Daniel Hartley
@danieljhartley.bsky.social
Associate Professor in World Literatures at Durham University. Marxist literary criticism & environmental humanities, new peasantries, agroecology, post-capitalist futures. Views mine.
One of many great things about this excellent essay, which goes to the heart of a lot of what I've been thinking about in my own work recently, is that it might finally motivate me to finish reading this.
July 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
One of many great things about this excellent essay, which goes to the heart of a lot of what I've been thinking about in my own work recently, is that it might finally motivate me to finish reading this.
The first, and no doubt last, time someone has dedicated a whole subsection of an article to an essay of mine.
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tinyurl.com/yx3ntwhx
July 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The first, and no doubt last, time someone has dedicated a whole subsection of an article to an essay of mine.
tinyurl.com/yx3ntwhx
tinyurl.com/yx3ntwhx
Out next week from @versobooks.bsky.social
Hailed as "the only work in a Western language that has ever attempted to tell the story of the greatest part of the ancient world with the interests of the lower classes as its central theme."
Hailed as "the only work in a Western language that has ever attempted to tell the story of the greatest part of the ancient world with the interests of the lower classes as its central theme."
June 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Out next week from @versobooks.bsky.social
Hailed as "the only work in a Western language that has ever attempted to tell the story of the greatest part of the ancient world with the interests of the lower classes as its central theme."
Hailed as "the only work in a Western language that has ever attempted to tell the story of the greatest part of the ancient world with the interests of the lower classes as its central theme."
Solstice eve swim.
June 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Solstice eve swim.
Recent arrivals.
June 6, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Recent arrivals.
Tomorrow at Warwick University.
May 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Tomorrow at Warwick University.
Maria Mies and Veronika Bennholdt-Thomsen succinctly capturing most reactions to my current book project. From the late 90s. Plus ça change...
May 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Maria Mies and Veronika Bennholdt-Thomsen succinctly capturing most reactions to my current book project. From the late 90s. Plus ça change...
'Rewriting the Land: Culture, the Early Marx, and the Brazilian Landless Workers’ Movement (MST)'
(Oxford University, 19 June)
(Oxford University, 19 June)
May 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
'Rewriting the Land: Culture, the Early Marx, and the Brazilian Landless Workers’ Movement (MST)'
(Oxford University, 19 June)
(Oxford University, 19 June)
Assuming we're not on strike, I'll be giving two talks in the coming weeks:
'"Food Sovereignty" and Subalternization: Towards "Communism in Living" in the Late Marx and Leslie Marmon Silko'
(Warwick University, 28 May)
'"Food Sovereignty" and Subalternization: Towards "Communism in Living" in the Late Marx and Leslie Marmon Silko'
(Warwick University, 28 May)
May 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Assuming we're not on strike, I'll be giving two talks in the coming weeks:
'"Food Sovereignty" and Subalternization: Towards "Communism in Living" in the Late Marx and Leslie Marmon Silko'
(Warwick University, 28 May)
'"Food Sovereignty" and Subalternization: Towards "Communism in Living" in the Late Marx and Leslie Marmon Silko'
(Warwick University, 28 May)
Current reading.
April 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Current reading.
Late style masterpiece.
April 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Late style masterpiece.
Last class of term.
March 19, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Last class of term.
Great evening in Leeds Central Library at the "A Voice of Their Own: Women In Contemporary Literature" event with Lara Pawson, Rose Ruane, and star Durham colleague Naomi Booth. A very interesting and enjoyable discussion. Chaired by Stu Hennigan.
March 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Great evening in Leeds Central Library at the "A Voice of Their Own: Women In Contemporary Literature" event with Lara Pawson, Rose Ruane, and star Durham colleague Naomi Booth. A very interesting and enjoyable discussion. Chaired by Stu Hennigan.
Two years since my special issue on Raymond Williams and world literature came out.
March 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Two years since my special issue on Raymond Williams and world literature came out.
Today's teaching.
February 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Today's teaching.
Train reading en route to the "Locating The Agrarian Struggles For Land" symposium.
November 29, 2024 at 8:38 AM
Train reading en route to the "Locating The Agrarian Struggles For Land" symposium.
On Friday I'm attending this great event in London organised by the Root and Branch collective: "Locating The Agrarian Struggles For Land".
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November 27, 2024 at 10:23 AM
On Friday I'm attending this great event in London organised by the Root and Branch collective: "Locating The Agrarian Struggles For Land".
www.aaschool.ac.uk/publicprogra...
www.aaschool.ac.uk/publicprogra...
Today's teaching.
November 26, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Today's teaching.
It's finally here: the English translation of volume 1 of Negri's autobiography.
November 15, 2024 at 3:55 PM
It's finally here: the English translation of volume 1 of Negri's autobiography.
Not had a day off in about 3 weeks so taking the day for some proper reading.
November 15, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Not had a day off in about 3 weeks so taking the day for some proper reading.
Has anyone actually read this book and, if so, is it worth the months of my time it will take me to read it? (1344 pages...)
November 14, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Has anyone actually read this book and, if so, is it worth the months of my time it will take me to read it? (1344 pages...)