This research cluster looks at the various theoretical references that have informed the work New Scenario by Rahraw Omarzad, including the works of  Walter Benjamin, Judith Butler, Julia Kristeva, Susan Sontag, and Paul Virilio, and their various explorations of pain and trauma. We can also find references to the previous iteration of this project by Omarzad, Every Tiger Needs a Horse, as well as the work of the podcast collaborators.