27: The Dialectic with Edward Ongweso Jr.
Update: 2025-09-08
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Today we’re joined by writer, researcher, and podcaster Edward Ongweso Jr. to discuss “the essence of The Dialectic,” as a highly-fictionalized Herbert Marcuse proclaims in Hail, Caesar! Dialectics: what are they, what is their function, and how might their theory and praxis manifest multifariously across the Coens’ body of work? We discuss the history of the term, how the concept of keeping two ideas in tension is expressed within individual characters, and we finally tackle the loop-de-loop structure of Inside Llewyn Davis. This conversation is a deep dive and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Ed’s podcast: This Machine Kills
Ed’s substack: The Tech Bubble
Coens Covered: Hail, Caesar!, Inside Llewyn Davis, A Serious Man, No Country for Old Men, Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, Fargo
Plus: No Direction Home
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Ed’s podcast: This Machine Kills
Ed’s substack: The Tech Bubble
Coens Covered: Hail, Caesar!, Inside Llewyn Davis, A Serious Man, No Country for Old Men, Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, Fargo
Plus: No Direction Home
Want to join the study group? Follow us on social media, tell your friends about the show, and leave a rating/review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. It really helps the show. And join the Discord too!
**You can also support us directly at https://ko-fi.com/tothewhitesea**
For all things TTWS visit tothewhitesea.me
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