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Sunday read: "Marx's Materialism and the Critique of Philosophy" Andrés Saenz de Sicilia on Marx's break from philosophy to prioritize lived reality over abstract thought and move toward a grasping and changing the conditions of existence. #Philosophy www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/marx-ma...

new article out! The Redemption of Saint Max: Stirner's Critique of Marx In: Marx and the Critique of Humanism. ed. Andres Saenz de Sicilia (Bloomsbury, 2026) philarchive.org/rec/BLUTRO-13

Coming up: Mon Mar 16 ~ 3pm ET /7pm UK "Palestine: Bearing Witness and Resistance" Dr. Rafeef Ziadah and Dr. Sara Marzagora explore how #Palestine is framed and sometimes rendered unspeakable within contemporary intellectual and public life. #Philosophy www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

Abolishing Capitalist Totality: What Is to Be Done under Real Subsumption? Edited by Anthony Iles & Mattin Out now on Minor Compositions When capitalism feels inescapable, theory becomes a weapon to challenge fatalistic totalities. www.minorcompositions.info?p=1690 PDF: archive.org/details/abol...

Abolishing Capitalist Totality: What Is to Be Done under Real Subsumption? Edited by Anthony Iles & Mattin “When capitalism feels inescapable, theory becomes a weapon to challenge fatalistic totalities. This book explores the limits of the colonization of everyday life by economic logic gone mad.”

Want to learn more about Günther Anders & Chris Mueller's wonderful translation of Anders' book 'The Obsolescence of the Human'? Join Chris, @morbuscriticus.bsky.social & me for a webinar hosted by The Philosopher on March 2nd. Details & registration below www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/are-w...

Rob Arcane posted the opening of David F Noble's In Defense of Luddism (1993) and damn it's like it was written and hour ago.

Announcing: On Philosophy, Winter 2026!! All events are free, Mondays at 2pm ET / 7pm UK (except March 2nd is 30 min later, and March 9th is 3pm ET) featuring Angie Hobbs, Yann Allard-Tremblay, Fannie Bialek, Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan, Kaitlyn Creasy, and so many more! #Philosophy #PhilEvents

The term ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion life is returning to normal’ Since the US-brokered ceasefire was announced on 10 October, Israeli forces have killed more than 360 Palestinians in Gaza; according to a UN official, at least 70 are children www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

ICYMI: "AI and the Digital: Resisting AI" Dan McQuillan discusses the fascist resonances of AI, (dis)passionate applications, ethics and dangers of AI, methods for political resistance, system contamination, and what's new! #Philosophy Like & subscribe www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXEA...

and looking forward to joining HM panels for great new books by @brunoleipold.com, @michaellazarus.bsky.social, and @asaenzdesicilia.bsky.social, plus some musings on state theory...

Looking forward to this conversation with @danmcquillan.bsky.social later today. Registration link below.

BADA BOOM! The HM London Conference programme is now online! Online registrations close Tuesday 4 November at midnight GMT!

Announcing: On Philosophy, Fall 2025!! All events are free, Mondays at 2pm ET / 7pm UK (except Oct. 27th at 3pm ET) featuring Alyssa Battistoni, Quill Kukla, James Bridle, Louise Amoore, Athene Donald, Francesca Peacock, Jennifer Park, Dan McQuillan, and so many more! #Philosophy #PhilEvents

Join us Mon. Sept. 15, 7pm UK / 2pm ET "On Nature's Free Gifts" Alyssa Battistoni in conversation with Andrés Saenz de Sicilia explores capitalism's persistent failure to value nature and invites us to imagine how we might live freely valuing nature's gifts. #Philosophy

Looking forward to discussing this next week with @alybatt.bsky.social ! Mon 15 Sep 2025 7PM BST / 2PM ET / 11AM PT Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

“Marx and the Critique of Humanism”, coming Feb 2026, edited by @asaenzdesicilia.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/uk/marx-and-...

The "Last Letter" of Patrice Lumumba, born otd in 1925. Support friendsofthecongo.org

IDF soldiers have now themselves admitted they have been ordered to murder aid-seekers in Gaza. Truly an atrocity built on atrocity. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

The Marx & Philosophy Society Annual Conference is approaching! Join us in London next month --we've got a wonderful lineup, including Tithi Bhattacharyya, Zoe Sutherland, Rebecca Carson, Pedro Rey Araujo, Ines Zampaglione & Willa Saadat. You can register here www.eventbrite.com/e/marx-philo...

Now out! New issue of @philosopher1923.bsky.social on Marx & Philosophy (among other things) I had the pleasure of putting this together, with brilliant pieces from @schuringa.bsky.social, @tatianallaguno.bsky.social @vcwills.bsky.social @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social Paul North and Sandro Brito Rojas

London Marxists 🚩 The Philosopher journal are launching a new special issue on Marx and Philosophy at (obviously) the Marx Memorial Library on 29th May. Make sure you're there 🗞 Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph... @philosopher1923.bsky.social

Looking forward to this launch event for the new issue of The Philosopher. London friends, come along! @philosopher1923.bsky.social @schuringa.bsky.social @tatianallaguno.bsky.social Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/theph... New issue here: www.thephilosopher1923.org/current-issue

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Subsomption: “The critical concept of subsumption, if properly understood, can provide us with the analytical and political ammunition to navigate the murky waters of capitalist very concrete abstractions.” www.youtube.com/live/F5WSaB5...

This even with @asaenzdesicilia.bsky.social for @histmat.bsky.social is tomorrow 4pm BST (hybrid, details in event page). Come share etc

Announcing: On Philosophy, Spring 2025 All events are free, Mondays at 2pm ET / 7pm UK (Mar 24 at 3pm ET) featuring Benjamin Storey, Alexis Papazoglou, Sophia Rosenfeld, Paul North, Christoph Schuringa, Robert Gooding-Williams, James Haile III, and so many more! #PhilSky #PhilEvent #PhilTech

Looking forward to discussing my book at QMUL next month. Link for in-person tickets / livestream here

Adorno on progress:

To mark the British Philosophical Association-led #PhilosophyMatters campaign running from March 17-31, our new managing editor Paul Giladi has put together five fantastic Zoom “masterclasses” on a range of inclusive philosophies. Tickets available March 17, details in poster and alt text. #PhilSky

Looking forward to forestscapes listening lab at @scigallerylon.bsky.social's Pulse of the Planet, Friday 21 March, 6.30pm: publicdatalab.org/2025/03/12/f... with @maudbo.bsky.social @lboungr.bsky.social @asaenzdesicilia.bsky.social & Angela YT Chan

Yet another scandal brewing within UK Higher Ed: universities can get research money for everyone they've sacked. Big ghost fleets of lecturers who don't exist will be launched into the next Research Excellence Framework. Unis will laugh and cash in (1/2). englishassociation.ac.uk/ref2029-conc...

One day course on educating people about histories of slavery, colonialism and imperialism. Intended for professionals in the education, heritage & cultural sectors but anyone interested welcome. Sat 21 June, Sussex: onlineshop.sussex.ac.uk/product-cata...

Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy: An NEH Institute for Higher-Education Faculty | June 16 – July 4, 2025 | Georgetown University, Washington, DC | Submission Deadline: March 5, 2025

History repeats itself! In 2010 all us students at CRMEP (then at middlesex university) occupied the university to save it, that time it worked, don’t let it happen this time either! I can’t put into words how much this education has meant to me and so many more. www.kingston.ac.uk/faculties/ki...

The Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy - CRMEP is being dismantled by Kingston University due to administrative "restructuring". It is nothing short of an attack on the Humanities and a culling of the most reputable Philosophy department in the UK.

Gillian Rose's 1987 lecture at the University of Sussex has now been published in Thesis Eleven. In it, she explores the idea of "method" in Marx's work and its broader implications for philosophy, sociology, & social theory. Here are a few brief thoughts on it. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

How did fascist movements in 1930s Britain appeal to women and even former suffragettes? Martin Durham, in a rediscovered talk given to History Workshop in 1983, and Daniel Jones (@narson.bsky.social) on the continued resonance of these insights in today's world. www.historyworkshop....

Save the date! The Historical Materialism London Conference will take place 6–9 November 2025!

Now online: 'Retotalising Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction to its History' by Jairus Banaji.

I had a lot fun talking to Jan on his amazing podcast, @futurehistories.bsky.social about climate, decline, adaptation, repair, subjectivity, planning and socialization, with special mentions of Anders, Neurath, and Marcuse. Have a listen and let me know what you think!

What a week to talk about global infrastructure, right? 😅 New Anti-Dystopians episode out with Dr Andrew Dougall -- talking about everything from DOGE's attempted Treasury takeover to subsea cables. open.substack.com/pub/alinautr...

much look forward to co-hosting this evening with @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social on her new book "Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis" on 10th march. details & tickets here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/dark-...

Conference in honor of: Souleymane Bachir Diagne | Thursday, April 3, 2025 - Saturday, April 5, 2025 | Columbia University Maison Française | For more information and to register, visit: maisonfrancaise.columbia.edu/events/confe...

Really pleased to announce that the inaugural Annual Lecture in Culture and Technology at Northeastern University London will be delivered by Mazviita Chirimuuta (Edinburgh). More info & register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-annual... @schoolofppls.bsky.social #philosophy #philsky

Join us on Monday Feb. 3rd at 2pm ET / 7pm UK "Temporalities in Conflict" Stefanos Geroulanos is with Nicholas Halmi and Andrés Saenz de Sicilia to discuss moving to a more dynamic and conflictual understanding of time #PhilEvent #philsky Register: www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/tempo...

Looking forward to seeing you TODAY for François Hartog in conversation with Nicholas Halmi on "Presentism, Uncertainty, Disorientation" the second part of a series on Historical Anxiety Monday Jan. 27th at 2pm ET / 7pm UK #philosophy #PhilSky #PhilEvent #philhist Register:

Our latest issue includes three review essays on recent books on the contemporary far-right and the meaning (or non-meaning) of fascism today 1. Danny Hayward on Alberto Toscano's Late Fascism www.radicalphilosophy.com/reviews/fasc...