Sandipto Dasgupta
@sandipto.bsky.social
Political theorist, @thenewschool.bsky.social
Author: Legalizing the Revolution, @cambridgeup.bsky.social
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Author: Legalizing the Revolution, @cambridgeup.bsky.social
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I wrote a short piece on capitalism and the states-system for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bet...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bet...
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I wrote a short piece on capitalism and the states-system for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bet...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bet...
The spectrum of pro and anti Mamdani opinion amongst Delhi elites go from ‘Knew his uncle at Stephen’s’ to ‘Knew his mother at Miranda House’
November 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The spectrum of pro and anti Mamdani opinion amongst Delhi elites go from ‘Knew his uncle at Stephen’s’ to ‘Knew his mother at Miranda House’
Buying a copy tomorrow to frame it
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Buying a copy tomorrow to frame it
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Watch Dan Edelstein speak on his book, The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin, in conversation with @judith-surkis.bsky.social and @sandipto.bsky.social on October 10th.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfGW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfGW...
Dan Edelstein on The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin
YouTube video by Remarque NYU
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November 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Watch Dan Edelstein speak on his book, The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin, in conversation with @judith-surkis.bsky.social and @sandipto.bsky.social on October 10th.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfGW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfGW...
Excited about this discussion on my book tomorrow.
Will be streamed on Youtube
8 PM IST/ 2.30 PM GMT/ 9.30 AM EST
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Will be streamed on Youtube
8 PM IST/ 2.30 PM GMT/ 9.30 AM EST
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November 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Excited about this discussion on my book tomorrow.
Will be streamed on Youtube
8 PM IST/ 2.30 PM GMT/ 9.30 AM EST
(link in replies)
Will be streamed on Youtube
8 PM IST/ 2.30 PM GMT/ 9.30 AM EST
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Symposium on the Bandung Conference and the Third World's many International Laws at @ajil.bsky.social
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October 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Symposium on the Bandung Conference and the Third World's many International Laws at @ajil.bsky.social
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I wrote a little bit about Aimé Césaire's play A Season in the Congo, written after Patrice Lumumba's assassination, for
@bostonreview.bsky.social.
@bostonreview.bsky.social.
October 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I wrote a little bit about Aimé Césaire's play A Season in the Congo, written after Patrice Lumumba's assassination, for
@bostonreview.bsky.social.
@bostonreview.bsky.social.
Mahmood Mamdani's new book (just released from @harvardpress.bsky.social) is an account of the fate of postcolonial Uganda, intertwined with a intellectual and political autobiography.
October 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Mahmood Mamdani's new book (just released from @harvardpress.bsky.social) is an account of the fate of postcolonial Uganda, intertwined with a intellectual and political autobiography.
Everyone should read the excellent debate between @gabrielwinant.bsky.social and @econmarshall.bsky.social
on the politics of anti-monopoly. Worth adding here Charles Maier's acute observation about the history of anti-monopoly pol. in the US as a replacement for a broader critique of capitalism
on the politics of anti-monopoly. Worth adding here Charles Maier's acute observation about the history of anti-monopoly pol. in the US as a replacement for a broader critique of capitalism
October 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Everyone should read the excellent debate between @gabrielwinant.bsky.social and @econmarshall.bsky.social
on the politics of anti-monopoly. Worth adding here Charles Maier's acute observation about the history of anti-monopoly pol. in the US as a replacement for a broader critique of capitalism
on the politics of anti-monopoly. Worth adding here Charles Maier's acute observation about the history of anti-monopoly pol. in the US as a replacement for a broader critique of capitalism
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Some news: In 2026-27, I'll be visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, leading the theme seminar on
‘𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺‘
There's no place quite like the IAS to think, together, about big questions. Please share—applications are open 𝚗̲̲𝚘̲̲𝚠̲.
‘𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺‘
There's no place quite like the IAS to think, together, about big questions. Please share—applications are open 𝚗̲̲𝚘̲̲𝚠̲.
June 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Some news: In 2026-27, I'll be visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, leading the theme seminar on
‘𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺‘
There's no place quite like the IAS to think, together, about big questions. Please share—applications are open 𝚗̲̲𝚘̲̲𝚠̲.
‘𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺‘
There's no place quite like the IAS to think, together, about big questions. Please share—applications are open 𝚗̲̲𝚘̲̲𝚠̲.
For those in the Boston/ Cambridge area, will be speaking about my book at @mitpolisci.bsky.social on Friday (October 17), at 3.30 PM.
October 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
For those in the Boston/ Cambridge area, will be speaking about my book at @mitpolisci.bsky.social on Friday (October 17), at 3.30 PM.
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October 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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“Blouin’s Africa was a product of revolutionary political self-making—a project defeated before it could be born by the reactionary regressions to the inherited.”
The Inventor of the Future - Boston Review
The autobiography of anticolonial luminary Andrée Blouin captures her era’s euphoric highs as well as its tragic denouement.
www.bostonreview.net
October 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“Blouin’s Africa was a product of revolutionary political self-making—a project defeated before it could be born by the reactionary regressions to the inherited.”
Looking forward to discussing Dan Edelstein's new book at the @remarquenyu.bsky.social on Friday
October 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Looking forward to discussing Dan Edelstein's new book at the @remarquenyu.bsky.social on Friday
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"Blouin’s very birth troubled a colonial order erected on a strict racial hierarchy. She would make sure that her life would be far more of a problem for it."
The Inventor of the Future - Boston Review
The autobiography of anticolonial luminary Andrée Blouin captures her era’s euphoric highs as well as its tragic denouement.
www.bostonreview.net
October 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"Blouin’s very birth troubled a colonial order erected on a strict racial hierarchy. She would make sure that her life would be far more of a problem for it."
His was one of the best analysis/ critique of the postwar Welfare State Capitalism that I have read.
Was planning to teach this book this semester.
Rest in Peace.
Was planning to teach this book this semester.
Rest in Peace.
October 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
His was one of the best analysis/ critique of the postwar Welfare State Capitalism that I have read.
Was planning to teach this book this semester.
Rest in Peace.
Was planning to teach this book this semester.
Rest in Peace.
I wrote for the @bostonreview.bsky.social about the extraordinary Andrée Blouin, along with Lumumba, Cesaire, Fanon, and the anticolonial revolution that could have been.
The Inventor of the Future - Boston Review
The autobiography of anticolonial luminary Andrée Blouin captures her era’s euphoric highs as well as its tragic denouement.
www.bostonreview.net
October 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I wrote for the @bostonreview.bsky.social about the extraordinary Andrée Blouin, along with Lumumba, Cesaire, Fanon, and the anticolonial revolution that could have been.
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love that someone else saw soundtrack to a coup d'etat and was like "I wonder who that lady is"
@sandipto.bsky.social's excellent essay about Andree Blouin's memoir made my week: www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
@sandipto.bsky.social's excellent essay about Andree Blouin's memoir made my week: www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Inventor of the Future - Boston Review
The autobiography of anticolonial luminary Andrée Blouin captures her era’s euphoric highs as well as its tragic denouement.
www.bostonreview.net
October 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
love that someone else saw soundtrack to a coup d'etat and was like "I wonder who that lady is"
@sandipto.bsky.social's excellent essay about Andree Blouin's memoir made my week: www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
@sandipto.bsky.social's excellent essay about Andree Blouin's memoir made my week: www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
Excited about this discussion on my book on Tuesday (with a stellar cast of panelists!)
[for those who might be interested, it will be streamed on Youtube]
[for those who might be interested, it will be streamed on Youtube]
Just scheduled!
CRIMINAL LAW & THE CONSTITUTION OF THE POSTCOLONY: INDIA
Nov 4, 2025, live streamed on youtube.com/@ModCrimLRev
Join our expert panel and chime in with questions
Info crimlrev.net/2025/09/29/c...
MCLR+ Resources crimlrev.net/mclr-resourc...
crimlrev.net/indian-crimi...
CRIMINAL LAW & THE CONSTITUTION OF THE POSTCOLONY: INDIA
Nov 4, 2025, live streamed on youtube.com/@ModCrimLRev
Join our expert panel and chime in with questions
Info crimlrev.net/2025/09/29/c...
MCLR+ Resources crimlrev.net/mclr-resourc...
crimlrev.net/indian-crimi...
October 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Excited about this discussion on my book on Tuesday (with a stellar cast of panelists!)
[for those who might be interested, it will be streamed on Youtube]
[for those who might be interested, it will be streamed on Youtube]
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Today on the blog, Sandipto Dasgupta discusses his new book on the transition from anticolonialism to postcolonialism in the writing of the Indian constitution. He questions narratives of a conflict between singular "indigenous" vs. "Western" political traditions.
From Anticolonialism to Constitutional Capture: An Interview with Sandipto Dasgupta
by Zainab Firdausi
web.sas.upenn.edu
May 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Today on the blog, Sandipto Dasgupta discusses his new book on the transition from anticolonialism to postcolonialism in the writing of the Indian constitution. He questions narratives of a conflict between singular "indigenous" vs. "Western" political traditions.
Two papers by @nssrnews.bsky.social graduate students that are brilliant, timely, and should have a wide readership.
1. Clover Reshad on 'resentment'.
www.politicalconcepts.org/resentment-r...
1. Clover Reshad on 'resentment'.
www.politicalconcepts.org/resentment-r...
September 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Two papers by @nssrnews.bsky.social graduate students that are brilliant, timely, and should have a wide readership.
1. Clover Reshad on 'resentment'.
www.politicalconcepts.org/resentment-r...
1. Clover Reshad on 'resentment'.
www.politicalconcepts.org/resentment-r...
Over the last year, I had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with Joan Scott. It was clear how much the experience of her father -- victim of McCarthyism -- shaped her as a scholar and person. This essay is a powerful testament to that.
www.bostonreview.net/articles/a-g...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/a-g...
A General Air of Anxiety - Boston Review
The Red Scare targeted my father. He taught me the meaning of resistance.
www.bostonreview.net
September 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Over the last year, I had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with Joan Scott. It was clear how much the experience of her father -- victim of McCarthyism -- shaped her as a scholar and person. This essay is a powerful testament to that.
www.bostonreview.net/articles/a-g...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/a-g...
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Episode 39: Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat w/ Sandipto Dasgupta. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/soundtrack...
Soundtrack to a Coup d’État (2025) w/ Sandipto Dasgupta | Ep. 39
Van and Lyle are joined by Sandipto Dasgupta—legal scholar, political theorist, and possessor of an encyclopedic knowledge of Congolese politics, the Non-Aligned Movement, and postcolonial political e...
www.bangbangpod.com
August 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Episode 39: Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat w/ Sandipto Dasgupta. Please consider sharing and subscribing. www.bangbangpod.com/p/soundtrack...
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Over the past two years, its become painfully clear to most ladder faculty that they have little say over the operation of their university (cough, Columbia, cough). If they want that to change, they should unionize.
Today, @mikewishnie.bsky.social explains why, despite what you may have heard, tenure and tenure-track faculty at private universities have the legal right to unionize.
Why Not a Faculty Union?
Despite a recent surge in campus organizing, tenured faculty at private universities haven't unionized. Why is this? The conventional answer is that the Supreme Court said they can't. Fortunately…
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September 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Over the past two years, its become painfully clear to most ladder faculty that they have little say over the operation of their university (cough, Columbia, cough). If they want that to change, they should unionize.