly measuring progress when we rely solely on economic growth? In a world grappling with urgent global socio-ecological challenges, the tradi...

Toward a Commonist Future: A Summary of 2025 NENA conference paper, by S A Hamed Hosseini

15 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Toward a #Commonist Future: Redefining Value to Liberate Life (Insights from the Food System)This episode presents a summary of S. A. Hamed Hosseini&#...

Key Classical Concepts in Environmental Studies

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses a few key classical concepts in environmental studies from the book "Companion to Environmental Studies"Edited by Noe...

Multi-Sectoral Analysis of Value Dynamics: A guide on how to write the final essay in SOCA3780

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode outlines the final assignment for a sociology course, SOCA3780, which challenges students to analyse value dynamics within a single, ch...

The Islamic Reconstructionist Methodology of Studying Quran

18 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This academic article, authored by S. A. Hosseini and published in 1998, focuses on “The Islamic Reconstructionist Methodology of Studying Quran.”...

Hosseini's Post-Mulla Sadra Existential Process Theology: An Introduction

18 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Hosseini's work presents an Existential Process Theory inspired by the Islamic philosophy of Mulla Sadra, seeking to answer the profound ques...

Value Dynamics in Agricultural Sector (Podcast version of Session 11 Lecture)

12 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Value Dynamics in the Agricultural Sector (Podcast version of Session 11 Lecture) by S A Hamed Hosseini

What is the difference between Abstraction and Decommonization; How about Capitalist Value vs. Fetish Value

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode, based on an excerpt from Dr. S. A. Hamed Hosseini, addresses a student's confusion regarding the core distinctions between key conce...

Gold, Force, and Deceit: The Revolutionary Sociology of Ali Shariati's Tawhid and the Trinity of Oppression

05 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode, based on a chapter from a book titled "Conscientious Sociology" on Ali Shariati's Committed Sociology, undertakes a criti...

From True Value to Fetish Value Across Multiple Sectors

21 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From True Value to Capitalist and Fetish Value Across Multiple Sectors

Sources of True Value vs Fetish Value in Food Systems

21 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sources of True Value vs Fetish Value in Food Systems

Mapping the actors and forces in the Australian food system

21 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mapping the actors and forces in the Austrlian food system

Your Secret Weapon Mastering the Annotated Bibliography for Academic Success

31 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we dive into "Mastering the Annotated Bibliography: A SOCA2400 Guide," offering a clear, no-nonsense walkthrough of this cr...

Decommonizing and Recommonizing Land: An Infra-processual Analysis

30 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast delves into the transformative journey of land's value, moving beyond simple market and state dynamics to explore its profound ontolo...

Neoliberalism's Shadow: Intersectinally marginalized acdemic labor in the corporate academia

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The episode discusses various challenges and critical perspectives within higher education, particularly concerning racism, diversity, and the impact...

Minoritized Academic Labor in the Neolibral Academe

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast discusses the initial results of a literature review of research published since 2010 on the issues of corporatization of higher educatio...

Unpacking Capital: A Student's Guide to the Modular Framework

17 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A Guide on How to Answer the First Question of the Second Assignment in SOCA3780This episode, "Unpacking Capital: A Student's Guide to the Mo...

"The Future of Capitalism": A Conversational Overview of Wendy Harcourt's Article

17 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Following our last episode on Chris Rogers' "Alternatives to Capitalism," this session is dedicated entirely to Wendy Harcourt's journal article, "The...

Key Insights from Chris Rogers and Wendy Harcourts Writings (devised by S A Hamed Hosseini)

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Rogers and Wendy Harcourt's Writings (devised by S A Hamed Hosseini) for students in SOCA2400 UON (commentary writing assignment)

Alternatives to Capitalism: A conversational overview of Chris Rogers' Chapter

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When approaching Chris Rogers' "Alternatives to Capitalism" for your SOCA2400 critical commentary, the most effective strategy is to foc...

Unpacking the Food System True Value

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is an episode designed to help students in SOCA3780 (Leading Social Change) with their first assignment. The primary focus of the podcast is to g...

Rethinking Value Unpacking Capitalism's Distorted Logic and Pathways to Liberation

10 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode helps students in SOCA3780 to prepare their answers to Part B of Assignment 1. Here is a description for the episode to go with it on Spo...

Redefining Value to Navigate Our Poly-Crisis World (Summary of the first three Sessions)

10 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode distills the first three weeks of SOCA3780: Leading Social Change into the core arguments of the Commonist Value Theory (CVT). The course...

Bridging What Is and What Ought To Be

10 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode focuses on Part A of Assignment 1 in SOCA3780, which lays the foundation for the entire conceptual analysis. Part A examines why integrat...

Commonist Value Theory: An Overview

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Commonist Value Theory: An Overview

The Yugoslav Self-Management Experiment from the Commonist Value Theory Lens

03 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Yugoslav self-management experiment, while an innovative attempt to democratize production and foster worker participation, likely remained within...

Brief History of Value Theory according to Mariana Mazzucato

19 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode presents a conversational overview of the first chapter of Mariana Mazzucato's book, The Value of Everything.

What capitalism is and how far it has changed: A conversational overview of Chapter 2 of Jim Stanford's Book Economics for Everyone

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What capitalism is and how far it has changed: A conversational overview of Chapter 2 of Jim Stanford's Book, Economics for EveryoneAccording to S...

On the Urgency of (Re-)Integrating with the Radical

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode provides an overview of the short essay written by S.A. Hamed Hosseini for Global Dialogue, published by the International Sociological A...

The Well-Living Paradigm Pathways to Pluriversal Futures (longer version)

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode introduces S. A. Hamed Hosseini's paper, "The Well-Living Paradigm."

The Well-Living Paradigm Pathways to Pluriversal Futures (short version)

15 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode introduces S. A. Hamed Hosseini's paper, "The Well-Living Paradigm."

Meditation with Honeybees: Learning about the Four (Aristotelian) commoning causes of true value through meditation

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Developed by S. A. Hamed Hosseini and presented by Ms. Nicole Cooney for his course SOCA3780 at the University of Newcastle (UON), this episode utiliz...

Capital Redefined: A Conversational Overview of Chapter 6 (Longer Version)

24 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode presents a longer overview of Chapter 6 of the Book Capital Redefined. Drawing upon the provided excerpts from Chapter 6 of "Capital...

Capital Redefined: A Conversational Overview of Chapter 5 (Longer Version)

24 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode presents a longer overview of Chapter 5 of the book Capital Redefined. This chapter revisits and reconstructs the Marxian labor theory of...

Capital Redefined: A Conversational Overview of Chapter 4 (Longer Version)

24 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode presents a longer overview of Chapter 4 of the book Capital Redefined. The chapter provides a sophisticated modular framework for underst...

Capital Redefined: A Conversational Overview of Chapter 4 (Shorter Version)

24 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode presents a short overview of Chapter 4 of the book Capital Redefined. The chapter provides a sophisticated modular framework for understa...

Capital Redefined: A Conversational Overview of Chapter 3

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode presents an overview of the third chapter of Hosseini and Gill's book Capital Redefined. This chapter introduces a "modular appr...

Capital Redefined: A Conversational Overview of Chapter 2

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"The history of all hitherto existing societies... is the history of two separate yet overlapping ideal types of struggles: one is between the value m...

Capital Redefined: A Conversational Overview of Chapter 1

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode presents an overview of the first chapter of the book Capital Redefined by Hosseini and Gills. In this chapter, The authors propose that ...

Beyond Growth: Degrowth and the Well-Living Paradigm

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast episode explores the radical idea of moving beyond economic growth and capitalism to build a society based on Well-Living. It introduces...

Utopia Isn’t a Dream—It’s a Process (Lessons from Rojava)

18 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast transcript argues against the common perception of "utopia" as a naive, unattainable fantasy. Instead, it posits that utopian t...

The Well-Living Paradigm by S A Hamed Hosseini (Part 2): A Conversational Overview

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode presents a conversational overview of the first part of the article: Hosseini, S. A. H. (2023) The Well-Living ParadigmLinks to an exter...

The Well-Living Paradigm by S A Hamed Hosseini (Part 1): A Conversational Overview

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode presents a conversational overview of the first part of the article:Hosseini, S. A. H. (2023) The Well-Living ParadigmLinks to an extern...

Utopia from a Marxist Lens: A Conversational Overview

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode presents an overview of the following source:Giorgi, C. (2022) Utopia, in B. Skeggs, S. R. Farris, A. Toscano & S. Bromberg (eds.) ...

Sociology and Utopia: A Conversational Overview

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode presents a conversational overview of the following source:Dawson, M. (2017) Sociology and Utopia, in M. Dawson (ed.) Social Theory for...

The Arrival of the Anthropocene in SocialTheory: A Conversational Overview

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode presents an overview of the following source:Ejsing, M. (2023).  The Arrival of the Anthropocene in Social Theory: From Modernism and Ma...

Anthropocen and Reconstructing Social Thoery: A Conversational Overiew

04 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode presents a conversational overview of the following source:Luke, T. W. (2017). Reconstructing social theory and the Anthropocene.  Europ...

Critical Theory in the Age of Anthropocene: A Conversational Overview

04 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode presents a conversational overview of the following source:Stevenson, N. (2021) Critical Theory in the Anthropocene: Marcuse, Marxism an...

Climate Change from Marxian Perspectives: A Conversational Overview

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The episode presents an overview of the following source:Huber, M. (2022) Climate Change, in B. Skeggs, S. R. Farris, A. Toscano & S. Bromberg (e...

Nature in the Maw: Conversational Overview of Nancy Fraser's Chapter

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The episode presents an overview of the following source:Fraser, N. (2022). Nature in the Maw: Why Ecopolitics Must Be Trans-Environmental and Anti-C...

Social Theories of Anthroponce: A Conversational Overview

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The episode presents an overview of the following source: Ritzer, G. & Stepnisky, J. (2022) Chapter 12 - Science, Technology, and Nature, in Co...

Empowerment or Control Surveillance Capitalism and the Algorithmic Capture of Affect

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast episode, "Empowerment or Control? Surveillance Capitalism and the Algorithmic Capture of Affect" explores the conflict between ...

Becoming More Than Human Cyborgs, Posthumanism, and the Future of the Self

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast episode explores the increasing integration of technology with human bodies, questioning traditional definitions of humanity in light of...

Body under the Marxian Framework: A Conversational Overview of a Book Chapter

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The source under discussion as: Mau, S. (2022) The Body, in B. Skeggs, S. R. Farris, A. Toscano & S. Bromberg (eds.) The Sage Handbook of Marxi...

Affect Under Marxian Framework: A Conversational Overview of a Publication

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The source under discussion is: Dowling, E. (2022) Affect, in B. Skeggs, S. R. Farris, A. Toscano & S. Bromberg (eds.) The Sage Handbook of Marx...

Understanding the demise of academia using Assemblage Theory: A conversational overview

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This discussion is based on the following resource:Bacevic, J. (2019) With or without U? Assemblage Theory and (De)Territorialising the University, ...

The Digital Revolution, Posthumanism and Beyond: A Conversational Overview

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The source under discusson is: Elliott, A. & Lemert, C. C. (2022) Chapter 12- The Digital Revolution: Posthumanism and Beyond in: Contemporary...

Social Theories of Technology and Sciene: A Conversational Overvie of Ritzer and Stepnisky's Chapter 12

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Source: Ritzer, G. & Stepnisky, J. (2022) Chapter 12: Science, Technology, and Nature Download Chapter 12: Science, Technology, and Nature, in ...

Is Capitalism Inherently Sexist? Lecture By S A Hamed Hosseini

20 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the audio version of S.A. Hamed Hosseini’s lecture, transcribed and subsequently edited and refined by the author; the lecture was delivered...

Is Capitalism Inherently Racist? Lecture By S A Hamed Hosseini

20 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the audio version of S.A. Hamed Hosseini’s lecture, transcribed and subsequently edited and refined by the author; the lecture was delivered...

Disposable Futures: Racial Capitalism and the Infrastructures of Inequality

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode gives a conversational overview of the essay: "Disposable Futures: Racial Capitalism and the Infrastructures of Inequality" by ...

Flexible Bodies, Fixed Inequalities: The Gendered Dynamism of Capital

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode presents a conversational overview of the essay Flexible Bodies, Fixed Inequalities: The Gendered Dynamism of Capital, written by S A Ham...

Racial Capitalism and COVID-19: A Conversatioal Overview of Laster Pirtle's Article

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode, generated using AI under S. A. H. Hosseini's supervision, offers a conversational overview of the following source:Laster Pirtle, W....

Matlon's Ten Theses of Racial Capitalism: A Conversational Overview

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode offers a conversational overview of the following book, generated by AI under S. A. H. Hosseini's supervision:Matlon, J. (2024). Ten Thes...

Social Reproduction Feminism by Bhattacharya, Farris & Ferguson: A Conversational Overview

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This AI-generated conversation presents an overview of the following source, making it more accessible to undergrad students in social sciences:Bhatta...

Selma James, Andrea Dworkin and Their Interlocutors Feminist Alternatives by Dawson: A Conversational Overiew

13 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gives an AI-generated overview of the following source, making it more accessible to undergrad students in social sciences (generated under the superv...

Is Capitalism Structurally Indifferent to Gender (by A Bieler & A D Morton): A Conversational Overviwe

13 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Provides an AI-generated conversational overview of the following source, making it accessible to undergrad students in social sciences (created under...

Three Debates in Marxist Feminism by C Arruzza: A Conversational Overview

13 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gives an an AI generated overview of the following source, making it accessible to the undergraduate students in social science:Arruzza, C. (2022) Th...

Gender, Capitalism and Marxism: A Conversational Overview based on Farris' Chapter on Gender

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This AI-generated conversation gives an overview of gender and Marxism, as per the following source:Farris, S. R. (2022). Gender, in B. Skeggs, S. R....

Race and Marxism: A Conversational Overview on the basis of Bhandar's Chapter on Race in the Sage Handbook of Marxism

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This AI-generated conversation is made on the basis of the following source, giving an overview and making it accessible to students. Bhandar, B. (202...

Racialized Regimes of Capital Accumulation: A Conversational Overview of Nancy Fraser's Chapter "Glutton for Punishment"

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This chapter by Nancy Fraser, titled "Glutton for Punishment: Why Capitalism Is Structurally Racist," in her book Cannibal Capitalism, offers a nuance...

Quiz Preparation Conversation on Theories of Race and Colonialism

06 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Using the chapter, Ritzer, G. & Stepnisky, J. (2022) Theories of Race and Colonialism - Chapter 9 Download Theories of Race and Colonialism - Chap...

Theories of Race and Colonialism: A Coversatoinal Overview

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI generated conversation on the basis of Ritzer, G. & Stepnisky, J. (2022) Theories of Race and Colonialism - Chapter 9 Download Theories of Ra...

Quiz Preparation Conversation on Contemporary Feminist Theories

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Using Lengermann, P. M. & Niebrugge, G. (2022) Chapter 8 - Contemporary Feminist Theories , in Ritzer, G. & Stepnisky, J. (eds). Contemporary ...

Care Crisis under Capitalism: A conversational overview of Nancy Frasers Chapter (Care Guzzler)

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nancy Fraser argues that capitalism inherently exploits and devalues social reproduction—the unpaid care work essential to sustaining life and labor...

Contemporary Feminist Theories: A Conversational Overview

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This conversational overview, created using AI, provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary feminist theories within sociology based on the foll...

Quiz Preparation Conversation on Michel Foucault

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The conversation discusses eight questions derived from Dillon, M. (2019), Chapter Eleven: Michel Foucault: Theorizing Sexuality, the Body, and Power,...

Quiz Preparation Conversation on Post-structuralist and Post-Modern Social Theory

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The AI-generated conversation, under S. A. Hamed Hosseini's supervision, reviews 12 potential questions and guides the students on how to study th...

The Political Economy of Punishment under Capitalism

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The conversation reviews: Giorgi, A. (2022).  Punishment. In B. Skeggs, S. R. Farris, A. Toscano, S. Bromberg (Eds.) Punishment (Vol. 3, pp. 212-231...

Queer Studies and Marxism: A conversation based on a book chapter

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The conversation reviews the chapter by: Drucker, P. (2022) Queer Studies, in B. Skeggs, S. R. Farris, A. Toscano & S. Bromberg (eds.) The Sage ...

Theorizing Sexuality, Body and Power: A Conversation on Michel Foucault

23 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This chapter from Dillon's "Introduction to Sociological Theory" explores Michel Foucault's theories on power, the body, and sexual...

Post-structuralist and Post-Modern Social Theory: A Conversation

23 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This academic chapter from Harris's 2024 work, "Post-structuralism and Post-Modernism," introduces the core concepts of these intellectu...

The Early Frankfurt School, Gender, Race, and Capital

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode examines how the Frankfurt School's critical theory can illuminate the entwinement of capitalism with gender and racial inequality. I...

Quiz preparation conversation on Pierre Bourdieu + extra critical reflection on Bourdieu

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Quiz preparation conversation on Pierre Bourdieu as per:Harris, N. (2024), Chapter 6 - Pierre Bourdieu: Class Meets Culture Foundations of Social Theo...

Quiz preparation dialogue on the early Frankfurt School

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Quiz preparation dialogue on the early Frankfurt School as per Harris, N. (2024) Chapter 5: The Early Frankfurt School: What Happened to the Revolutio...

A short conversation on Pierre Bourdiue as per Harris' Chapter 6

16 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Source under discussion: Harris, N. (2024), Chapter 6: Pierre Bourdieu: Class Meets Culture; in Foundations of Social Theory: A Critical Introduction,...

The Early Frankfurt School: What Happened to the Revolution?

15 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discusses the following source: Harris, N. (2024), Chapter 5: The Early Frankfurt School: What Happened to the Revolution? Links to an ex...

How to study the question of racialized academic labor under the corporate academia

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Marginalization of racialized academic labor: what the recent literature tell us on how to invesitagate and addres this matter