Shal Marriott

Going to start bringing board games to conferences.

New rule. If an academic uses a sports analogy, they have to provide proof that they have in fact played said sport.

What book made you cry at the end of it recently? For me, it was How Democracies Die.

Comprehensive exams really are the worst of times.

I was sending out "you need a membership" emails all day yesterday.

Happy APSA submission day for all those who celebrate.

Putnam in a nutshell.

Christmas additions to the apartment. A new bar for the kitchen, and a green library lamp!

The scotch prices at this Indian restaurant are unhinged.

When your dissertation is 'aesthetics and politics' then film watching counts as productivity.

This semester students:

1) Discussed ‘dirty hands’ 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.

Every time I read The Social Contract I notice more of the sick burns which Rousseau aims at his fellow philosophers.

What do John Rawls and a bad first date have in common? In my introduction to political theory conference sessions, we’re going to find out!

Can anyone recommend a political science paper with a really strong introduction? I want to show my students an example.

Took a break from conference presentations to give a wedding speech.

Travelling for over a month as of today to visit family from BC to Newfoundland. Please send plane reading recommendations.

This cheered me up during the dark times of medieval.

Delighted to have been part of such an excellent collection of reflections!

It’s my 8 year political theory anniversary!

One month away from comprehensive exams. Any snack suggestions?

Accurate portrayal of me studying for my comprehensive exams.

A day in Washington DC.

A coffee for the person who can name the article I’m summarizing.

It’s the end of the term, which means the phrase “vaguely centrist neoliberal blob” is not getting cut from the editing process.

Does anyone know where to find the cherry blossoms in Washington DC?

Read Capital, so now I finally understand what ‘surplus value’ is.

Turned 30 this weekend.

Which Jan-Werner Müller are you?

Grateful for a romantic partner who I’m able to share so much of life with, from travelling to theatre, bickering over coffee, and working together on our shared intellectual vocation. Happy Valentine’s Day to my fiercest critic and sharpest supporter.