#American #pundits and #publicintellectuals are doing a good job at analyzing the collapse of #democracy and the rise of #fascist #authoritarianism in the #US. They’re just not doing very much to stop it …
March 29, 2026 at 2:49 PM
#American #pundits and #publicintellectuals are doing a good job at analyzing the collapse of #democracy and the rise of #fascist #authoritarianism in the #US. They’re just not doing very much to stop it …
#OTD #TDIH #October3, 1925: #BOTD: #HBD #GoreVidal! #Novelists #Screenwriters #Writers #Historians #Critics #Satirists #PublicIntellectuals #Homosexuals #TVSky #ComedySky #SCTVSky
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SCTV - TYDE LAUNDRY DETERGENT with Norman Mailer - (Tyde’s in…Dirt’s out)
YouTube video by TVOR - The Voice of Reason
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October 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Judith Butler is so clear and succinct.
Why can't more #PublicIntellectuals be as effective? Why do they think they have to marshal loads of #facts and #statistics? That tendency is precisely why so many reject the #EliteExperts, because they hide their real views behind their numbers.
Why can't more #PublicIntellectuals be as effective? Why do they think they have to marshal loads of #facts and #statistics? That tendency is precisely why so many reject the #EliteExperts, because they hide their real views behind their numbers.
March 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Judith Butler is so clear and succinct.
Why can't more #PublicIntellectuals be as effective? Why do they think they have to marshal loads of #facts and #statistics? That tendency is precisely why so many reject the #EliteExperts, because they hide their real views behind their numbers.
Why can't more #PublicIntellectuals be as effective? Why do they think they have to marshal loads of #facts and #statistics? That tendency is precisely why so many reject the #EliteExperts, because they hide their real views behind their numbers.
June 19, 1994 - The Independent - A profile on Dr. Richard Dawkins and his bride, Lalla Ward.
#RichardDawkins #LallaWard #TheIndependent #IndependentNewspaper #OnThisDay #1994 #AuthorProfile #ScientistSpotlight #PublicIntellectuals #ScienceWriting #BiographicalProfile
#RichardDawkins #LallaWard #TheIndependent #IndependentNewspaper #OnThisDay #1994 #AuthorProfile #ScientistSpotlight #PublicIntellectuals #ScienceWriting #BiographicalProfile
August 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM
June 19, 1994 - The Independent - A profile on Dr. Richard Dawkins and his bride, Lalla Ward.
#RichardDawkins #LallaWard #TheIndependent #IndependentNewspaper #OnThisDay #1994 #AuthorProfile #ScientistSpotlight #PublicIntellectuals #ScienceWriting #BiographicalProfile
#RichardDawkins #LallaWard #TheIndependent #IndependentNewspaper #OnThisDay #1994 #AuthorProfile #ScientistSpotlight #PublicIntellectuals #ScienceWriting #BiographicalProfile
#PublicIntellectuals check out Michael Ignatief‘s talk on #AcademicFreedom @ucl.ac.uk on this contested role some academics choose to take up.
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
#PublicIntellectuals check out Michael Ignatief‘s talk on #AcademicFreedom @ucl.ac.uk on this contested role some academics choose to take up.
“A melancholy lesson of advancing years is the realisation that you can't make old friends.”
#BookSky #Books #Essays #PublicIntellectuals #Friendship
#BookSky #Books #Essays #PublicIntellectuals #Friendship
September 18, 2026 at 1:07 AM
“A melancholy lesson of advancing years is the realisation that you can't make old friends.”
#BookSky #Books #Essays #PublicIntellectuals #Friendship
#BookSky #Books #Essays #PublicIntellectuals #Friendship
Now available! This book transforms our understanding of Habermas by focusing on his work as a public intellectual, showing how he has shaped debates far beyond the ivory tower. buff.ly/YinZZHe @pjv.bsky.social #JürgenHabermas #CriticalTheory #FrankfurtSchool #PublicIntellectuals
May 20, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Now available! This book transforms our understanding of Habermas by focusing on his work as a public intellectual, showing how he has shaped debates far beyond the ivory tower. buff.ly/YinZZHe @pjv.bsky.social #JürgenHabermas #CriticalTheory #FrankfurtSchool #PublicIntellectuals
8/10
Geuss’s “unpopularity” stems from his refusal to simplify. Ott notes his resistance to media spectacle and normative blueprints, making him a philosopher’s philosopher - challenging, not comforting.
#PublicIntellectuals #Philosophy #AntiHeroism
Geuss’s “unpopularity” stems from his refusal to simplify. Ott notes his resistance to media spectacle and normative blueprints, making him a philosopher’s philosopher - challenging, not comforting.
#PublicIntellectuals #Philosophy #AntiHeroism
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
8/10
Geuss’s “unpopularity” stems from his refusal to simplify. Ott notes his resistance to media spectacle and normative blueprints, making him a philosopher’s philosopher - challenging, not comforting.
#PublicIntellectuals #Philosophy #AntiHeroism
Geuss’s “unpopularity” stems from his refusal to simplify. Ott notes his resistance to media spectacle and normative blueprints, making him a philosopher’s philosopher - challenging, not comforting.
#PublicIntellectuals #Philosophy #AntiHeroism
8/10
Geuss’s “unpopularity” stems from his refusal to simplify. Ott notes his resistance to media spectacle and normative blueprints, making him a philosopher’s philosopher - challenging, not comforting.
#PublicIntellectuals #Philosophy #AntiHeroism
Geuss’s “unpopularity” stems from his refusal to simplify. Ott notes his resistance to media spectacle and normative blueprints, making him a philosopher’s philosopher - challenging, not comforting.
#PublicIntellectuals #Philosophy #AntiHeroism
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
8/10
Geuss’s “unpopularity” stems from his refusal to simplify. Ott notes his resistance to media spectacle and normative blueprints, making him a philosopher’s philosopher - challenging, not comforting.
#PublicIntellectuals #Philosophy #AntiHeroism
Geuss’s “unpopularity” stems from his refusal to simplify. Ott notes his resistance to media spectacle and normative blueprints, making him a philosopher’s philosopher - challenging, not comforting.
#PublicIntellectuals #Philosophy #AntiHeroism
As I navigate the Bluesky learning curve, please hit me up if you're interested in #writing, #memoir, #anthropology #socialsciences, #altac, PhDs working outside of academia, #publicintellectuals, or tangentially related topics (or not, really). About me:
November 13, 2024 at 5:00 PM
As I navigate the Bluesky learning curve, please hit me up if you're interested in #writing, #memoir, #anthropology #socialsciences, #altac, PhDs working outside of academia, #publicintellectuals, or tangentially related topics (or not, really). About me:
"Grounded #intellectualwork, when it happens, if it ever happens again,is #uncomfortable. It tells you things you don't want to hear, makes arguments that threaten positions you hold, points out problems you'd rather not see. The #publicintellectuals of the past…afflicted the comfortable and […]
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December 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
"Grounded #intellectualwork, when it happens, if it ever happens again,is #uncomfortable. It tells you things you don't want to hear, makes arguments that threaten positions you hold, points out problems you'd rather not see. The #publicintellectuals of the past…afflicted the comfortable and […]
Profiled in Lancet Psychiatry @awaisaftab #LancetPsychiatry #MentalHealth #PublicIntellectuals #Psychiatry #MentalHealthAwareness
Profiled in Lancet Psychiatry
“one of the discipline’s foremost public intellectuals”
www.psychiatrymargins.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Profiled in Lancet Psychiatry @awaisaftab #LancetPsychiatry #MentalHealth #PublicIntellectuals #Psychiatry #MentalHealthAwareness
Open Society Foundations selected 31 public intellectuals from seven cities across the Global South for a unique fellowship.
Constance Matthiessen(@cmatthiessen.bsky.social) reports: tinyurl.com/mt7f3y8f
#OpenSociety #Philanthropy #GlobalSouth #PublicIntellectuals #CulturalHubs #HumanRights #OSF
Constance Matthiessen(@cmatthiessen.bsky.social) reports: tinyurl.com/mt7f3y8f
#OpenSociety #Philanthropy #GlobalSouth #PublicIntellectuals #CulturalHubs #HumanRights #OSF
After a Hiatus, What’s New with Open Society Foundations’ Distinctive Fellowships?
OSF's fellowship program is back, aiming to amplify and elevate voices from the Global South. The 2025-26 cohort includes 31 public intellectuals from seven cities.
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August 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Open Society Foundations selected 31 public intellectuals from seven cities across the Global South for a unique fellowship.
Constance Matthiessen(@cmatthiessen.bsky.social) reports: tinyurl.com/mt7f3y8f
#OpenSociety #Philanthropy #GlobalSouth #PublicIntellectuals #CulturalHubs #HumanRights #OSF
Constance Matthiessen(@cmatthiessen.bsky.social) reports: tinyurl.com/mt7f3y8f
#OpenSociety #Philanthropy #GlobalSouth #PublicIntellectuals #CulturalHubs #HumanRights #OSF
New peer-reviewed article published:
Silenced Professoriate: Understanding Academic Freedom in the Modern University
doi.org/10.26522/bro...
#HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #NewManagerialism #PublicIntellectuals
Silenced Professoriate: Understanding Academic Freedom in the Modern University
doi.org/10.26522/bro...
#HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #NewManagerialism #PublicIntellectuals
Silenced Professoriate: Understanding Academic Freedom in the Modern University
| Brock Education Journal
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May 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
New peer-reviewed article published:
Silenced Professoriate: Understanding Academic Freedom in the Modern University
doi.org/10.26522/bro...
#HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #NewManagerialism #PublicIntellectuals
Silenced Professoriate: Understanding Academic Freedom in the Modern University
doi.org/10.26522/bro...
#HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #NewManagerialism #PublicIntellectuals
🎥 Open Society Foundations posted a video
🏷️ https://unjobs.org/themes/fellowship-holders
🏷️ https://unjobs.org/themes/fellowship-holders
Pass the Mic: Open Society Fellows
We’re passing the mic 🎤 to our Open Society fellows!
Amita, Camille, Carla, Ika, Esther, and Tosin are part of a class of 31 public intellectuals from seven global cities who are shaping global conversations on the most pressing issues of our time.
#OpenSociety #PasstheMic #PublicIntellectuals #shorts
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January 26, 2026 at 12:20 PM
🎥 Open Society Foundations posted a video
🏷️ https://unjobs.org/themes/fellowship-holders
🏷️ https://unjobs.org/themes/fellowship-holders