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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

Human rights experts are urgently warning about police killings of Black Americans

This 188 page report of The International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence Against People of African Descent in the United States [https://inquirycommission.org/website/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Commission-Report-15-April.pdf] is something I learned about this morning via The Skimm email newsletter [https://www.theskimm.com/

InForm | Todd McGowan & Psychoanalysis in the Classroom

Intro: Psychoanalytic superstar Todd McGowan [https://www.amazon.com/Todd-McGowan/e/B001IU0F3I?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1619567603&sr=1-1] makes his second appearance on the InForm: Podcast. In this episode (after Neil makes an error), we talk about psychoanalysis in the classroom. Longer Show Notes:

It sure seems like the GOP does not like the government to to anything

From the New York Times - The Morning newsletter today [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/briefing/india-cdc-masks-alameda-california.html] . * When Republicans controlled the White House and Congress in 2017 and 2018, the only major legislation they passed was a tax cut, and the only other big bill that came

Thoughts on the Effects of Social Ownership of Football Clubs

Since I wrote this post yesterday [https://www.surplusjouissance.com/the-social-ownership-of-soccer-clubs/], I've been thinking about some of the effects of social ownership of football clubs. The question that is most in my mind is this: Does putting the emotional energy into being outraged at the creation of an

Some Podcasts about the Death of the European Super League

I wrote about how fans reacted to the (now foiled) formation of a European Super League. Today I wanted to give people some podcasts they can listen to to understand what went down. 1. The Daily – The Super League that Wasn't [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/

The Social Ownership of Soccer Clubs

Ryan O’Hanlon [https://www.ryanohanlon.com/] interviewed economist Mark Blyth [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Blyth] for his newsletter: How the Spectacular, Comical Failure of the Super League Explains the World [https://nograssintheclouds.substack.com/p/how-the-spectacular-comical-failure] > Blyth: I think it’s heartening in the following sense.

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

Read the following on The Loop [https://www.loopinsight.com/2021/04/26/apple-tv-announces-new-music-docuseries-1971-the-year-that-music-changed-everything/] > An immersive, deep-dive rich with archival footage and interviews, “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything,” will show how the musical icons of the time were influenced by the changing tides of history; and, in

1000 Reasons to Ride

I’m an consistent reader/follower of the ambient music blog Headphone Commute. Today I saw a link to this playlist posted there [https://headphonecommute.com/2021/04/23/1000-reasons-to-ride/]. I started to listen, and it’s a huge playlist of the sort if music I can use for thinking.

Matt Robertson’s Enveleau

From the Fluid Radio review of the album [https://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2021/04/matt-robertson-enveleau/]: > The pandemic has been a ripe blossom for creativity, even at a time when the rest of the world experienced stagnation, confinement, and death. In 2020, music, creativity, and the arts in general

Rewards

[https://twitter.com/disquiet/status/1381632964065255429]Well said! Also, I really love reading the disquiet blog [https://disquiet.com/]. There is nothing like it on the internet. I discovered it I don't know how long ago when I was looking for some info on Richard D. James [https: