Dr Graham St John, Playa Pataphysicist

The vibe is real. Playa magic. Secret sauce. Atypical
serendipity. Whatever you call it, it’s being studied by social
scientists around the world and written about in the annals of
academia. 


The vibe is real, but that doesn’t mean we must deny our Dada
roots. We can yield a toilet plunger like a royal scepter. We can
celebrate porta-loo beautification, and its absurd juxtaposition,
as a legit art experience. We can invent a vibe-sensing device
that has no sensors. 


Stuart Mangrum talks with Dr. Graham St John, cultural
anthropologist, author of many books and academic articles about
Burning Man culture, festival culture, EDM, psychedelics, and
other scholarly adjacencies. Listen in and learn the true meaning
of “efflorescence” and “ephemeropolis.”


Burning Progeny Project


Wurst Storm Rising (Journal of Festive Studies)


The Big Empty (aeon Magazine)


dancecult: Journal of Electronic Dance Music Culture


Black Rock Gazette, Sept 5, 1999


Burning Man Phrase Generator, Javier F. Barrera


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