Özgür Emrah Gürel
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Politika Felsefesi, Eleştirel Teori, Cumhuriyet Dönemi Düşünce Tarihi, Orhan Pamuk Edebiyatı.
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July 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Okunması ve tartıșılması dileğiyle…
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In the U.S., we’re told to love our jobs, and to find meaning in them, as if work were a family, or a religion. On May Day, revisit Jill Lepore on how the unravelling of the labor movement ushered in a new era of work as life.
What’s Wrong with the Way We Work
Americans are told to give their all—time, labor, and passion—to their jobs. But do their jobs give enough back?
nyer.cm
May 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In the U.S., we’re told to love our jobs, and to find meaning in them, as if work were a family, or a religion. On May Day, revisit Jill Lepore on how the unravelling of the labor movement ushered in a new era of work as life.
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Today, we're officially leaving Twitter, along with our friends @literaryhub.bsky.social. We're happy to be here on Bluesky, but we hope you'll also connect with us the “old-fashioned” way: by getting our emails and going to our site! Read the full statement from Halimah Marcus: buff.ly/4aNcHae
Why Electric Literature Is Leaving Twitter - Electric Literature
X has become a dystopian shadow of itself—and a very bad place for literature
buff.ly
May 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Today, we're officially leaving Twitter, along with our friends @literaryhub.bsky.social. We're happy to be here on Bluesky, but we hope you'll also connect with us the “old-fashioned” way: by getting our emails and going to our site! Read the full statement from Halimah Marcus: buff.ly/4aNcHae
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“8 hours for work. 8 hours for rest. 8 hours for what we will.”
On 1 May 1886, thousands of American workers & trade unionists went on strike for the right to an 8-hour day.
Despite state violence — they won.
🧵What role do trade unions play in Britain, 139 years on?
On 1 May 1886, thousands of American workers & trade unionists went on strike for the right to an 8-hour day.
Despite state violence — they won.
🧵What role do trade unions play in Britain, 139 years on?
May 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
“8 hours for work. 8 hours for rest. 8 hours for what we will.”
On 1 May 1886, thousands of American workers & trade unionists went on strike for the right to an 8-hour day.
Despite state violence — they won.
🧵What role do trade unions play in Britain, 139 years on?
On 1 May 1886, thousands of American workers & trade unionists went on strike for the right to an 8-hour day.
Despite state violence — they won.
🧵What role do trade unions play in Britain, 139 years on?
Vaktiniz olursa, yolunuz düşerse bekliyoruz…
April 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Vaktiniz olursa, yolunuz düşerse bekliyoruz…
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It’s a star! @publisherswkly.bsky.social calls @quinnslobodian.com Hayek’s Bastards “a bravura performance of intellectual inquiry.”
Read the full review: www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-890951...
Read the full review: www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-890951...
Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right by Quinn Slobodian
Despite “lazy media framing” that presents Trump-era populism as a backlash against capitalism, many of the movement’s “supposed...
www.publishersweekly.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It’s a star! @publisherswkly.bsky.social calls @quinnslobodian.com Hayek’s Bastards “a bravura performance of intellectual inquiry.”
Read the full review: www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-890951...
Read the full review: www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-890951...
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Son dönemde yükseklerden gelen metafizik metinleri tefsir etme konusunda Türkiye oldukça ileri bir noktada.
April 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Son dönemde yükseklerden gelen metafizik metinleri tefsir etme konusunda Türkiye oldukça ileri bir noktada.
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‘“This is what victory looks like. The IDF is here, and the communities below are protected and active,” Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on a tour of the area last month. “And the [Lebanese] villages on the other side are crushed.”’ on.ft.com/4ie9vqB
‘This is what victory looks like’: Inside Israel’s aggressive new security plan
Shaken by October 7, the country is seizing territory and flattening villages to build buffer zones while routinely striking neighbours
on.ft.com
April 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
‘“This is what victory looks like. The IDF is here, and the communities below are protected and active,” Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on a tour of the area last month. “And the [Lebanese] villages on the other side are crushed.”’ on.ft.com/4ie9vqB
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Öfkeleniyorum, -hâlâ- şaşırıyorum, umutlanıyorum, karamsarlaşıyorum, sinirleniyorum, heyecanlanıyorum, duygulandığım oluyor ancak şu süreçte umutsuz hissettiğim anlar "biz bize kavgalar- salaklıklar". Belki anlatamadım ama benzer hisseden anlar
April 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Öfkeleniyorum, -hâlâ- şaşırıyorum, umutlanıyorum, karamsarlaşıyorum, sinirleniyorum, heyecanlanıyorum, duygulandığım oluyor ancak şu süreçte umutsuz hissettiğim anlar "biz bize kavgalar- salaklıklar". Belki anlatamadım ama benzer hisseden anlar
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"“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” said Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, in a statement to the university"
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands
Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions, among other things. Harvard called the demands unlawful.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” said Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, in a statement to the university"
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
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Bridging racial and generational divides, coordinating ad hoc good works into workable systems, and cultivating leadership, mutual aid builds progressive movements for the long haul.
Mutual Aid in the Age of Fascism - Boston Review
As people are being deputized to do violence, building connections is political resistance.
www.bostonreview.net
April 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Bridging racial and generational divides, coordinating ad hoc good works into workable systems, and cultivating leadership, mutual aid builds progressive movements for the long haul.
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The Trump regime is on the cusp of a showdown with the Supreme Court.
Depending on what the Court does and how the regime responds, it could openly become a dictatorship two ways. Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/the-two-ti...
Depending on what the Court does and how the regime responds, it could openly become a dictatorship two ways. Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/the-two-ti...
The two tipping points for when we officially become a dictatorship could occur this week
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
April 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The Trump regime is on the cusp of a showdown with the Supreme Court.
Depending on what the Court does and how the regime responds, it could openly become a dictatorship two ways. Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/the-two-ti...
Depending on what the Court does and how the regime responds, it could openly become a dictatorship two ways. Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/the-two-ti...
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With the arrival of Spring #Together is out now from @canongate.co.uk and in May will be published by @simonschusterca.bsky.social in Canada.
April 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
With the arrival of Spring #Together is out now from @canongate.co.uk and in May will be published by @simonschusterca.bsky.social in Canada.
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“Focusing on the public-private divide is in fact a distraction from a more important issue. The real focus should be on empowering the demos – ordinary people.” @itsmccarthy.bsky.social and @quinnslobodian.com in conversation on our blog. Check back on Monday for part 2!
Democratizing Finance to Defeat the Far Right: Part One — History & Political Economy Project
Michael McCarthy and Quinn Slobodian in conversation
www.hpeproject.org
April 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“Focusing on the public-private divide is in fact a distraction from a more important issue. The real focus should be on empowering the demos – ordinary people.” @itsmccarthy.bsky.social and @quinnslobodian.com in conversation on our blog. Check back on Monday for part 2!
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Sometimes it is less like political *philosophy* (where the philosopher belongs to a community without community) and more like *political* science - not in the current sense of “a science of politics” but something written with its practical utility for the masses or for the people in view.
April 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Sometimes it is less like political *philosophy* (where the philosopher belongs to a community without community) and more like *political* science - not in the current sense of “a science of politics” but something written with its practical utility for the masses or for the people in view.
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Organizing on the scale that our struggles demand means finding common ground with a broad spectrum of people, many of whom we would never otherwise interact with, & building a shared practice of politics in the pursuit of more just outcomes.
@prisonculture.bsky.social & @mskellymhayes.bsky.social:
@prisonculture.bsky.social & @mskellymhayes.bsky.social:
How Much Discomfort Is the Whole World Worth? - Boston Review
Movement building requires a culture of listening—not mastery of the right language.
www.bostonreview.net
April 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Organizing on the scale that our struggles demand means finding common ground with a broad spectrum of people, many of whom we would never otherwise interact with, & building a shared practice of politics in the pursuit of more just outcomes.
@prisonculture.bsky.social & @mskellymhayes.bsky.social:
@prisonculture.bsky.social & @mskellymhayes.bsky.social:
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“It is the first translation into English to be based on the last German edition revised by Marx himself, the only version that can be called authoritative, and it features extensive commentary” press.princeton.edu/ideas/paul-r...
Paul Reitter and Paul North on Karl Marx’s Capital
Paul Reitter and Paul North discuss the creation, reception, and future of “Capital.”
press.princeton.edu
April 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
“It is the first translation into English to be based on the last German edition revised by Marx himself, the only version that can be called authoritative, and it features extensive commentary” press.princeton.edu/ideas/paul-r...
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'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'
X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'
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Looking forward to this event with some great media/Turkey scholars @bilgeyesil.bsky.social, @aysenurdal.bsky.social, Aslı Iğsız, J. Siguru Wahutu
Join us April 24 in person at NYU or online: nyu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us April 24 in person at NYU or online: nyu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Looking forward to this event with some great media/Turkey scholars @bilgeyesil.bsky.social, @aysenurdal.bsky.social, Aslı Iğsız, J. Siguru Wahutu
Join us April 24 in person at NYU or online: nyu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us April 24 in person at NYU or online: nyu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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JHI Blog welcomes submissions for a forum on the relationship between new work in intellectual history and political economy. Submit a proposal by May 15. Read the call here:
Call for Submissions, JHI Blog Forum: “The Return of Political Economy in Intellectual History”
Inspired by a panel at the 2025 American Historical Association annual conference, this JHI Blog Forum will collect and publish short reflections on the relationship between new work in intellectual h...
www.jhiblog.org
April 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
JHI Blog welcomes submissions for a forum on the relationship between new work in intellectual history and political economy. Submit a proposal by May 15. Read the call here:
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William Max Nelson, Enlightenment Biopolitics: A History of Race, Eugenics and the Making of Citizens - @uchicagopress.bsky.social, May 2024
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social discussion with Morteza Hajizadeh
newbooksnetwork.com/enlightenmen...
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social discussion with Morteza Hajizadeh
newbooksnetwork.com/enlightenmen...
Enlightenment Biopolitics
A wide-ranging history tracing the birth of biopolitics in Enlightenment thought and its aftermath. In Enlightenment Biopolitics, historian William Max Nelson pursues the ambitious task of tracing the...
press.uchicago.edu
April 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
William Max Nelson, Enlightenment Biopolitics: A History of Race, Eugenics and the Making of Citizens - @uchicagopress.bsky.social, May 2024
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social discussion with Morteza Hajizadeh
newbooksnetwork.com/enlightenmen...
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social discussion with Morteza Hajizadeh
newbooksnetwork.com/enlightenmen...
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Interview in der SZ zur Situation von Demokratie und Gesellschaft in den USA:
Zerstörung der Demokratie: Trump & Co sind „völlig befreit“ von Recht und Gesetz
Princeton-Politologe Jan-Werner Müller: Präsident Trump schafft ein gefährliches Machtvakuum für libertäre Utopisten aus dem Silicon Valley.
www.sueddeutsche.de
April 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Interview in der SZ zur Situation von Demokratie und Gesellschaft in den USA: