Teresa M. Bejan

Congratulations, Jo, so sorry I couldn’t be there!

Definitely going to check out the Panera where TJ wrote his Notes on the State of Virginia when I’m in C-ville next month.

Thank you!

People who expect deference resent mere civility-

On point.

From Mere Civility by @tmbejan.bsky.social whose video I've used for years to frame class culture and discussion but realized I've not read her book. Its a banger already!

BBC Radio 4 - Pick of the Week, Andrew Peach Andrew Peach presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.

In about 15 mins time, @andrew-peach.bsky.social presents a Pick of the sideshow of politics vs the seriousness of the West End - 1815 on R4 feat. @tmbejan.bsky.social @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social @hannahcfrench.bsky.social @helenlewis.bsky.social @aiannucci.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

In Our Time - Civility: talking with those who disagree with you - BBC Sounds On the value of keeping conversations going with opponents, from the Reformation onwards

Interesting discussion of Civility in this week’s episode of In Our Time, including thoughts on the contribution of Thomas Hobbes from @tmbejan.bsky.social.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Wer so wie wir schon gespannt auf die Keynote von @tmbejan.bsky.social auf unserer Herbsttagung in Erlangen ist, kann sich die Vorfreude eventuell hiermit versüßen! 👇
#poloeff

Thank you!

Would only be fitting in a discussion of ‘Rogues’ Island!

You, too—my belly laugh at the pivot to Rawls gives a sense of the thrill ride we were on!

BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Civility: talking with those who disagree with you On the value of keeping conversations going with opponents, from the Reformation onwards

Tomorrow (Thursday) morning at 9am on BBC Radio 4 — In Our Time discusses civility with Teresa Bejan (@tmbejan.bsky.social), Phil Withington, and me! Listen live or after broadcast at the link below.

An honor and a pleasure to meet @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social at last and to talk about the slipperiest of topics, civility!

Book Tour: We Have Never Been Woke - Musa al-Gharbi We Have Never Been Woke will be published on October 8, 2024. I'll be on tour in the US and beyond to support the launch. Catch me if you can

I'm also happy to talk to journalists and other stakeholders during while I'm in the #UK area. If you'd like to connect with me for an interview, contact the book's publicist Kate Farquhar-Thomson ASAP: musaalgharbi.com/book-tour-we...

Just finished Musa's excellent, bracing, and self-awarely "epic" book--really looking forward to our discussion!

Oh no! Oh no, no, no, no.

Today we wrapped up our 1st WHPT Conference – a fabulous gathering! Thanks to our wonderful contributors for inspiring papers:

@abbsleblanc.bsky.social @tmbejan.bsky.social @torreyj.bsky.social @maryjomacdonald.bsky.social @sophiecardin.bsky.social @rosscarroll.bsky.social

‘Climate of fear’: Montreal doctor says NYU cancelled her presentation A Montreal doctor says her presentation at NYU was abruptly cancelled and believes the university did so out of fear of being pressured by the Donald Trump administration.

Stunning statement from NYU confirming they have abandoned academic freedom (after cancelling ex-MSF president Dr Liu): “Guest speakers at our institution are given clear guidelines at the outset. Per our policy we cannot host speakers who don’t comply.”

Why Is It So Hard to Make a Robot Chef? Restaurants are experimenting with automation. But in the kitchen, human labor is hard to replace.

Michael Oakeshott would like a word.

Why Is It So Hard to Make a Robot Chef? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/b...

Love that book, totally under-read and -rated.

Sharing for any Chicagoans interested in teaching theory at Loyola in the spring.

Curator of Roman Coins at University of Oxford Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Curator of Roman Coins on jobs.ac.uk!

This job advert just sounds incredibly cool: "you will look after the Ashmolean Museum’s c. 110,000 Roman Republican, Roman Imperial and Iron Age coins" www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLB889/c...

Very nice post-doc at Yale in Directed Studies, which (among other things) completely changed my dissertation supervisor's life and instilled him with a passion for all things philosophical and literary.

apply.interfolio.com/158738

🚨 CfP: 2025 conference on Women in the History of Political Thought 🚨

Organised by Torrey Shanks, Geertje Bol, and @maryjomacdonald.bsky.social

👇 Details below 👇

Great chance to do a funded PhD in a brilliant department. (If you apply based on this post and get one, you have to take me out for oysters at Moran's of the Weir)

Delighted to announce our seminar programme for Winter Term 2025. Thursdays at 4pm. All welcome. @lsegovernment.bsky.social . Venue and access information to follow.

A People’s History of Free Speech On the Greek origins of the First Amendment, and what we lose when we lose the inclination to speak truth to power.

I wrote about the ancient origins of American ‘free speech fundamentalism’ for Persuasion. Lots of Cynics and Quakers (Mary Fisher!), some social science, and an autobiographical reflection or two.

www.persuasion.community/p/a-peoples-...

CV of Journal Article Rejections I often tell my advanced graduate students who are looking to get their work published that, if you're not getting multiple journal rejections, you're not doing your job right. So, to provide inspirat...

I often tell my advanced graduate students who are looking to get their work published that, if you're not getting multiple journal rejections, you're not doing your job right. So, to provide continuing inspiration, I've uploaded the annual update to my CV of Journal Article Rejections:

New from (former RGCS Fulbright Chair) Teresa Bejan.

A People’s History of Free Speech On the Greek origins of the First Amendment, and what we lose when we lose the inclination to speak truth to power.

I wrote about the ancient origins of American ‘free speech fundamentalism’ for Persuasion. Lots of Cynics and Quakers (Mary Fisher!), some social science, and an autobiographical reflection or two.

www.persuasion.community/p/a-peoples-...