web01.fireside.fm Thu, 14 May 2026 22:42:16 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Weird Studies - Episodes Tagged with “Genre” https://www.weirdstudies.com/tags/genre Tue, 15 May 2018 23:00:00 -0400 Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art that opens up rifts in what we are pleased to call "reality." en-us episodic Art and philosophy at the limits of the thinkable Phil Ford and J. F. Martel Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art that opens up rifts in what we are pleased to call "reality." yes weird, art, philosophy Phil Ford and J. F. Martel admin@weirdstudies.com Episode 14: On Tarkovsky's 'Stalker' - Part One https://www.weirdstudies.com/14 6cfbfa0e-50c4-4231-a6f9-fda10afe2b59 Tue, 15 May 2018 23:00:00 -0400 Phil Ford and J. F. Martel 14 On Tarkovsky's 'Stalker' - Part One full Phil Ford and J. F. Martel The first part of JF and Phil's conversation on Tarkovsky's 1979 masterpiece, "Stalker." 41:03 yes <p>Journey into the Zone to uncover some of the strange artifacts buried in Tarkovsky's cinematic masterpiece, <em>Stalker</em> (1979). In this first of a two-part conversation, Phil and JF discuss a poem by Tarkovsky's dad, compare the film with the sci-fi novel that inspired it, explore the ideological underpinnings of formulaic genre, delve into the meaning and affordances of the concept of <em>zone</em>, and affirm that in a sufficiently weird mindset, even a casual stroll in your hometown can become an excursion into a Zone of your own. </p> <p><strong>REFERENCES</strong></p> <p>Andrei Tarkovsky (dir.), <em><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079944/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Stalker</a></em><br> Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside_Picnic" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Roadside Picnic</a></em><br> The Wachowskis (dir.), <em><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Matrix</a></em><br> James Cameron (dir.), <em><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Avatar</a></em><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_City_Television" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Second City Television</a> (SCTV), vintage Canadian comedy show<br> Alex Garland (dir.), <em><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2798920/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Annihilation</a></em> (based on the novel by Jeff Vandermeer; here's <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/9-ways-annihilation-the-movie-differs-from-the-book.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">an article</a> on how Garland's film differs from Vandermeer's arguably <em>weirder</em> text)<br> SCTV, <em><a href="https://www.secondcity.com/network/sctv-monster-chiller-horror-theatre-whispers-of-the-wolf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: Whispers of the Wolf</a></em></p> Journey into the Zone to uncover some of the strange artifacts buried in Tarkovsky's cinematic masterpiece, Stalker (1979). In this first of a two-part conversation, Phil and JF discuss a poem by Tarkovsky's dad, compare the film with the sci-fi novel that inspired it, explore the ideological underpinnings of formulaic genre, delve into the meaning and affordances of the concept of zone, and affirm that in a sufficiently weird mindset, even a casual stroll in your hometown can become an excursion into a Zone of your own.

REFERENCES

Andrei Tarkovsky (dir.), Stalker
Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Roadside Picnic
The Wachowskis (dir.), The Matrix
James Cameron (dir.), Avatar
Second City Television (SCTV), vintage Canadian comedy show
Alex Garland (dir.), Annihilation (based on the novel by Jeff Vandermeer; here's an article on how Garland's film differs from Vandermeer's arguably weirder text)
SCTV, Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: Whispers of the Wolf

]]> Journey into the Zone to uncover some of the strange artifacts buried in Tarkovsky's cinematic masterpiece, Stalker (1979). In this first of a two-part conversation, Phil and JF discuss a poem by Tarkovsky's dad, compare the film with the sci-fi novel that inspired it, explore the ideological underpinnings of formulaic genre, delve into the meaning and affordances of the concept of zone, and affirm that in a sufficiently weird mindset, even a casual stroll in your hometown can become an excursion into a Zone of your own.

REFERENCES

Andrei Tarkovsky (dir.), Stalker
Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Roadside Picnic
The Wachowskis (dir.), The Matrix
James Cameron (dir.), Avatar
Second City Television (SCTV), vintage Canadian comedy show
Alex Garland (dir.), Annihilation (based on the novel by Jeff Vandermeer; here's an article on how Garland's film differs from Vandermeer's arguably weirder text)
SCTV, Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: Whispers of the Wolf

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