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A well-paid, four-year PhD position in political theory/philosophy at the University of Amsterdam, to work primarily with my wonderful colleagues Lillian Cicerchia (@classreductress) and Paul Raekstad, and also a bit with yours truly. werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancie…
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We are advertising a PhD position in Political Theory! Please let us know your interest. The day to day supervisors will be myself and Paul Raekstad, and Enzo Rossi will also be a part of our team.
PS: Through Easter, I won't be responding to DMs here.
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancie…
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Found the review of Capital that led Marx to write that he was not interested in "writing recipes...for the cook-shops of the future"
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‘“There is not a single example in the recent past where mirroring far-right policies helped the mainstream parties,” said Peter Matuschek, head of Forsa, a pollster.’ on.ft.com/4hdc7W0
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Remembering Anna Karina, who passed away 5 years ago today ~ Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
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'A Man Leaning on a Parapet,' from around 1881, is one of George Seurat’s earliest works that showed single figures absorbed in thought. The painting reveals his skill for light effects and bold silhouettes.
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Why would someone act as if they trust when they do not, in fact, trust? Find it out by reading @AlfMoore and Micheal Mackenzie’s new article in CRISPP!
Delighted to see that As-if Trust, by Michael Mackenzie and I, is out open access in CRISPP! @YCPolTheory @CRISPP_PolPhil @uniyorkpolitics @UniOfYork @viunews
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Delighted to see that As-if Trust, by Michael Mackenzie and I, is out open access in CRISPP! @YCPolTheory @CRISPP_PolPhil @uniyorkpolitics @UniOfYork @viunews
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My article on cold war philosophers, with a great photo of Kathy Wilkes, taking by the secret police:
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JOB ALERT: I'm advertisinga 3 year post-doc looking at digital technology and trust. Its to join a new project starting in January. If you have any questions do get in touch: jobs.shef.ac.uk/sap/bc/webdy… @psa_TIP @psa_ecn
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To advertise the weekly FaculTEA, I asked AI to generate an image of 'Cambridge academics having afternoon tea in a library'. This is the cursed picture it produced. Horrifying in a number of ways.
Brilliant.
Replying to @Andr6wMale
When I worked in the fiction section at Hatchards the publisher John Calder had a habit of appearing out of nowhere & screaming ‘YOU HAVE NO BECKETT!!!’ at me. He wasn’t a bad sort, just terrifying.
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📢Lecturer in Political Theory Manchester Metropolitan University!
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💬 Kylian Mbappé : « Je pense que plus que jamais, il faut aller voter, il y a vraiment urgence, on ne peut pas laisser notre pays entre les mains de ces gens-là »
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"We don’t have time to reinvent our ethical and political categories, so we have to make do with an intellectual and practical legacy that we know is partly obsolete."
A timely moment to revisit this essay by @picharbonnier
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Replying to @NoreenMasud
Yes! I always remember this pithy post about the world of change management: it's not complicated, it's just hard.
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People mix the two all the time, especially if there's money to be made from the (retention of) complexity.
Matthew Festenstein retweeted
it’s Women’s Prize week; the wildest and most unexpected ride of my life is nearly over. I’ve read the whole shortlist and I’m stunned all over again to be listed alongside these books. It would be an honour to be beaten by any one of them 🧵
Now let's shine a spotlight on our Non-Fiction shortlistees.
Brilliant, talented, inspirational women. The winner of the #WomensPrize for Non-Fiction will be announced on 13th June.
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