Richard Westerman
@richardwesterman.bsky.social
UAlberta prof
Social theory & philosophy: Lukács, Adorno, Benjamin, Frankfurt School, Western Marxism, phenomenology, philosophy of art.
Situated on Treaty 6 land.
He/him
Social theory & philosophy: Lukács, Adorno, Benjamin, Frankfurt School, Western Marxism, phenomenology, philosophy of art.
Situated on Treaty 6 land.
He/him
One of these was an email sent out by the U of A executive today; the other was produced by ChatGPT with a prompt instructing it to generate a letter satirising corporatist language by academic management in the announcement of an appointment to a new position. Which is real?
June 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
One of these was an email sent out by the U of A executive today; the other was produced by ChatGPT with a prompt instructing it to generate a letter satirising corporatist language by academic management in the announcement of an appointment to a new position. Which is real?
One thing I have not been able to find out about the new Pope via social media is where exactly he is from. No one I know seems to have mentioned it!
May 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
One thing I have not been able to find out about the new Pope via social media is where exactly he is from. No one I know seems to have mentioned it!
I'd like to congratulate Duck Phillips on becoming the new Prime Minister of Canada.
March 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I'd like to congratulate Duck Phillips on becoming the new Prime Minister of Canada.
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DNC Aiming To Reconnect With Working-Class Americans With New ‘Hamilton’-Inspired Lena Dunham Web Series
DNC Aiming To Reconnect With Working-Class Americans With New ‘Hamilton’-Inspired Lena Dunham Web Series
WASHINGTON—Saying the new effort would help them make critical inroads with low-income rural voters following a stunning election loss last week, the Democratic National Committee announced the launch...
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February 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
DNC Aiming To Reconnect With Working-Class Americans With New ‘Hamilton’-Inspired Lena Dunham Web Series
Mark Carney looks like Duck Phillips tried to disguise himself by parting his hair on the other side.
January 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Mark Carney looks like Duck Phillips tried to disguise himself by parting his hair on the other side.
I do not understand how anyone can take Latour seriously - especially if one has actually read any of the supposed targets of his hamfisted critiques.
December 5, 2024 at 7:21 PM
I do not understand how anyone can take Latour seriously - especially if one has actually read any of the supposed targets of his hamfisted critiques.
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I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage.
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know
Last updated December 3, 10:09 AM South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know Heesoo Jang Assistant Professor of Media Law and Ethics Journalism Department, University of...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:11 PM
I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage.
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
Wtf is happening in South Korea? Was there the slightest sign this would happen, or am I totally ignorant of world affairs?
December 3, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Wtf is happening in South Korea? Was there the slightest sign this would happen, or am I totally ignorant of world affairs?
I am perversely impressed by Heidegger's ability to turn Hölderlin into Rupi Kaur. He's like "Eat, Pray, Love" for the constipatedly self-important.
December 2, 2024 at 11:54 PM
I am perversely impressed by Heidegger's ability to turn Hölderlin into Rupi Kaur. He's like "Eat, Pray, Love" for the constipatedly self-important.
England's Euros performance parallels Labour's election victory. A leader without vision or charisma, lack of anything on the left wing, indifferent performances, winning due to weak opposition. It'll be complete if England win the final 3-0, all own goals by their opponents.
July 8, 2024 at 1:26 AM
England's Euros performance parallels Labour's election victory. A leader without vision or charisma, lack of anything on the left wing, indifferent performances, winning due to weak opposition. It'll be complete if England win the final 3-0, all own goals by their opponents.
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When I tell you I screamed
March 27, 2024 at 12:44 AM
When I tell you I screamed
Mmm, the taste of England. They should do this as a cologne.
(Not sure what it says about me that this is what the Instagram algorithm thinks I’d be interested in.)
(Not sure what it says about me that this is what the Instagram algorithm thinks I’d be interested in.)
March 23, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Mmm, the taste of England. They should do this as a cologne.
(Not sure what it says about me that this is what the Instagram algorithm thinks I’d be interested in.)
(Not sure what it says about me that this is what the Instagram algorithm thinks I’d be interested in.)
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The list of people who are angrier at Jonathan Glazer than at Benjamin Netanyahu is, if nothing else, instructive.
March 20, 2024 at 1:19 AM
The list of people who are angrier at Jonathan Glazer than at Benjamin Netanyahu is, if nothing else, instructive.
God, I really love teaching Benjamin's "On some motifs in Baudelaire."
Probably my absolute favourite class of all: it's such a gorgeous piece, and it always elicits the best discussion.
Probably my absolute favourite class of all: it's such a gorgeous piece, and it always elicits the best discussion.
March 5, 2024 at 8:43 PM
God, I really love teaching Benjamin's "On some motifs in Baudelaire."
Probably my absolute favourite class of all: it's such a gorgeous piece, and it always elicits the best discussion.
Probably my absolute favourite class of all: it's such a gorgeous piece, and it always elicits the best discussion.
Holy shit. That was tense, and I wasn't a fan of the effort Bournemouth were putting in, but oh god, we're safe for now.
Damn well better buy a striker over summer, though.
Damn well better buy a striker over summer, though.
May 28, 2023 at 5:36 PM
Holy shit. That was tense, and I wasn't a fan of the effort Bournemouth were putting in, but oh god, we're safe for now.
Damn well better buy a striker over summer, though.
Damn well better buy a striker over summer, though.
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Playing around with building custom feed generators, currently have a PositiviFeed which curates all (English) posts with a positive sentiment confidence of > 0.65, also a Hellthread feed which includes ALL posts in the hellthread in realtime. Try them now at https://skyfeed.app/#/ by @ottr.sh
May 19, 2023 at 1:12 AM
Playing around with building custom feed generators, currently have a PositiviFeed which curates all (English) posts with a positive sentiment confidence of > 0.65, also a Hellthread feed which includes ALL posts in the hellthread in realtime. Try them now at https://skyfeed.app/#/ by @ottr.sh
Every time I read Weber's "Science as a Vocation," I shocked by how relevant it remains. Incredible piece. I wish there were much more of this kind of philosophical sociology.
May 18, 2023 at 3:23 AM
Every time I read Weber's "Science as a Vocation," I shocked by how relevant it remains. Incredible piece. I wish there were much more of this kind of philosophical sociology.
We don’t deserve bees.
May 18, 2023 at 1:33 AM
We don’t deserve bees.
Delighted to be heading off today on my COVID-postponed trip to China at the generous invitation of Nanjing University to give some lectures on Lukács on the centenary of “History and Class Consciousness.”
May 14, 2023 at 1:16 PM
Delighted to be heading off today on my COVID-postponed trip to China at the generous invitation of Nanjing University to give some lectures on Lukács on the centenary of “History and Class Consciousness.”
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Gonna start calling ChatGPT's hyper-authoritative way of writing completely false information the Turing-Kruger effect
May 12, 2023 at 10:40 PM
Gonna start calling ChatGPT's hyper-authoritative way of writing completely false information the Turing-Kruger effect
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The anxious urge to say "no worries either way" when you are actually worrying both ways plus a secret third way
November 18, 2024 at 2:39 AM
The anxious urge to say "no worries either way" when you are actually worrying both ways plus a secret third way
So who on here is Marxist / Marx-adjacent? Are there enough of us to form a cluster?
May 10, 2023 at 2:06 AM
So who on here is Marxist / Marx-adjacent? Are there enough of us to form a cluster?