Artur Banaszewski

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Zygmunt Bauman’s Century Polish-British sociologist Zygmunt Bauman was born 100 years ago today. He is best known as the theorist of “liquid modernity,” in which social bonds decline in favor of an atomized individualism.

Polish-British sociologist Zygmunt Bauman was born 100 years ago today.

He is best known as the theorist of “liquid modernity,” in which social bonds decline in favor of an atomized individualism.

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Newcomer! Georgios Varouxakis is now on here – historian of John Stuart Mill, liberalism, & recently "The West". Do share! @georgiosvarouxakis.bsky.social

Leszek Kolakowski in 1956: From Marxist humanism to cold-war liberalism - Lawrence Wishart Before publishing his most famous work,�The Main Currents of Marxism�in 1976, Leszek Kolakowski gained recognition as one of the

The focus shifts to Poland next, with @arturbanaszewski.bsky.social's article on Leszek Kolakowski and the impact that 1956 had upon his philosophical outlook.

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Twentieth Century Communism: Volume 2025 Issue 28 (2025) - Lawrence Wishart Twentieth Century Communism: a journal of international history - Issue contents for Volume 2025 Issue 28 (2025)

The latest issue of Twentieth Century Communism journal has been published. It is a special issue on globalising 1956, a year that shook the communist world. Edited by Madeleine Davis and Kevin Morgan, it looks at 1956 in Poland, Italy, Greece and China.

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We are pleased to share the programme of our 8th annual workshop, "Past Ideas, Present Insights: The Futures of Intellectual History"

Keynote: @orrosenboim.bsky.social, "Speaking Cantonese: the pasts and futures of federalist idea in Israel/Palestine"

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The Year in Review: Best of 2024 by the Primary Editors

As another successful year comes to a close, we reflect on some of the most popular pieces we have published over the course of 2024. We thank all our authors, editors, and readers for their continued support and engagement!
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Are starter packs still a thing?

With all the European University Institute newcomers today I made a list of institutional and personal accounts I found so far. (Happy to update with new suggestions)

Reply, share, and like to facilitate connections! 🙏

go.bsky.app/KGSw4gL

Hi there, this is the blue sky over Florence, seen from the European University Institute!

We’ve just landed here and can’t wait to connect with all of you. Follow us to get the latest on research, opportunities, events and initiatives of the EUI Department of History!

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Are you an EUI researcher interested in intellectual history?
If so, consider applying to our 8th annual workshop, "Past Ideas, Present Insights: The Futures of Intellectual History!"

Keynote: @orrosenboim.bsky.social
When: 29 January 2025
Deadline: 8 January 2025

See the CfP!

The AGPT is now on Bluesky! We are an intercollegiate network for scholarship on political ideas within international society and global contexts, based at Harvard University & partner institutions. For more about us and our seminars and conferences see: globalpoliticalthought.hsites.harvard.edu

My peer-reviewed article on Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain's decisive role during WWII as co-founder and president of the Free French University, a hub for intellectuals in exile including Claude Lévi-Strauss, Alexandre Koyré, Jean Wahl, and others!
crossworks.holycross.edu/jgc/vol9/iss...

JHI Blog Editors and Contributors Join the conversation

Hello, Bluesky! Thank you for the new followers. We have created a Starter Pack for Editors and Guest Contributors of the JHI Blog, both past and present. Please share!
go.bsky.app/3yLfcMr

So I've had a go at a starter pack, if you want to be added, just let me know! go.bsky.app/JVTTJQd

Wondering where else to find and follow the JHI Blog?

Ci-dessous, un kit de démarrage consacré aux historiennes et historiens de l’Europe médiane. La liste est limitée à 150 noms, mais il reste quelques places. Signalez-vous 😉 ! Partages appréciés ! go.bsky.app/KVHqxgC

Thank you!

Cold War Historians...not at all thorough or complete so pleae make suggestions or ask to be added!

go.bsky.app/NAWTQUp

Thank you!

It's fantastic to see this! Could you add me as well?

Room for one more starter pack?

Here's the (very) beginning of a list of people, journals, institutions etc, working in or adjacent to contemporary European History.

Comment if you'd like to be added!

go.bsky.app/SU3jCJb

I have created a "starter pack" for intellectual history, broadly construed, composed of historians, philosophers, political theorists, literary scholars, & more! Sorry for those I missed & cannot add (limit 150), but do reply, like, & share this post so that people can find you!
go.bsky.app/77uSk3m

Lefebvre Resources Fons Elders, Leszek Kolakowski and Henri Lefebvre, before their TV discussion in 1971 – available at image from Where to start with reading Henri Lefebvre? – a guide to his books in Engl…

I've done a bit of tidying up and made a few additions to the 'Lefebvre resources' page on Progressive Geographies.
progressivegeographies.com/resources/le...

Lessons of the Cold War: The Influence of Leszek Kołakowski on Tony Judt by Artur Banaszewski and Jacob Saliba

In today’s think-piece, primary editors Artur Banaszewski and Jacob Saliba discuss the influence of Leszek Kołakowski on Tony Judt’s interpretation of the Cold War.
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The 2024 JHI Graduate Student Symposium, “The Uses and Abuses of History”: Call for Proposals The JHI's sixth annual graduate student symposium will be held this September. Proposals are due by 1 June.

We welcome proposals for the JHI's sixth annual Graduate Student Symposium, "The Uses and Abuses of History." Submit your proposal by June 1.
www.jhiblog.org/2024/04/29/t...

East European Intellectual History–Russian Nationalism: Virtual Issue 2.3 by Artur Banaszewski and Isabel Jacobs

In this third and final installment of the Virtual Issue on East European Intellectual History, Isabel Jacobs and Artur Banaszewski discuss the complex and controversial legacies of Russian nationalistic thought.
www.jhiblog.org/2024/02/07/e...

We are excited to share the programme of our 7th annual workshop "Writing Intellectual History: Between Text and Context!"

Please join us this Wednesday, 10 am CET at the EUI & Zoom. Register here: www.eui.eu/events?id=56...