Our next short film, written and directed by @taylorgenovese.com, has completed filming and is now in post-production. Original score will be composed by @dtpowis.bsky.social. It will be hitting the festival circuit in 2027.

Forthwith I shall be countering any criticism of me or my work with "You're violating Zeus's Law."

Sadly back in New York after another successful trip to Critical Theory Workshop in Paris. Gabriel, Jennifer, David, and I had a fantastic workshop on Domenico Losurdo’s writings and talked a lot about future collaborations! Until next year!

After ~3 years, I've decided to make public my 40 min dissertation film—STONES IN COLD WATER—a (very) slow, experimental look at the quotidian & historical memory in Ukraine just months before the Russian invasion. It's told through 7 cantos à la Dante. vimeo.com/811373500?sh...

STONES IN COLD WATER: EXTENDED CUT (2023)

Filmed throughout Ukraine just months before the full-scale Russian invasion, this vérité visual ethnography explores the overlaps of memory, hope, progress, and nostalgia at the scale of everyday lif...

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Kind of on the nose to die from literally hardening his heart

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3w ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lindsey Graham died from aorta rupture stemming from hardening of arteries: preliminary finding from medical examiner.

New annual author/website/social media photo. This one a self-portrait in the ruins of the GDR youth summer camp outside of Templin, former East Germany: Pionierlager "Klim Woroschilow."

I had a fantastic time talking with comrades @jasonachristian.bsky.social, @tonyjballas.bsky.social, and @ptklein.com about one of my favorite films! Check it out and follow @coldwarcinema.com!

Cold War Cinema@coldwarcinema.com · 2mo ago

New episode is live! We invited our friend and comrade Taylor R. Genovese to help us discuss Andrei Tarkovsky’s debut feature film Ivan's Childhood (1962), Tarkovsky’s aesthetic vision, the concept of “toska,” the Great Patriotic War, and more! Link below: coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-13-iva...

I had a fantastic time talking with comrades @jasonachristian.bsky.social, @tonyjballas.bsky.social, and @ptklein.com about one of my favorite films! Check it out and follow @coldwarcinema.com!

Cold War Cinema@coldwarcinema.com · 2mo ago

New episode is live! We invited our friend and comrade Taylor R. Genovese to help us discuss Andrei Tarkovsky’s debut feature film Ivan's Childhood (1962), Tarkovsky’s aesthetic vision, the concept of “toska,” the Great Patriotic War, and more! Link below: coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-13-iva...

New episode is live! We invited our friend and comrade Taylor R. Genovese to help us discuss Andrei Tarkovsky’s debut feature film Ivan's Childhood (1962), Tarkovsky’s aesthetic vision, the concept of “toska,” the Great Patriotic War, and more! Link below: coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-13-iva...

You can now download my chapter for free through @mitpress.bsky.social direct! direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...

The Enchanted Biopolitics of Dark Cosmism

CC BY-NC-NDThe open access edition of this book was made possible by generous funding and support from MIT Press Direct to Open

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Taylor R. Genovese@taylorgenovese.com · 2mo ago

My chapter "The Enchanted Biopolitics of Dark Cosmism" is out now in this great edited collection, in which I trace the way Russian Cosmist philosophy has been twisted & used by Silicon Valley tech corporations & the U.S. regime today. The entire book will be open-access soon as well!

You can now download my chapter for free through @mitpress.bsky.social direct! direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...

The Enchanted Biopolitics of Dark Cosmism

CC BY-NC-NDThe open access edition of this book was made possible by generous funding and support from MIT Press Direct to Open

direct.mit.edu

Taylor R. Genovese@taylorgenovese.com · 2mo ago

My chapter "The Enchanted Biopolitics of Dark Cosmism" is out now in this great edited collection, in which I trace the way Russian Cosmist philosophy has been twisted & used by Silicon Valley tech corporations & the U.S. regime today. The entire book will be open-access soon as well!

My chapter "The Enchanted Biopolitics of Dark Cosmism" is out now in this great edited collection, in which I trace the way Russian Cosmist philosophy has been twisted & used by Silicon Valley tech corporations & the U.S. regime today. The entire book will be open-access soon as well!

MIT Press@mitpress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This first in-depth study of the dark side of worldbuilding explores the connection between speculative imagination and political practice, examining how reactionary modes can open new ways of imagining value and belonging: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205367...

I have pivoted and started writing my first script in over a decade for this film. I will complete the remainder of the shoot this summer in Ireland and Germany.

Taylor R. Genovese@taylorgenovese.com · 6mo ago

Because I'm an absolute mad lad, I'm writing/editing two films at once. In a way, my desert film is a foil to this one—another speculative ethnography—that I shot in Ireland in County Donegal last summer called EARTHSHINE.

The article I wrote with @dajveism.bsky.social is now published—and is open-access! It is part of a fantastic special issue on the works of Domenico Losurdo edited by Gabriel Rockhill & Jennifer Ponce de León. We welcome engagement, discussion, & critique! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I figure the 30th anniversary since publication is the prime opportunity to overcome my three aborted attempts and *finally* read the entirety of Infinite Jest. If anyone else wants to have an "Infinite Summer" and co-read, let me know.

Tune in May 16th to see me and @dajveism.bsky.social talk about our article along with many other amazing comrades who contributed to this special issue on Losurdo's work. Livestream: www.youtube.com/live/ezBvf3S... Our article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Full special issue coming soon!

Got my cheeky early copy of Enough Is Enough by @mattbernico.bsky.social and @deandettloff.bsky.social. Can’t wait to read!

Relatively minor achievement but I’ve cracked my first hundred citations. Thanks if you’re one of the ones who have cited me! scholar.google.com/citations?us...

Doing a birthday aesthetic-based double feature. Good movies to watch after turning 40 and contemplating what the point of all this is.

Just donated. Won't you join me?

Jason A. Christian@jasonachristian.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hello, if anyone is feeling generous, I am traveling to Cuba soon and bringing all the over-the-counter medicine and medical supplies I can carry, for which I am seeking donations. If I get funds beyond the cost of these supplies, I will donate all of it to Cuban people and organizations. Thanks!

Happy birthday, Volodya. We need you now more than ever. vimeo.com/893084975?sh...

THE SUN SETS LIKE A SCAR (2024)

Engaging with the poetry of Langston Hughes, this film investigates the afterlives of Vladimir Lenin in eastern Germany. ◇◇◇ Director, Cinematographer, Editor: Taylor Genovese Producers: Taylor Geno...

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Hello, if anyone is feeling generous, I am traveling to Cuba soon and bringing all the over-the-counter medicine and medical supplies I can carry, for which I am seeking donations. If I get funds beyond the cost of these supplies, I will donate all of it to Cuban people and organizations. Thanks!

Next semester and upcoming offerings at DCC! Come take a class with me!

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"Those who do not fight imperialism but acquiesce in it lead lives which become increasingly devoid of meaning—hence the spiritual decay of modern affluent societies. (I said that suicide was the logical conclusion of such acquiescence: but few behave logically.)" –John Berger

Our article is out! It's set to be part of a fantastic special issue on Losurdo's work. @dajveism.bsky.social & I worked really hard on this & hope it contributes to real use-value for folks on the ground. doi.org/10.1080/2159... Message for a PDF!

Mohanad Alsayed was a guest on International Solidarity Podcast to discuss his book Scars and Medals "... a granular look at the occupation of Palestine from the perspective of Mohanad and his family... a story of occupation and hardship, but also one of agency, resilience, and resistance."

There is as also an enormous amount overlap of space program and USA nuclear weapons programs. See (eg) post from @taylorgenovese.com & myself: savageminds.org/2017/07/16/t...

Spencer Ackerman@attackerman.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Watched Apollo 13 with my oldest and when the German scientist came on screen I stopped the movie to tell her about Operation Paperclip. If you know me or my work you know I’ve been waiting for this moment since I took her home from the hospital

Catholics serving the American regime love to espouse their conservatism in theological ways except when it comes to one of the principal axioms of being a Catholic: submitting to Rome.

Our article is out! It's set to be part of a fantastic special issue on Losurdo's work. @dajveism.bsky.social & I worked really hard on this & hope it contributes to real use-value for folks on the ground. doi.org/10.1080/2159... Message for a PDF!