Brian K Goodman
@briankgoodman.bsky.social
Teaching lit at ASU, just wrote this: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674983373
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Great piece
To learn more about postliberalism, @briankgoodman.bsky.social infiltrates Budapest’s Danube Institute in the last days of the Orbán regime.
www.thedriftmag.com/the-last-day...
www.thedriftmag.com/the-last-day...
The Last Days of the Danube Institute | A Report from Postliberal Budapest
By Brian Goodman. In the wake of Viktor Orbán’s defeat, Budapest’s postliberals face end times.
www.thedriftmag.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Great piece
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"Five intellectuals in close proximity to power can do a lot of damage." Really fascinating @briankgoodman.bsky.social piece on the post-liberal scene (and pseudo-scene) in Hungary www.thedriftmag.com/the-last-day...
The Last Days of the Danube Institute | A Report from Postliberal Budapest
By Brian Goodman. In the wake of Viktor Orbán’s defeat, Budapest’s postliberals face end times.
www.thedriftmag.com
September 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"Five intellectuals in close proximity to power can do a lot of damage." Really fascinating @briankgoodman.bsky.social piece on the post-liberal scene (and pseudo-scene) in Hungary www.thedriftmag.com/the-last-day...
It turns out "infiltrating" the Danube Institute mostly requires filling out an online registration form.
That, and eating a lot of dry pastries.
The essay is finally out in @thedriftmag.com
www.thedriftmag.com/the-last-day...
That, and eating a lot of dry pastries.
The essay is finally out in @thedriftmag.com
www.thedriftmag.com/the-last-day...
The Last Days of the Danube Institute | A Report from Postliberal Budapest
By Brian Goodman. In the wake of Viktor Orbán’s defeat, Budapest’s postliberals face end times.
www.thedriftmag.com
September 15, 2026 at 3:07 PM
It turns out "infiltrating" the Danube Institute mostly requires filling out an online registration form.
That, and eating a lot of dry pastries.
The essay is finally out in @thedriftmag.com
www.thedriftmag.com/the-last-day...
That, and eating a lot of dry pastries.
The essay is finally out in @thedriftmag.com
www.thedriftmag.com/the-last-day...
One of the stranger experiences of my life! Thanks to the wonderful editors @thedriftmag.com. Happy (and just a little scared) to finally share it...
To learn more about postliberalism, @briankgoodman.bsky.social infiltrates Budapest’s Danube Institute in the last days of the Orbán regime.
www.thedriftmag.com/the-last-day...
www.thedriftmag.com/the-last-day...
The Last Days of the Danube Institute | A Report from Postliberal Budapest
By Brian Goodman. In the wake of Viktor Orbán’s defeat, Budapest’s postliberals face end times.
www.thedriftmag.com
September 14, 2026 at 7:51 PM
One of the stranger experiences of my life! Thanks to the wonderful editors @thedriftmag.com. Happy (and just a little scared) to finally share it...
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Some absolute blockbusters in here including the new definitive piece on the fate of Orbán intellectualism by @briankgoodman.bsky.social thedriftmag.com/the-last-day...
The Last Days of the Danube Institute | A Report from Postliberal Budapest
By Brian Goodman. In the wake of Viktor Orbán’s defeat, Budapest’s postliberals face end times.
thedriftmag.com
September 14, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Some absolute blockbusters in here including the new definitive piece on the fate of Orbán intellectualism by @briankgoodman.bsky.social thedriftmag.com/the-last-day...
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🚨ISSUE EIGHTEEN OF THE DRIFT IS NOW ONLINE🚨 www.thedriftmag.com/issue/issue-...
Issue 18
Issue 18 of The Drift
www.thedriftmag.com
September 14, 2026 at 6:16 PM
🚨ISSUE EIGHTEEN OF THE DRIFT IS NOW ONLINE🚨 www.thedriftmag.com/issue/issue-...
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Hear from our 2025/26 fellows about their research, their experience, and what they gained from being part of our community.
🎥 Watch @briankgoodman.bsky.social talk about Democracy, Dissent & Human Rights
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📣 Applications for 2027/28 are now open:
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🎥 Watch @briankgoodman.bsky.social talk about Democracy, Dissent & Human Rights
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How Literature Shapes Resistance: Brian K. Goodman on Democracy, Dissent & Human Rights | IAS CEU
YouTube video by Central European University
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September 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Hear from our 2025/26 fellows about their research, their experience, and what they gained from being part of our community.
🎥 Watch @briankgoodman.bsky.social talk about Democracy, Dissent & Human Rights
tinyurl.com/ycybrhfu
📣 Applications for 2027/28 are now open:
tinyurl.com/3uycr8yb
🎥 Watch @briankgoodman.bsky.social talk about Democracy, Dissent & Human Rights
tinyurl.com/ycybrhfu
📣 Applications for 2027/28 are now open:
tinyurl.com/3uycr8yb
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Just popping up to thank the brilliant @evapayne.bsky.social for writing a thoughtful review of my book, Desiring Whiteness, along the excellent books by Elisa Camiscioli and the late Philippa Hetherington. europeanreviewofbooks.com/tits-out-for...
Tits out for the motherland! - The European Review of Books
Are French sex workers wittier? The prostitute as a marker of national sexual character.
europeanreviewofbooks.com
September 3, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Just popping up to thank the brilliant @evapayne.bsky.social for writing a thoughtful review of my book, Desiring Whiteness, along the excellent books by Elisa Camiscioli and the late Philippa Hetherington. europeanreviewofbooks.com/tits-out-for...
Do it! (And not just because I've got something "fun" coming out in this one...)
September 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Do it! (And not just because I've got something "fun" coming out in this one...)
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Drift Labor Day sale! 🚨Now through September 14, get 25 percent off subscriptions and 50 percent off all back issues.
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September 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Drift Labor Day sale! 🚨Now through September 14, get 25 percent off subscriptions and 50 percent off all back issues.
shop.thedriftmag.com
shop.thedriftmag.com
Election Day in Budapest
April 12, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Election Day in Budapest
Next month in Prague!
March 25, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Next month in Prague!
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TOC, non-proof version
March 24, 2026 at 6:03 PM
TOC, non-proof version
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Ah, the exhilaration of book proofs in the inbox! _Keeping Contact: Jewish Cultural Initiatives Across Cold War Borders_ is coming to fruition, opening new doors to our understanding of the post-World War Two Jewish World. With @labendz.bsky.social
www.amazon.com/Keeping-Cont...
www.amazon.com/Keeping-Cont...
Keeping Contact: Jewish Cultural Initiatives Across Cold War Borders
Amazon.com: Keeping Contact: Jewish Cultural Initiatives Across Cold War Borders: 9781626712652: Klein-Pejšová, Rebekah, Labendz, Jacob Ari: Books
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March 24, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Ah, the exhilaration of book proofs in the inbox! _Keeping Contact: Jewish Cultural Initiatives Across Cold War Borders_ is coming to fruition, opening new doors to our understanding of the post-World War Two Jewish World. With @labendz.bsky.social
www.amazon.com/Keeping-Cont...
www.amazon.com/Keeping-Cont...
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Highly readable review of what promises to be one of the most "urgent" books of the year.
March 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Highly readable review of what promises to be one of the most "urgent" books of the year.
Reposted by Brian K Goodman
How did writers and artists working under authoritarianism respond to a widespread sense of political failure in the decades after 1968? Join us for a lecture by Brian K. Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social on "the antipolitical imagination".
⏰4 March 2026, 12:30 pm
tinyurl.com/2rkvcr4m
⏰4 March 2026, 12:30 pm
tinyurl.com/2rkvcr4m
The Antipolitical Imagination: The Story of a Dissident Idea between Budapest and New York
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March 3, 2026 at 12:20 PM
How did writers and artists working under authoritarianism respond to a widespread sense of political failure in the decades after 1968? Join us for a lecture by Brian K. Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social on "the antipolitical imagination".
⏰4 March 2026, 12:30 pm
tinyurl.com/2rkvcr4m
⏰4 March 2026, 12:30 pm
tinyurl.com/2rkvcr4m
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Mark your calendars: on May 12, @quinnslobodian.com and I go deep on yuppies at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social
www.harvard.com/event/dylan-...
www.harvard.com/event/dylan-...
February 27, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Mark your calendars: on May 12, @quinnslobodian.com and I go deep on yuppies at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social
www.harvard.com/event/dylan-...
www.harvard.com/event/dylan-...
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Excerpt from Banning Books in America: Not a How-To (pub date today!) by @lydiamillet.bsky.social in @literaryhub.bsky.social
lithub.com/what-happens...
lithub.com/what-happens...
What Happens When Your Books (Don’t) Get Banned?
When a friend wrote to me some months ago that he’d heard a book of mine had been banned, I felt a surge of excitement. I’m not proud of this. The banning of a book is hardly a badge of literary me…
lithub.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Excerpt from Banning Books in America: Not a How-To (pub date today!) by @lydiamillet.bsky.social in @literaryhub.bsky.social
lithub.com/what-happens...
lithub.com/what-happens...
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Our little book on a big issue is out, with thought-provoking essays from @annieabrams.bsky.social, @lydiamillet.bsky.social, @briankgoodman.bsky.social, @electrostani.bsky.social, @jeremycyoung.bsky.social, @edrabinski.bsky.social, and more who are not on here--hoping people find it useful
Out today: 'Banning Books in America: Not a How-To" edited by @samcohen.bsky.social
Educators, writers, advocates, and librarians explore book banning in the U.S. across past and present.
Get your copy: https://bit.ly/46j70zY
Educators, writers, advocates, and librarians explore book banning in the U.S. across past and present.
Get your copy: https://bit.ly/46j70zY
February 19, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Our little book on a big issue is out, with thought-provoking essays from @annieabrams.bsky.social, @lydiamillet.bsky.social, @briankgoodman.bsky.social, @electrostani.bsky.social, @jeremycyoung.bsky.social, @edrabinski.bsky.social, and more who are not on here--hoping people find it useful
boldog születésnapot nekem!
February 13, 2026 at 10:23 AM
boldog születésnapot nekem!
I can’t help myself!
(Also, not quite what I argue, but I’m sure the reviewer couldn’t help themselves either.)
(Also, not quite what I argue, but I’m sure the reviewer couldn’t help themselves either.)
February 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I can’t help myself!
(Also, not quite what I argue, but I’m sure the reviewer couldn’t help themselves either.)
(Also, not quite what I argue, but I’m sure the reviewer couldn’t help themselves either.)
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“Rubber bullets and book bans are weapons deployed against all of us.” Alumnus @samcohen.bsky.social confronts the censorship surge in “Banning Books in America: Not a How-To,” which includes a syllabus from his university course on banned books
New Collection Confronts the Rise of Book Bans in the U.S.
Alumnus Samuel Cohen gathers leading voices in “Banning Books in America,” a new collection of essays.
www.gc.cuny.edu
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 PM
“Rubber bullets and book bans are weapons deployed against all of us.” Alumnus @samcohen.bsky.social confronts the censorship surge in “Banning Books in America: Not a How-To,” which includes a syllabus from his university course on banned books
Next month, I'm giving a lecture on "The Antipolitical Imagination" at the Institute for Advanced Study at CEU (@iasceu.bsky.social). If you're in Budapest, join us!
events.ceu.edu/2026-03-04/a...
events.ceu.edu/2026-03-04/a...
The Antipolitical Imagination: The Story of a Dissident Idea between Budapest and New York
events.ceu.edu
February 6, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Next month, I'm giving a lecture on "The Antipolitical Imagination" at the Institute for Advanced Study at CEU (@iasceu.bsky.social). If you're in Budapest, join us!
events.ceu.edu/2026-03-04/a...
events.ceu.edu/2026-03-04/a...