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Oliver Davis

@oliverjdavis.bsky.social

radical democracy, political technologies, psychedelics, French philosophy, queer studies - Professor of French at UCC but this is a personal account

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The French care economy: between gendered inequality and feminist idealism The care economy in France is a site of both profound gendered inequalities and of renewed feminist idealism for an alternative social model and feminist ethic. This paper focuses on the realities ...

great to see this terrific article on the French care economy by @sarahwatersleeds.bsky.social out online with @francemodern.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

11.06.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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great presentation by @maybenansi.bsky.social from @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social of his work on Lacan and Fanon at the @ucc.ie CACSSS research day today

14.05.2025 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Henri Michaux, Mescaline and the use of psychedelics in the creative actΒ and as treatment for psychiatric disorders Timed to coincide with The Courtauld Gallery current exhibition "Henri Michaux: The Mescaline Drawings", this Study Day aims to investigate Henri Michaux’s approach to the use of psychedelics, and rev...

I'll be speaking in London this Friday in a day of free talks exploring Henri Michaux's mescaline adventures, to accompany the exquisite ongoing Courtauld exhibition of his drug drawings. Link to register below. @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social
courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/hen...

07.05.2025 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazingly evocative photo!

30.04.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I will be talking about my work on the politics of psychedelics at a Zoom event this coming Wednesday, which is ticketed to raise money for the great work of The Psychedelic Experience Clinic: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-psyche...

26.04.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There's a new special issue of the Parrhesia journal, dedicated to the work of Michel Serres:

Full open access PDF: parrhesiajournal.org/wp-content/u...

TOC πŸ‘‡

15.04.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Alex. There will be more - I hope you can join us next time.

15.04.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oliver Davis: Ireland may be in the midst of a psychedelic renaissance Some academics believe ancient Irish warriors used psychoactive substances β€” magic mushrooms, liberty cap, and fly agaric β€” presaging the adoption of psychedelic drugs in modern medicine

psychedelics in Ireland: my op-ed for today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social, reflecting on our recent @ucc.ie workshop in the psychedelic humanities @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

14.04.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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a big thank you to everyone who attended and spoke at our recent UCC research day on the psychedelic humanities! @manchanmagan.bsky.social @erikadyck.bsky.social @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social

10.04.2025 06:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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still thinking about this splendid paper yesterday on the nightcap as a figure for the bourgeois in July Monarchy caricature, by our colleague Dr Charlotte Berkerey @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social

28.03.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Getting ready for the psychedelic humanities research day, hosted by Prof @oliverjdavis.bsky.social and kicking off at 11am this morning in the Aula Maxima!

24.03.2025 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heathrow: presumably it’s either the GRU or an attempt to frame the GRU for leverage with Trump. Either way, UK security services have questions to answer. Forgive me for not buying the tiresome stories of virtuous Hounslow EV demand and all of the cant about resilience.

22.03.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Peter Lamborn Wilson

22.03.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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listening to a great research paper by Patrick Bray on taste & Stendhal here in Cork @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social

19.03.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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LΓ‘ FhΓ©ile PΓ‘draig sona dhaoibh go lΓ©ir. Looking forward to great talks next Monday on the Psychedelic Humanities from the amazing @erikadyck.bsky.social, respected Plains Cree elders Kelly and Reanna Daniels and the inimitable @manchanmagan.bsky.social, among many talented others.

17.03.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ research day in the psychedelic humanities here at UCC, 24th March 2025, including a keynote talk by @manchanmagan.bsky.social. Please see Eventbrite pages: www.eventbrite.com/e/1265313379... (morning) and www.eventbrite.com/e/1265673436... (afternoon) @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social

04.03.2025 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Poster UCC event with Prof Iris van der Tuin

Poster UCC event with Prof Iris van der Tuin

Thrilled to announce this event with Prof Iris van der Tuin (Utrecht University) as part of our @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social PG module, supported by @uccphilosophy.bsky.social & ISS21. With responses from Prof Maggie O’Neill & myself and moderated by Prof Nuala Finnegan!
@uccresearch.bsky.social

19.02.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This will be excellent! Make sure to join us! ✨

19.02.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An act of grotesque vandalism is taking place in British universities The entire arts and heritage sector in the UK will be irreparably damaged

"The research produced there is world-leading. If we lose these courses, we will lose more than thousands of devoted and pioneering academics. We will create a system where only the wealthy and privileged get to study the very subjects that make Britain what it is."

13.02.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you have queries about becoming a member of the Editorial Board/North America Editor, please contact the Executive Editor, @oliverjdavis.bsky.social (odavis@ucc.ie) We wish you good luck with your application and look forward to eventually introducing you in a future #MeetTheCommitteeMonday! 5/

10.02.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to our amazing authors, readers, reviewers and publisher for contributing to the life of our journal! @asmcf.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social

03.02.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

In numbers, we:
β€’ Published nearly 30 groundbreaking articles.
β€’ Reviewed 26 books, sparking new conversations.
β€’ Released 3 podcasts, exploring everything from Michel Serres to Memory Studies in the French-speaking world.
β€’ Our articles were downloaded 67,901 times

03.02.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Poster with QR code for an event on February 4, 3-5PM, that is titled "Intersectional queer activism in post-homonationalist times"

Poster with QR code for an event on February 4, 3-5PM, that is titled "Intersectional queer activism in post-homonationalist times"

Thrilled to announce this upcoming @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social webinar on "Intersectional queer activism in post-homonationalist times" on February 4, 3-5PM w the wonderful Dino Suhonić & Dr Amanullah De Sondy. See QR code or register here: shorturl.at/Ymgyl

26.01.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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New series editor announcement: Studies in Modern and Contemporary France Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce the new series editor line-up for Studies in Modern and Contemporary France.

really happy to be joining as one of the Editors of this great @livunipress.bsky.social book series - please don't hesitate to get in touch if you have an idea for a book within our remit @asmcf.bsky.social @francemodern.bsky.social
liverpooluniversitypress.blog/2024/12/18/n...

14.01.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Cover of Languages of Punishment

Cover of Languages of Punishment

Melissa Pawelski, Languages of Punishment: Translating Foucault in English and German - MHRA, Autumn 2024
Hardback and e-book initially, but paperback to follow
www.mhra.org.uk/publications...

13.11.2023 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜Beam weapon’, β€˜bracket creep’, β€˜codependency’, β€˜major depressive disorder’, β€˜upload’

06.10.2023 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Psychedelic politics and humanities, with Oliver Davis Exploring the politics and humanities of psychedelics as they continue their march into the mainstream, through the lens of French artist Henri Michaux

pleased to share this recent podcast - a conversation with the very knowledgeable and urbane Oshan Jarow:
www.musingmind.org/podcasts/psy...

24.09.2023 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to share some new research next week.

Here's FaladΓ© in 1995: "But I think we should be proud - or at least I am - that in our country – because it is our country – what we used to call this β€œblack race,” this population that suffered as it did, can now teach the world a lesson like this."

20.09.2023 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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