Going to start bringing board games to conferences.
05.02.2026 13:40 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@shalmarr.bsky.social
Political Theory PhD Student at McGill University. Research Interests: Scottish and French Enlightenment, Michael Oakeshott, and Judith Shklar.
Going to start bringing board games to conferences.
05.02.2026 13:40 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0New rule. If an academic uses a sports analogy, they have to provide proof that they have in fact played said sport.
02.02.2026 03:31 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0What book made you cry at the end of it recently? For me, it was How Democracies Die.
01.02.2026 23:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Comprehensive exams really are the worst of times.
27.01.2026 01:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1I was sending out "you need a membership" emails all day yesterday.
15.01.2026 16:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Happy APSA submission day for all those who celebrate.
14.01.2026 19:03 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 0 π 2Putnam in a nutshell.
04.01.2026 20:28 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Christmas additions to the apartment. A new bar for the kitchen, and a green library lamp!
25.12.2025 17:46 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The scotch prices at this Indian restaurant are unhinged.
22.12.2025 21:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0When your dissertation is 'aesthetics and politics' then film watching counts as productivity.
21.12.2025 02:30 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This semester students:
1) Discussed βdirty handsβ in the case of the Perry/Trudeau relationship.
2) Were randomly assigned philosophers and had to respond to the scenario of Trump running for a third term.
3) Designed philosophical thought experiments.
Activities based pedagogy was a success.
A relationship grounded in debating ideas.
10.10.2025 00:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Every time I read The Social Contract I notice more of the sick burns which Rousseau aims at his fellow philosophers.
02.10.2025 19:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0What do John Rawls and a bad first date have in common? In my introduction to political theory conference sessions, weβre going to find out!
29.09.2025 14:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Can anyone recommend a political science paper with a really strong introduction? I want to show my students an example.
17.09.2025 13:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Took a break from conference presentations to give a wedding speech.
18.08.2025 18:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Travelling for over a month as of today to visit family from BC to Newfoundland. Please send plane reading recommendations.
28.07.2025 13:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This cheered me up during the dark times of medieval.
28.07.2025 11:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Delighted to have been part of such an excellent collection of reflections!
23.07.2025 12:53 β π 12 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Itβs my 8 year political theory anniversary!
27.04.2025 19:51 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0One month away from comprehensive exams. Any snack suggestions?
22.04.2025 14:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Accurate portrayal of me studying for my comprehensive exams.
03.04.2025 13:18 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A day in Washington DC.
27.03.2025 21:43 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A coffee for the person who can name the article Iβm summarizing.
25.03.2025 22:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Itβs the end of the term, which means the phrase βvaguely centrist neoliberal blobβ is not getting cut from the editing process.
25.03.2025 21:45 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Does anyone know where to find the cherry blossoms in Washington DC?
24.03.2025 23:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Read Capital, so now I finally understand what βsurplus valueβ is.
20.03.2025 22:07 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Turned 30 this weekend.
02.03.2025 23:07 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Which Jan-Werner MΓΌller are you?
18.02.2025 01:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Grateful for a romantic partner who Iβm able to share so much of life with, from travelling to theatre, bickering over coffee, and working together on our shared intellectual vocation. Happy Valentineβs Day to my fiercest critic and sharpest supporter.
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