Alexander Kluge ist gestern im Alter von 94 Jahren in München verstorben.

Climate Books of 2025 A few shimmering selections on humanity and our home

A personal list of some of the best climate books of 2025,
from @alybatt.bsky.social @triofrancos.bsky.social @doctorvive.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @denisesrobbins.bsky.social @wimcarton.bsky.social @peterbrannen.bsky.social and more...

New UN Report:

‘The ongoing genocide is a collective crime. Framed by colonial narratives that dehumanize the Palestinians, this live-streamed atrocity has been facilitated through Third States’ direct support, material aid, diplomatic protection & active participation.‘

So exhausting..

Excited to announce that our special issue "Myth, Politics, and Social Imaginaries" has now been published. A huge thanks to my co-editor (and -author!) Tae-Yeoun Keum, the Constellations team and all our wonderful contributors. Let us know your thoughts!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14678675...

Doe het niet. Ook niet een beetje.

Steun ons in strijd voor hoger onderwijs! WOinActie is een beweging van studenten en medewerkers en maakt zich sterk voor de universiteit en haar toekomst.

Call to action: national demonstration against budget cuts in HE, Nov 25 in The Hague. English text follows Dutch in link.
woinactie.blogspot.com/2024/11/steu...

UN Special Committee finds Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza consistent with genocide, including use of starvation as weapon of war NEW YORK (14 November 2024) – Israel’s warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, with mass civilian casualties and life-threatening conditions intentionally imposed on Palest...

The UN has now formally found Israel's genocide "consistent with genocide", including the use of weaponized starvation.

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Join us this Friday for a great day of events at NYU’s Remarque Institute featuring Linda Zerilli’s work and a panel discussion on myth and politics. I’ll present a paper co-written with Tae-Yeoun Keum on the critique of origin myths, the “Dawn of Everything” & recent anthropologies of nature.

My article on myth, modernity and the Axial Age has been published in the latest issue of JHI. It would be great to hear from anyone who has thoughts on it as I continue to work on related questions. Let me know, if you have trouble accessing it.
muse.jhu.edu/article/909537

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New issue of the Journal of the History of Ideas Vol. 84, No. 4 (2023) muse.jhu.edu/issue/51742 @carmendege.bsky.social

Being a huge fan of Nastassja Martin’s book “In the Eye of the Wild,” I was delighted to watch this great conversation with her today:
To Believe in the Animal: A Lesson in Survival with Nastassja Martin and David Vann
youtu.be/Ga3VuHCL8sU?...