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Caleb Ward

@calebw.bsky.social

Social and political philosophy, feminism, social change The Unflinching Philosophy of Audre Lorde, forthcoming 2026 Postdoc at Uni Hamburg Photo by Frank Ward, 1999 https://www.calebward.xyz/

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Classic dominant-class move to treat class and other identity categories as little knobs you can switch off and on without changing any other variables and then cry about the one or two knobs that arenโ€™t positioned in your favor

09.02.2026 16:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s healthy

09.02.2026 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh you said Coldplay Iโ€™m sorry

09.02.2026 14:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Or U2 or The Who or Paul McCartney or <shudder> Coldplay

09.02.2026 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Canโ€™t wait to read it!

09.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I actually think the sexualization and exploitation of these girls, across western societies, is an important data point in analysis of the "white but not quite" treatment of slavs and others
@schlawinerkreis.bsky.social

09.02.2026 14:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yesss, the spirit of the community is only propelled to Aufhebung by the force of negation

09.02.2026 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

respect to Lady Gaga, I too have been way over my head at a salsa club

09.02.2026 01:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 557    ๐Ÿ” 61    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sites of resistance in Puerto Rico: A feminist perspective This article explores how feminist agents in Puerto Rico are redefining public space through acts of resistance, care, and co-creation. It addresses tโ€ฆ

What are you doing today if not educating yourself about Puerto Rican feminism?

This piece by Omayra Rivera Crespo on feminism in PR urbanism and the contestation of space looks fascinating

09.02.2026 12:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Anyway, read the whole thread quoted here

09.02.2026 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also amazing that he staged that part of the show as performing as *the wedding band*โ€”not royalty, not superstardom, but someone there hired to help a community share good times together. I love that.

09.02.2026 13:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We need to learn from past mobilization and coalition building, now more than ever.

In spring 1979, Black women & girls were found murdered one after another on Boston's south side. Mainstream press remained silent.

Black feminists, women of color, and white lesbians mobilized to stop it.

09.02.2026 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ok, that does it I'm ready for summer in Berlin starting now

09.02.2026 11:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bavarians nodding their heads at the Biergarten and enjoying some time alongside "der Basti" and "der Florian "

09.02.2026 11:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Starting in the cane fields...

09.02.2026 01:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This song is SO GODDAMN GOOD

08.02.2026 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Actually yes, yes it is.

08.02.2026 21:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bilbo ring meme: After all, why not? Why shouldn't I cite myself?

Bilbo ring meme: After all, why not? Why shouldn't I cite myself?

08.02.2026 21:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is awesome.

08.02.2026 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lmao Aidan

08.02.2026 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why committing epistemic injustice against close friends can be distinctively bad - Synthese Synthese - There has been increasing attention given to epistemic injustice in different relational contexts. This paper adds to this literature by providing a novel argument for the claim that...

My friend George has a new paper out in Synthese examining the distinctive badness of epistemic injustices committed against friends: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

08.02.2026 13:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

"You are waiting for someone else to speak, but the words that donโ€™t come out of your mouth will never come out of someone elseโ€™s."
Audre Lorde (and she's right)

08.02.2026 10:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I would love to see that too!

08.02.2026 08:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know it might be grating from outside the US, but my view is that a newspaper telling Americans that women are excellent at sports is always a positive

08.02.2026 08:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Hand drawn pencil map of middle earth

Hand drawn pencil map of middle earth

My child is officially obsessed

07.02.2026 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

God I hope OUP doesnโ€™t get a machine to do this to my book manuscript

07.02.2026 20:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Zine-Release-Party am Valentinstag!

Andere Menschen Lieben

14.02. 19 Uhr FAQ-Infoladen JonasstraรŸe 40

Zine-Release-Party am Valentinstag! Andere Menschen Lieben 14.02. 19 Uhr FAQ-Infoladen JonasstraรŸe 40

Liebe, Freundschaft, Revolution?

Mit der Frage nach der Liebe zu anderen Menschen und ihrem gesellschaftlichen Verรคnderungspotenzial haben wir uns im Rahmen eines studentischen Forschungsprojekt in den letzten Monaten beschรคftigt. Zusammen haben wir Texte gelesen, von Audre Lorde รผber bell hooks bis zu Bini Adamczak, gegrรผbelt, diskutiert und Utopien der Liebe erdacht. Welche Liebe geben wir? Welche Liebe kรถnnten wir geben? In welchen Menschen finden wir Liebe? Und nicht zuletzt: Wie kรถnnen wir ineinander eine Liebe finden, die es mรถglich macht, die Grenzen von Patriarchat und Kapitalismus zu รผberwinden?

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Liebe, Freundschaft, Revolution? Mit der Frage nach der Liebe zu anderen Menschen und ihrem gesellschaftlichen Verรคnderungspotenzial haben wir uns im Rahmen eines studentischen Forschungsprojekt in den letzten Monaten beschรคftigt. Zusammen haben wir Texte gelesen, von Audre Lorde รผber bell hooks bis zu Bini Adamczak, gegrรผbelt, diskutiert und Utopien der Liebe erdacht. Welche Liebe geben wir? Welche Liebe kรถnnten wir geben? In welchen Menschen finden wir Liebe? Und nicht zuletzt: Wie kรถnnen wir ineinander eine Liebe finden, die es mรถglich macht, die Grenzen von Patriarchat und Kapitalismus zu รผberwinden? 1/3

Liebe, Freundschaft, Revolution? 
Programm Zine-Release
19:00 Open Doors
19:30 Input und GedankenanstรถรŸe: Andere Menschen Lieben. Die Zine- Autor*innen stellen ihre Beitrรคge vor. Gรคst*innen-Beitrรคge: Caleb Ward und weitere...
20:30 Ausstellung
Ausklang des Abends mit Musik


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Liebe, Freundschaft, Revolution? Programm Zine-Release 19:00 Open Doors 19:30 Input und GedankenanstรถรŸe: Andere Menschen Lieben. Die Zine- Autor*innen stellen ihre Beitrรคge vor. Gรคst*innen-Beitrรคge: Caleb Ward und weitere... 20:30 Ausstellung Ausklang des Abends mit Musik 3/3

I'll be talking about these ideas and more on Lorde's erotic in Berlin on Feb. 14 for the "Love, Friendship, Revolution" Zine launch at f.a.q. Infoladen.

We'll read some Lorde poems and talk about why I use the garlic emoji for Lorde's erotic in my tweets ๐Ÿง„

07.02.2026 13:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The bot has a point here.

07.02.2026 11:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The great @lissiejaquette.bsky.social ๐Ÿ™Œ

07.02.2026 11:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Call it the Tom Robbins approach: ventriloquize your bad politics through some character who supposedly speaks from experience

07.02.2026 10:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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