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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · 3d

Call for Papers is extended to December 15! And we have an online presentation option for those who cannot attend in-person!

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · 8d

Last day to submit!

The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · 16d

One week left to submit your abstract. A few reminders: 1) We encourage papers that align with the theme, but ALL Weil-related papers are welcome, 2) All voices, backgrounds, and disciplines within and beyond academia are welcome, and 3) ... 🧵
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2026 Colloquy at Texas A&M University — American Weil Society

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · 16d

3) While in-person attendance is always the best option for engagement, there will be a substantive online option for those unable to attend in person.

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · 16d

One week left to submit your abstract. A few reminders: 1) We encourage papers that align with the theme, but ALL Weil-related papers are welcome, 2) All voices, backgrounds, and disciplines within and beyond academia are welcome, and 3) ... 🧵
simoneweilsociety.org/events/2026-...

2026 Colloquy at Texas A&M University — American Weil Society

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · 22d

In our first reading group, Dr. Cristina Basili (University of Bologna & New School for Social Research) shared her incredible insights on Weil's essay "Prospects: Are we Headed for a Proletarian Revolution?" Check out the video and consider joining us for our next session!
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“Prospects: Are we Headed for the Proletarian Revolution?” with Cristina Basili

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · 29d

The AWS encourages all types of Weil-informed scholars, artists, thinkers, activists, and writers from every background and discipline to submit an abstract to our 2026 conference on Roots, Exile, and Migration: simoneweilsociety.org/events/2026-...

2026 Colloquy at Texas A&M University — American Weil Society

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · 29d

Reminder: Call for Papers for the AWS 2026 Colloquy is due September 30. Send your 250 word abstract and 100 word bio to [email protected] on the topic of "Roots, Exile and Migration" in Weil's thought. The conference will be at Texas A&M April 23-25 2026.

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · Aug 6

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · Aug 6

We ask that you register early and come to the session having read the text. Head over to our website now! The first two sessions are open for registration and we are so looking forward to reading Weil with you!

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · Aug 6

Our exciting line up includes: “Prospects: Are we Headed for the Proletarian Revolution?” with Cristina Basili, “The Iliad or Poem of Force” with Cynthia Wallace, “Forms of the Implicit Love of God” with Kate Lawson, and “On the Abolition of all Political Parties” with Scott Ritner.

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · Aug 6

Each session will be run by a different Weil scholar who will share their reading followed by an open discussion. You must be a member in good standing to attend but you will note that our membership fees are incredibly reasonable: simoneweilsociety.org/membership-1

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · Aug 6

The AWS will be hosting a virtual Simone Weil reading group this coming school year. We will read four different works drawn from Weil's writings on literature, politics, and spirituality and we would love for all Weil enthusiasts to join us: simoneweilsociety.org/events . 🧵

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · Jul 8

"But to destroy cities, either materially or morally, or to exclude human beings from a city, thrusting them down to the state of social outcasts, this is to sever every bond of poetry and love between human beings and the universe." - SW "Forms of the Implicit Love of God" #philosophy #politics

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · Jul 1

Keynotes are confirmed: Anne Norton and Nicolas de Warren. Remember to submit your abstract and bio to [email protected] and share widely!

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · Jun 14

Call for Papers. Announcing the AWS 2026 Colloquy.
#callforpapers #philosophy #politics #exile #migration

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · Jun 11

Check out this article on Large Language Models, translating Weil’s La Condition Ouvrière and Taylorization in the Global Labor Journal

William Tilleczek, 'Practice or Product? Labour, Training, and the “Ethics” of AI'

Practice or Product? Labour, Training, and the “Ethics” of AI | Global Labour Journal

Under the terms of this licensing framework anyone is free to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work, under the following conditions:

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Kate Lawson, PhD Philosophy @katelawson.bsky.social · Jun 4

So excited to be a part of this incredible team!

The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · Jun 4

As of yesterday, our new Board took over with Benjamin Palmer Davis (Texas A&M) serving as President, Inese Radzins (Cal State Stanislaus) as Vice President, and @katelawson.bsky.social (Kings University Halifax) as Webmaster.

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Rebecca Taylor FRSA @rebeccataylor.bsky.social · Jun 7

🎧 Perfect post-read listen: a three-part primer on “How to Read Simone Weil” on one of my favorite pods (Yale’s “For the Life of the World”)

cc @yaledivinityschool.bsky.social @weilsociety.bsky.social @evanrosa.bsky.social @cynthiawallace.bsky.social @simoneweiluk.bsky.social

#philsky

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Emile Novis @podsekalnikov.bsky.social · Jun 4

Does anyone know of translations of Giovanni Amendola’s La democrazia italiana contro il fascismo. 1922-1924 in French, Spanish, or (gulp) Russian? It’s not available in English and I can’t read Italian.

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · Jun 4

The Board invites nominations for Secretary and Treasurer at [email protected]

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · Jun 4

As of yesterday, our new Board took over with Benjamin Palmer Davis (Texas A&M) serving as President, Inese Radzins (Cal State Stanislaus) as Vice President, and @katelawson.bsky.social (Kings University Halifax) as Webmaster.

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · Jun 4

No Spencer, Thank you for your wonderful contributions to Weil Scholarship and thought!

Spencer Lane Jones @spencerlanejones.bsky.social · May 7

Extremely grateful to be recognized in this way by @weilsociety.bsky.social, especially after writing about Weil as a schoolteacher for the past three years. Thank you so much!

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · May 2

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Weil colloquy at Marquette University in Milwaukee!

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · Apr 7

We’re also always happy to give recommendations about what order to read Weil’s works in, and secondary literature!

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The American Weil Society @weilsociety.bsky.social · Apr 7

We’re in the process of building up our “recommended links” page including a link to this site: simoneweil.library.ucalgary.ca

Home - Simone Weil Bibliography

Although Simone Weil died very young at age 34, her essays and notebooks have been the topic of a significant volume of scholarship from a wide variety of disciplines including Religion, Philosophy, L...

simoneweil.library.ucalgary.ca

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