Gavin Young Philosophy
I'm a young, aspiring philosophy professor who enjoys teaching and explicating exciting and novel concepts in the realm of philosophy and literature!
My specialties are in postmodern philosophy and literature, phenomenology, pragmatism, postcolonial studies, gender theory, and affect theory. Thinkers of interest include Joyce, Deleuze & Guattari, Foucault, Nietzsche, Burroughs, and Pynchon.
I am particularly invested in the study of James Joyce's "Finnegans Wake" as a postmodern text. With the Wake as centerpiece, I am curious how notions of performativity, textual materiality, rhythm, gesture, form, and the dynamics of the reading experience shape the way we interpret texts and thereby interface with our world.
Gavin Young Philosophy
I’m back and ready to make more videos! Looking forward, I’d like to do another reading group. Over the month of December, how many of you would be interested in participating in a reading group of James Joyce’s Ulysses? The reading group would meet weekly and discuss a few chapters at a time, likely accompanied by publicly-available lectures on the channel over the course of the month. The group would be geared towards viewers of all reading levels and experience, promoting the approachable appreciation of Joyce’s masterwork. Readers interested in participating should consider my video on how to self-study Ulysses, which includes a number of helpful resources. I will also be available throughout the time to assist readers in tackling difficult sections and challenging ideas, techniques, and parameters.
More info to come depending on y’all’s interest, but right now I’m just getting a feel for the room.
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 15
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Gavin Young Philosophy
Hey everyone!
I’ll be taking a brief hiatus from uploading videos until October the 12th as I fly up to visit my girlfriend Morgen. I’ll still be here, so don’t go anywhere. Happy thinking everyone!🤗
4 weeks ago | [YT] | 54
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Just had a great conversation with Leonardo Segura on Baudrillard, hyperreality, and Zohar’s Mamdani. Check it out!
youtube.com/live/cBtJMhyAgJg?si=oOD7p1Fqpu1UR677
2 months ago | [YT] | 19
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Hey there everyone! Tonight at 10pm EST I will be going live with Leonardo Segura over on KingLeoMiami. We will be discussing Baudrillard’s concept of hyperreality and the current NYC mayoral election. Should be fun, and I hope some of you will hop on over to chat with and watch us live tonight!
It will be live streamed on his channel: youtube.com/@kingleomiami?si=SV-u4MBgIoB5mBng
2 months ago | [YT] | 16
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Hey everyone. Regarding the Logic of Sense reading group: I deeply apologize for all those who were preparing for our meeting today eagerly. Unfortunately, for extenuating reasons I can’t exactly disclose, we will have to cancel the reading group this summer. Feel free to engage in discourse via the community tab and whatnot, but I only belatedly realized it won’t work out this summer (much to my chagrin!) :/
Again, I’m terribly sorry to those who took the diligence to prepare (you proper scholars!)
4 months ago | [YT] | 47
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The summer 2025 reading group is here! We will be reading Gilles Deleuze's "The Logic of Sense".
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 817 6278 2271
Passcode: 0vB1EW
4 months ago | [YT] | 63
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Last summer we did a reading group on Martin Heidegger’s “Being and Time” (selections). I’m thinking of doing another reading group this summer. Does one of these books pique your curiosity? If so, comment below so I can get a general sense of interest and proportions. If there’s enough interest, we will do weekly zoom meetings studying one of these books in depth, to completion. Suitable to all audiences, regardless of expertise, although anything helps. Meetings would likely be Saturday or Sunday at 2pm EST.
4 months ago | [YT] | 61
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A raw view of some tentative notes I’ve been preparing for some upcoming lectures.
In addition to these, I’ve got a very exciting and massive project in the works that should be released in the coming days…
5 months ago | [YT] | 50
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Sorry for the schedule mishap today everybody! Rest assured, the 10,000 subscribers Q&A is still on, albeit a day later: Wednesday, May 28th at 2pm EST. Hope to see many of you there for a chance to hang out together and talk!
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We did it everyone! The channel officially surpassed 10,000 subscribers! I think my thumb was a little shocked typing so many zeros 😂Thank you everyone so much for showing the capacity of people to form a concerted community of inquirers who accept the task of slowing down and thinking.
I’ll be hosting a 10,000 subscribers Q&A livestream here on the channel on Tuesday, May 27th at 2pm EST. I’ll be answering both questions submitted in the previous post, as well as any live-submitted questions you may have for me! I can’t wait to sit down and celebrate with y’all as a community and give a more thorough statement of appreciation🎉🤗
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