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Neil Gorman

Neil Gorman

Neil Gorman is an assistant professor at the Aurora University School of Social Work, and a practicing Lacanian analyst, and a maker of podcasts, newsletters, & other sundry things.

📍 Near Chicago http://neilgorman.com

Life on Mars & phones

From this week’s post on the blog Walk Notes: I’m not sure there’s a more melancholy tune in the world than Life On Mars played by a local band in a church hall while a tea urn boils in the background. This is one of those observations

QCP-016 | Spray Foam & Reading Derrida

Contents: 1. Episode 016 is the start of Season 2. QTS is now QCP. 2. I'm out of sorts because my routines have been very thrown off. 3. The other day, I tried to read some Derrida Referenced: - The Philistines Jr. Tarquin's half-assed mission statement

New Title Card & A Name Change

QTS is now QCP: I'm changing the name of Quotidian Things & Stuff (QTS) to the Quotidian Chronicles Podcast (QCP). I made a new title card that I'll use for the next episode, which will be released later today. Title Card Getting out of my rut

Top of Mind | Derrida through Lacan-Miller

Hi there, I sent out the most recent edition of my email ◉ Newsletter today, and in that text, I wrote about how my sleeping routine has been thrown way off. I don’t want to make a huge deal about it because I am getting sleep. I’m functional but

◉ Newsletter | Frustrations

Hello, This newsletter will contain fewer sections and be more rambling than is typical. The main reason for this is that a major house improvement project has been going on for weeks. The entire family has had to be out of the house for several days because of a combination

Philology

I came across the word philology while reading an article about the work of Anne Carson. From the Wikipedia article: Philology (from Ancient Greek φιλολογία (philología) 'love of word') is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary

Sprechgesang

While looking up more stuff on Kim Gordon I found the Wikipedia article on sprechgesang. Sprechgesang (German: [ˈʃpʀɛçɡəˌzaŋ], "spoken singing") and Sprechstimme (German: [ˈʃpʀɛçˌʃtɪmə], "spoken voice"), more commonly known as speak-singing in English, are expressionist musical vocal techniques between singing and speaking. Though sometimes used interchangeably,

[Listening] The Collective by Kim Gordon

I’ve been listening to the new Kim Gordon album The Collective (Apple Music, Spotify, Bandcamp) a lot over the past few days. The year is still young, but I think this is the most interesting album I’ve heard in 2024. From the Pitchfork review by Shaad D’Souza

⌾ Recommendations | 3 Things

Hi, It is Friday, and that is the day that I send out a list of things that I suspect you might enjoy. |1| WATCHING (Film): I watched the film Person Shopper, directed by Olivier Assayas and starring Kristen Stewart. I really liked this film! I wrote a longer post

[Listening] Saisei by DJ Krush

Earlier today, I went for a walk. While walking, I listened to Saisei, the newest DJ Krush album (Apple Music, Spotify, Bandcamp). These are some observations that came to mind while listening to the album. There are no skippable tracks Usually, when I listen to an album, there is a