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MaconHolt – Aesthetic Theory

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Macon Holt is a writer, critic, podcaster and teacher. Sometimes he says thing to friends who then write them down. To paraphrase Henning Lunquvist, having now accrued immense amounts of cultural capital, he now struggles to convert it into money

  • “It’s after the end of the world, don’t you know that yet?” The irredeemability of Speculative Fiction and Unfuturing Crisis.

    Mar 20—2026

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  • On Aesthetic Theory and Sonic Fiction – Talk at Rhythmic Music Conservatory 9/9/25

    Oct 20—2025

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  • The Sustainability Situationship

    Oct 6—2025

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  • Wants and Needs: On Desire and Left Moralism

    Aug 7—2025

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  • “I have to feel”, or where is the Depression in Popular music?

    Jul 3—2025

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