At the J. History of Ideas blog, @Simon_Brown93's essay on 'intellectual journalism,' occasioned by Maggie Doherty in Chronicle Review. jhiblog.org/2021/01/25/int….
I am honored to have my book thoughtfully described and recommended as summer reading J. History of Ideas by @Simon_Brown93, alongside Alyssa Battistoni's brilliant n+1 essay on political organizing and with reference to Samuel Moyn 🔭:
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Jan Machielsen (@janmachielsen.bsky.social) Dr Kristie Flannery My extraordinary friends and colleagues @Simon_Brown93 Luna Sarti Anne Schult
New Podcast: Andrew Liu (liusanity 囧) speaks with Simon Brown (@Simon_Brown93) about labor, capitalism and the intellectual history of political economy in his new book 'Tea War: A History of Capitalism in China and India' from Yale Univ Press
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Liat Spiro Will Deringer @davidjr9711 Kerstin von der Krone
Elaine Leong François Allisson @ThijsHagendijk Eduardo A. Escobar Elaine Ayers
@curiousvolumes Hansun Hsiung Pamela H. Smith Xue Zhang Dr. Jenny Boulboullé
Sven Dupre @Simon_Brown93 Wilson Chan Alrun Schmidtke
Great essay by @simon_brown93 ties recent work on history of US conservatism & elites’ use of “common sense” as ideological tool: “When the sentiments that bind citizens together are “common,” no education beyond vocational training is a public asset.” dissentmagazine.org/online_article…
'Coerced Labour in the Early Modern World' is off to a great start! This afternoon featured excellent papers from Spence Weinreich @Simon_Brown93 and others. Looking forward to more discussion tomorrow 👇
Belated tweet celebrating the 5th PhD Workshop EUI Intellectual History (IHWG). Congrats organisers (see below)! Great to hear from Tunahan Durmaz, Isabelle Riepe, MontanarO, & others; huge thanks J. History of Ideas team (@Simon_Brown93, Luna Sarti, & Anne Schult). Very insightful keynote Guillaume Calafat (pic)!
New reading recommendations! Jonathon Catlin (Jonathon Catlin), @Simon_Brown93, and Luna Sarti discuss intellectual biographies, economic criticism, and the politics of water control. Featuring writings from The Nation The New Republic London Review of Books, and jacobinmag. jhiblog.org/2021/05/03/apr…
My stellar Berkeley colleague, @Simon_Brown93, on the contestations around the idea of “useful” knowledge in the Interregnum. Maybe of interest Ted McCormick chad wellmon jhiblog.org/2017/12/11/tho…
Spence Weinreich Ida Stewart or @idastewart.bsky.social Anthony Grafton Sarah C Dunstan Anne Schult Luna Sarti @Simon_Brown93 As Emily wrote, don't forget the amazing Madeline McMahon, without whom the website would simply not exist! Not to mention all the wonderful contributing editors (and JHI folks like Hilary Plum) who have pinched hit and otherwise made the J. History of Ideas so rich over the years.