This thesis examines a group of philosophers in Victor Cousin, Henri Bergson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and William James, each of whom sought to resolve past, present, and future in a true vision of the world. I argue that these visions should be characterised as sets of practical accomplishments. That is to say, if they could be glimpsed in theories o...
‘Endangered scholars’ is a recently highly relevant, yet historical notion. Embedded in the greater history of the 20th and 21st centuries, it captures the phenomenon of scholars who, after years of intellectual work and integration in their societies of origin, are forced to seek rescue in foreign host societies. The pressing urgency of the topic ...
Que peut vouloir dire postmoderne ? Et surtout, quels sont les enjeux qui ont traversé les usages de ce terme ? Ce travail soutient que, par-delà le mauvais objet sémantique qu’il constitue, en tant que signifiant flottant et mot-valise, le postmoderne représente un bon objet d’étude pour cerner certains des enjeux théoriques de la fin du vingtième...
In the wake of the October 1929 stock market crash, conservatives formed an array of organizations and publications that aimed to resist the nation’s steady embrace of New Deal liberalism. Crucial to their opposition was a group of “nationalist conservatives” whose most prominent member was the operative and propagandist Merwin K. Hart. Hart’s worl...
This master's thesis is exploring Växjö's history based on the dimension of critical race and whiteness studies, based on the aim of examining the intersection between municipal politics, local history, and the Swedish hegemonic whiteness. The theoretical point of departure is the periodization formulated by scholars Catrin Lundström and Tobias Hüb...
Julius Wellhausen was a monumental figure in the field of biblical studies, but his work has been denounced as antisemitic in recent years. This book offers a nuanced view of Wellhausen’s scholarship through a critical edition and translation of one of the last doctoral dissertations by a Jew in Nazi Germany: Friedemann Philipp Boschwitz’s Julius W...
The right to self-determination of peoples lies at the core of much global disquiet.Disputes over the practical meaning of the right for all peoples to “pursue their economic, social, and cultural development without outside interference” can lead to domestic conflicts that harden over decades and others capable of enflaming geopolitical crises. I ...
The International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation (ICIC) is often framed as a step in the constitution of a “League of Minds” – a place where scientists and writers reign, and a necessary part of a successful and harmonious “League of Nations” – but the fact that it was created in the context of a bureaucratic and politicised international ad...
Invited lecture, invited by: State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta (Indonesia) / status: published
This review evaluates Bénédicte Boisseron's Afro-Dog: Blackness and the Animal Question. In the process, it tracks the development of the academic relation between Blackness and animality.
