Subtext: Conversations about Classic Books and Films

Subtext: Conversations about Classic Books and Films

Wes Alwan and Erin O'Luanaigh

166 - The Ethics of Seeing in Susan Sontag’s “On Photography” (Part 2)
Subtext is a book club podcast for readers interested in what the greatest works of the human imagination say about life’s big questions. Each episode, philosopher Wes Alwan and poet Erin O’Luanaigh conduct a close reading of a text or film and co-write an audio essay about it in real time. It’s literary analysis, but in the best sense: we try not overly stuffy and pedantic, but rather focus on unearthing what’s most compelling about great books and movies, and how it is they can touch our lives in such a significant way.
166 - The Ethics of Seeing in Susan Sontag’s “On Photography” (Part 2)
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Subtext is a book club podcast for readers interested in what the greatest works of the human imagination say about life’s big questions. Each episode, philosopher Wes Alwan and poet Erin O’Luanaigh conduct a close reading of a text or film and co-write an audio essay about it in real time. It’s literary analysis, but in the best sense: we try not overly stuffy and pedantic, but rather focus on unearthing what’s most compelling about great books and movies, and how it is they can touch our lives in such a significant way.

Episodios

166-

The Ethics of Seeing in Susan Sontag’s “On Photography” (Part 2)

lun., 23 mar. 2026
165-

The Ethics of Seeing in Susan Sontag’s “On Photography”

mar., 17 mar. 2026
164-

The Music of Longing in “Amadeus” (1984) – Part 2

lun., 09 mar. 2026
163-

The Music of Longing in “Amadeus” (1984)

mar., 03 mar. 2026
162-

The Character of Authority in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” (Part 6)

lun., 23 feb. 2026