Julia Jorati

The speakers this Spring are, in chronological order, Colin McQuillan, Sandrine Berges, Catherine Hall, Viviane Ribeiro, Urvashi Chakravarty, and John Harpham.

More information about the Zoom talk series "Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy" is on our website: slaveryandearlymodernphilosophy.georgetown.domains/talk-series/

Huaping Lu-Adler and I are organizing another Zoom talk series on Slavery in Early Modern Philosophy this semester! It's open to the public; please spread the word / consider attending. The schedule, registration info, and recordings of (most) past talks are linked below. #philsky #academicsky

Oxford University Press is currently offering a 30% discount on my anthology (and the other titles in the excellent Oxford New Histories of Philosophy series)! Quite a good deal. Just use the discount code AUFLY30 when ordering through the OUP website. #philsky #academicsky

Important update: advanced graduate students are also eligible to apply!

Important update about the JHP Summer Seminar: advanced graduate students are also eligible to apply, as are recent PhDs working in early modern philosophy! Please spread the word. Application deadline: February 1st; more information: jhp.wisc.edu/summersemina... #philsky #earlymodern #academicsky

Recent philosophy PhDs: consider applying to the JHP Summer Seminar "Early Modern Debates about Slavery" (June 14–19 in Amherst, MA). Travel & housing will be paid up to $2,000. Applications due by Feb. 1. To apply, visit jhp.wisc.edu/summersemina... #philsky #academicsky #earlymodernphilosophy

My 2-volume anthology (Slavery in Early Modern Philosophy) is now available on Oxford Academic! Please ask your universities to purchase access. Vol. 1: academic.oup.com/book/61633; Vol. 2: academic.oup.com/book/61775. It should be available in print very soon as well. #philsky #slavery #earlymodern

Definitely the latter, and possibly also the former

Both volumes are now available for pre-order! If you're in North America, you should get the first volume in December, early enough to incorporate some texts into your Spring semester classes. The second should be available about a month later. global.oup.com/academic/pro... #philsky #slavery

Call for applications for the JHP Summer Seminar 2026 (for recent PhDs working on early modern philosophy). Please share widely! jhp.wisc.edu/summersemina... #philsky #slavery #earlymodern #philosophy

For students interested in Émilie du Châtelet and/or early modern philosophy and science: please consider participating in the 2025 Libori Summer School (a hybrid event)! historyofwomenphilosophers.org/libori-summe... #philsky #earlymodern #academicsky

Vol. 2, which covers 1765–1800, should come out just a month or two after Vol. 1

cover of the forthcoming anthology Slavery in Early Modern Philosophy 1500–1765

The first volume of my anthology of early modern texts about slavery should come out later this year (paperback, hardcover, and e-book)! The cover image is by the amazing NYC artist Ivan Forde. Here's the table of contents: global.oup.com/academic/pro... #philsky #academicsky #slavery

not so far!

- Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy: An NEH Institute for Higher-Education Faculty June 16 – July 4, 2025 Georgetown University, Washington, DC This 3-week Institute explores philosophical debates abo...

Only a few days left to apply for the NEH Summer Institute "Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy" 😲 The deadline is March 5. If you're a faculty member or graduate student in the US, please consider applying, and please tell others who might be interested! #philsky #academicsky @nehgov.bsky.social

I actually prefer indexing my books myself, sorry

... and I'm thrilled that they will be in the excellent series Oxford New Histories of Philosophy, edited by Christia Mercer and Melvin Rogers

Just signed contracts with OUP for a 2-volume anthology of early modern primary texts about #slavery! They will be titled “Slavery in Early Modern Philosophy 1500–1765: Essential Readings” and “Slavery in Early Modern Philosophy 1765–1800: Essential Readings.” #philsky #academicsky #earlymodern

Reparations for Slavery in the Eighteenth Century - The Philosophers' Magazine Julia Jorati draws attention to arguments for reparations for slavery in the era of the American Revolution.

I wrote an essay about 18th-century arguments for slavery-reparations, which is now available in Philosophers' Magazine. It focuses on arguments by Black antislavery activists in Massachusetts, so I'm glad it came out during Black History Month! #philsky #academicsky #blackhistory

About the Institute - Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy Information about the NEH Institute "Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy," held in summer 2025.

Reminder for faculty and advanced grad students in the US: the deadline for the NEH Summer Institute #Slavery and Early Modern #Philosophy is March 5th! It’s a 3-week seminar at Georgetown University in DC; participants will get a stipend. Please share! #academicsky #philsky @nehgov.bsky.social

Job Opportunity: Director of Curriculum & Outreach - Slavery North Slavery North is pleased to announce a job opportunity for a staff position at the initiative. Director of Curriculum & Outreach APPLY NOW Job no: 526375 Work type: Staff Full Time Location: UMass Amh...

Here's the listing for a job as director of curriculum and outreach at the UMass Amherst Slavery North Initiative: slaverynorth.com/job/curricul...

Fellowship Opportunity: Artist-in-Residence 2025-26 - Slavery North Applications are now open for the Artist-in-Residence Fellowship at Slavery North for 2025-26 academic year. Artist-In-Residence/Research Fellow Apply now Job no: 525785 Work type: Senior/Research Fel...

Here's the listing for the Artist-in-Residence fellowship at the UMass Amherst Slavery North Initiative: slaverynorth.com/job/fellowsh...

Fellowship Opportunity: Visiting Research Professor 2025-26 - Slavery North Applications are now open for the Visiting (Open Rank) Research Professor Fellowship at Slavery North for 2025-26 academic year. Visiting (Open Rank) Research Professor APPLY NOW Job no: 525795 Work t...

Here's the listing for the visiting research professor fellowship at UMass Amherst's Slavery North Initiative: slaverynorth.com/job/fellowsh...

Job Opportunity: Associate Professor (tenured) Public History / Associate Director of Slavery North Initiative - Slavery North Slavery North is pleased to announce the search an Associate Director of Slavery Initiative. This position will be appointed as an Associate Professor (tenured) of Public History in the Department of ...

Here's the listing for the UMass Amherst associate professor position in public history: slaverynorth.com/job/job-asso...

UMass Amherst is hiring an Associate Professor of public #history who works on #slavery! Please share, since this was posted a bit later than the typical job cycle. Fellowships for academics & artists are also available through the Slavery North Initiative. slaverynorth.com/news-events/ #academicsky

If you're a researcher or artist who engages with northern #slavery in your work, please consider applying for a fellowship at Slavery North, a new research initiative at UMass Amherst! They are also looking for an associate prof of public history and a director of outreach/curriculum #academicsky

For grad students in the history of #philosophy: I'm organizing a virtual reading group on #slavery in early modern philosophy. We'll meet once a week on Zoom for an hour to discuss about 20 pages of primary source material. Grad students only. Email jjorati@umass.edu for info. #philsky #academicsky

and here's the entire special issue, with lots of fabulous papers: jmphil.org/issue/318/in...

here's the abstract: