Intrapology

Intrapology

Stories from the Transdimensional Research Institute

Does it feel like being a person in this world doesn't quite come naturally to you? Do things like gender and money feel like alien concepts, that you just have to go along with in order to get by? If so, you're not the only one!

The Transdimensional Research Institute assigns sentient beings to target worlds, as part of its ambitious programme of anthropological research. The world you are assigned shapes you, so by understanding yourself you can better understand the world. The more worlds we study together, the better we can understand the social and cultural forces that create them.

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Video

We have our own video sharing site on the Peertube network, where we host:

  • Past episodes of our show
  • Recordings of short test pieces made using Intrinsink
  • Other videos by artists involved in Intrapology

Since Peertube is federated, that means our video sharing site also acts as a portal to videos posted by other creative folks on the indie social web. Check it out!

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Previous episodes

Photo of a white non-binary person with long black hair and a streak of lavender. Text reads Intrapology Assigned Earth at Birth, 26th September 7pm UK time, with Now Play This

Episode 1: Assigned Earth at Birth

Video: Peertube | Patreon
Interactive playscript: https://zoy.itch.io/assigned-earth-at-birth
A glitchy blue image. In a circle, a photo of a black woman in smart-casual neon and a white non-binary person in black. Text reads Intrapology Is Society in the Room with us Now?

Episode 2: Is 'Society' in the Room with us Now?

Video: Peertube | Patreon
Interactive playscript: https://zoy.itch.io/is-society-in-the-room-with-us-now

Philosophy

Intrapology takes social constructivism very literally, to the point that things get weird. The world does not simply exist on its own, separate to what living beings think and do - we are all, together, involved in “worlding”. Everything exists by unconscious consent of everybody who shares a world.

The question, then, is why we have all consented to live in such a shithole. Can we just not? And what happens then? Is there a way out?

Intrapology is inspired by post-structuralist queer and new materialist writing, particularly in the field of feminist technoscience studies. It aims to playfully tell stories that offer new ways of thinking bodies and worlds, and contribute to the conceptual shifts required for earthly survival.

Reading guide

Some documents related to this project are written using specialist language. If a plain English version is not yet available, please consult the glossary as needed.