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Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · 2d

Looking forward to discussing Dan Edelstein's new book at the @remarquenyu.bsky.social on Friday

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Shane M. Bailey @shanembailey.com · 5d

"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

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Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you! Yes, it is tragic how much she had been forgotten.

Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · 5d

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.

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Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · 6d

Blouin's autobiography was reprinted as a part of @versobooks.bsky.social excellent new Southern Questions series.

Verso's Southern Questions

Decolonisation was the major historical process of the twentieth century. Its unfinished projects continue to shape our present. The defeat, withdrawal, and reconfiguration of Western colonial power i...

www.versobooks.com

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Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · 6d

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

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Nandini Ramachandran @chaosbogey.bsky.social · 6d

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...

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

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Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you!

Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · 7d

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]

Modern Criminal Law Review @modcrimlrev.bsky.social · 8d

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...

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Journal of the History of Ideas @jhideas.bsky.social · May 19

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

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Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · 13d

2. @jochenschmon.bsky.social on 'abolition'.
www.politicalconcepts.org/abolition-jo...

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Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · 13d

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...

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Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · 13d

www.political-theory.org/13509612

American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy - 2025 Conference: Capitalism and Socialism

www.political-theory.org

Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · 13d

Excellent line-up for NOMOS conference on 'Capitalism and Socialism' at Harvard this Friday.
Online participation available through Zoom (link in the response)

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Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · 19d

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · Sep 2

What is the relationship between capitalism and democracy?

That's the topic of a course from the NYC DSA Academy, led by Sandipto Dasgupta <@sandiptodg>.

Alternate Thursdays starting Sept 18. For info and application, visit actionnetwork.org/forms/nyc-ds....

NYC DSA Academy:

Please see the link for more.

actionnetwork.org

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Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · 24d

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...

A General Air of Anxiety - Boston Review

The Red Scare targeted my father. He taught me the meaning of resistance.

www.bostonreview.net

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Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · Sep 2

Readings for the course

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · Sep 2

What is the relationship between capitalism and democracy?

That's the topic of a course from the NYC DSA Academy, led by Sandipto Dasgupta <@sandiptodg>.

Alternate Thursdays starting Sept 18. For info and application, visit actionnetwork.org/forms/nyc-ds....

NYC DSA Academy:

Please see the link for more.

actionnetwork.org

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Bang-Bang @bangbang1492.bsky.social · Aug 16

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

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James Brandt @jamesbrandt.bsky.social · Sep 2

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.

LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · Sep 2

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…

lpeproject.org

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Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · Sep 2

Readings for the course

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Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · Aug 28

I will be teaching a course on 'Capitalism and Democracy' for the @socialists.nyc academy this fall. Please help spread the word around to those who might be interested. Registration deadline is September 4.

actionnetwork.org/forms/nyc-ds...

NYC DSA Academy:

Please see the link for more.

actionnetwork.org

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Lyle Jeremy Rubin @lylerubin.bsky.social · Aug 12

Learned so much from Sandipto. Check it out!

Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · Aug 12

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat remains one of the best films I have watched in the last couple of years. So It was a real pleasure (and lot of fun) to chat with @vanjackson.bsky.social and @lylerubin.bsky.social about it.
Now out in the world:

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

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Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · Aug 12

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Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · Aug 12

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat remains one of the best films I have watched in the last couple of years. So It was a real pleasure (and lot of fun) to chat with @vanjackson.bsky.social and @lylerubin.bsky.social about it.
Now out in the world:

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

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