J. History of Ideas

We invited the JHI community to suggest texts related to intellectual history, broadly conceived. Responses spanned histories of childhood, imperial bureaucracy, the concept of work, creativity and AI, and boundaries between literature and history. web.sas.upenn.edu/jhiblog/2026/0…

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The JHI Blog has released a call for submissions to its forum on the “Conceptual History of Technology.” Pitches are due on May 7. jhiblog.org/2026/03/18/cal…

Durba Mitra returns to the In Theory podcast to talk with @DishaKJani about her new book, "The Future That Was." They discuss canon formation, post-colonial yearning, and "Third World" feminism in the late 20th century. web.sas.upenn.edu/jhiblog/2026/0…

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Attention grad students: The deadline for proposals for the JHI's 2025 Graduate Student Symposium has been extended to June 16. There's still time! See here for more information: web.sas.upenn.edu/jhiblog/2025/0…

Proposals due next Friday, June 13! Just one more week!

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We're accepting proposals for the 2025 JHI Graduate Student Symposium, “Between the Text and Material History," to be held October 4 on Zoom. Learn more here and submit a proposal by June 13: web.sas.upenn.edu/jhiblog/2025/0…

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In this think piece, Max Wade provides an intellectual history of Neoplatonism's unique contribution to the performing arts by examining Plotinus's philosophy of dance. jhiblog.org/2024/11/18/the…

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In this interview with @BrunoLeipold about his forthcoming book, "Citizen Marx" (@PrincetonUPress), @JochenSchmon asks about the influence of republicanism in Karl Marx's political thought. web.sas.upenn.edu/jhiblog/2024/1…

Who was Isaiah Berlin’s liberalism for? In today’s think piece, Beatriz Silva (@Beatriz_zSilva) examines the limits of Berlin’s liberal theory by bringing it into conversation with Edward Said. web.sas.upenn.edu/jhiblog/2024/1…

Today on the blog, Benjamin Gaillard-Garrido studies the nature of political modernity as articulated in the Latin American Age of Revolutions, arguing for a turn to a critical theory of social form rather than an emphasis on political culture. web.sas.upenn.edu/jhiblog/2024/1…

In today's think piece, Naphorn Siriprasertsilp explores how Isan thought and Buddhist philosophy influenced the novels of Thai writer Kampoon Boontawee. web.sas.upenn.edu/jhiblog/2024/1…