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Towards a World without Hierarchy: Isan Thought and Eco-centrism in the Novels of Kampoon Boontawee by Naphorn Siriprasertsilp Isan is a region situated in northeastern Thailand, bordering Cambodia and Laos. It is also used to reference the various ethno-regional groups who live in the area and are in a precarious position economically and culturally. The... Continue Reading → by jhiblog on October 30, 2024

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A Serious Man Steven Shapin Three facts about Bruno Latour. He was from a wine-growing family; he was from Burgundy; and he was Catholic. These facts are related, and they are pertinent to understanding what his philosophical project was about. Bruno was born... Continue Reading → by jhiblog on October 28, 2024

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Completing Humanity: Disha Karnad Jani Interviews Umut Özsu by Disha Karnad Jani In this latest episode of In Theory, Disha Karnad Jani interviews Umut Özsu, Professor in the Department of Law and Legalities at Carleton University, about his book Completing Humanity: The International Law of Decolonization, 1960-82 (Cambridge University Press, 2023). The... Continue Reading → by jhiblog on October 23, 2024

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Empire and the Insect-Enemy: Towards a Global History of Agro-Capitalism by Minke Hijmans "Climate change" may evoke vaguely threatening graphics. Blazing hills against a violent orange sky. The cracked, clay earth of a dried-up lake. A lazy smog cloud draped over an anonymous urban skyline. These visuals, often deployed in... Continue Reading → by jhiblog on October 21, 2024

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Reason and Faith in the Old South: The Case of James Warley Miles by Andrew J. Juchno James Warley Miles (1818-1875) is an enigmatic figure in American religious history, one whose theology evades the neat categories that historians of religion tend to rely upon. In the few studies that treat Miles at length,... Continue Reading → by jhiblog on October 16, 2024

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Mysticism, Power, and Rationalism in the Ottoman Mind: An Interview with Marinos Sariyannis by Nilab Saeedi Marinos Sariyannis is the Research Director and Department Coordinator of Ottoman History at the Institute for Mediterranean Studies in Rethymno, Greece. He spoke to the JHI Blog about his research on the role of magic and the... Continue Reading → by jhiblog on October 14, 2024

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Disalienation: Disha Karnad Jani Interviews Camille Robcis by Disha Karnad Jani In this latest episode of In Theory, Disha Karnad Jani interviews Camille Robcis, Professor of History and French at Columbia University about her recent book Disalienation: Politics, Philosophy, and Radical Psychiatry in Postwar France (University of Chicago Press, 2021). A revised... Continue Reading → by jhiblog on October 9, 2024

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Nietzsche's Debt to Zoroastrianism: How a Cultural Collision Contributed to Also Sprach Zarathustra by William Finlator "The tragedy of Friedrich Nietzsche is a monodrama: no other figure is present on the brief lived stage of his existence; the isolated combatant stands alone beneath the brief lived stage of his existence." —Stefan Zweig, Nietzsche... Continue Reading → by jhiblog on October 7, 2024

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Awakening the Ashes: Disha Karnad Jani Interviews Marlene Daut by Disha Karnad Jani In this latest episode of In Theory, Disha Karnad Jani interviews Marlene Daut, Professor of French and African Diaspora Studies at Yale University, about her new book Awakening the Ashes: An Intellectual History of the Haitian Revolution (The University of... Continue Reading → by jhiblog on October 2, 2024

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