The Dangers of Romanticizing The Liberal Arts - Problems with Dark Academia and Aesthetics

A video essay about the problems of aesthetics and dark academia, and how they're discouraging students from receiving the real values of studying the liberal arts. Companion Article: https://medium.com/the-collector/the-dangers-of-romanticizing-the-liberal-arts-d900684e5581 A few sources on Jacques Derrida: An event, Perhaps (Peter Salmon's biography on Jacques Derrida, which is also a brilliant introduction to his philosophy): https://www.versobooks.com/books/3916-an-event-perhaps Derrida for Beginners by Jim Powell: https://www.forbeginnersbooks.com/derrida The 2002 documentary on Derrida: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5HOJISEXvA&t=3844s Lovers of Philosophy by Warren Ward (the last chapter): https://warrenkward.com/ If you enjoyed this video essay, consider supporting me on Buy Me A Coffee where I'll publish weekly newsletters on book recommendations, tips on reading and updates: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rcwaldun Other Resources: My course on writing essays in the humanities: https://skl.sh/3ow0m2G My new course on keeping a writer's diary: https://skl.sh/3qHJKYg The Scrapbook Project (Insights on creativity, art, reading): https://rcwaldun.com/ My Essays: https://medium.com/@rcwaldun My playlist on Storytelling: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=LiQltdrm698&list=PLAyKE2GAVBOJreusJxK0bBErWBzXY5IKz My collaborative novel about Melbourne: There's A Tale To This City: https://rcwaldun.com/tale My short story collection Passing Tales: https://rcwaldun.com/publication My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/r.c.waldun/ Chapters: 1: Introduction: 00:00 2: What Derrida had against Seinfeld: 01:17 3: Expectations vs reality of studying the Liberal Arts: 04:02 4: Influencers are not professors: 08:51 5: Conclusion: finding joy in the Liberal Arts: 16:00