Artur Banaszewski

Polish-British sociologist Zygmunt Bauman was born 100 years ago today. He is best known as the theorist of “liquid modernity,” in which social bonds decline in favor of an atomized individualism. jacobin.com/2025/11/zygmun…

The latest issue of Twentieth Century Communism journal has been published. It is a special issue on globalising 1956, a year that shook the communist world. Edited by Madeleine Davis and Kevin Morgan, it looks at 1956 in Poland, Italy, Greece and China. journals.lwbooks.co.uk/tcc/vol-2025-i…

❗Are you an EUI researcher interested in intellectual history? If so, consider applying to our 8th annual workshop, "Past Ideas, Present Insights: The Futures of Intellectual History!" Keynote: @OrRosenboim When: 29 January 2025 Deadline: 8 January 2025 See the CfP!

Good piece jhiblog.org/2024/08/05/les…

So happy to see this out, by @ArturBanaszews1 and Jacob Saliba. jhiblog.org/2024/08/05/les…

In today’s think-piece, primary editors Artur Banaszewski and Jacob Saliba discuss the influence of Leszek Kołakowski on Tony Judt’s interpretation of the Cold War. web.sas.upenn.edu/jhiblog/2024/0…

Our programme is here for "Pocockian Moments: A Symposium on the Centenary of J.G.A. Pocock", 20-21 May, hosted @EUI_EU; we will honour & discuss the work of the late, great historian, with keynotes by Richard Whatmore & @Rosario_L0pez. For more info see: eui.eu/events?id=5667…

We welcome proposals for the JHI's sixth annual Graduate Student Symposium, "The Uses and Abuses of History." Submit your proposal by June 1. jhiblog.org/2024/04/29/the…

Newly welcomed to our midst is @EUI_EU's @ArturBanaszews1, who writes on East European critiques of orthodox Marxism in global Cold War contexts. projects.iq.harvard.edu/globalpolitica…

@denniskllng Thank you so much, Dennis - very happy to see this live, congratulations!

A massive shoutout to @ArturBanaszews1, who not only provided quick and concise edits for the piece at hand but also gave me a lot of constructive criticism on my latest Jacobin piece on Javier Milei and right-wing libertarianism. Thanks a lot for all your work!

I wrote about libertarianism, Trump, and why intellectual historians should include more stories of pseudointellectuals and "third-hand dealers in ideas" (to borrow from Hayek) in their investigations of recent market radical phenomena. Published on @JHIdeas 👇

In this third and final installment of the Virtual Issue on East European Intellectual History, @isa_jcbs and @ArturBanaszews1 discuss the complex and controversial legacies of Russian nationalistic thought. web.sas.upenn.edu/jhiblog/2024/0…

We are excited to share the programme of our 7th annual workshop "Writing Intellectual History: Between Text and Context!" Please join us this Wednesday, 10 am CET at the EUI & Zoom. Register here: eui.eu/events?id=5660…

Interested in broadly defined Intellectual History? On 7 February at 10:00 CET, join the 7th Annual Workshop of our Intellectual History Working Group @inthisEUI 👉 eui.eu/events?id=5660… 📢 #IntellectualHistory #WritingHistory

Internal call❗On 7 February, we will organise our 7th annual workshop ‘The EUI School of Intellectual History!' Keynote: @Mlle_Dominique, ‘Whose 1905 Global Moment? Mobile Individuals and Biography in Global Intellectual History' We welcome EUI researchers to apply. See the CfP!

As another year is drawing to a close, we are looking back on some of the highlights we have published over the course of 2023. We warmly thank all our authors, editors, and readers! web.sas.upenn.edu/jhiblog/2023/1…

Save the date! Next Wednesday, it will be our great pleasure to host @zeno_thankyou, who will give a talk titled "Reference works for the 'man of business:' Disseminating race theories in early nineteenth-century Central Europe." Register here! eui.eu/events?id=5623…

We are excited to announce our first event this semester! This Friday, @emile_chabal (Edinburgh) will talk about his ongoing project regarding the life and work of Eric Hobsbawm. If you are in Florence, please join us at 4 pm in Villa Salviati! eui.eu/events?id=5632…

An excellent article by @ArturBanaszews1 on how Polish centrists opened the door to conservative identity politics and today’s Law and Justice rule

For decades, Poland was held up as a successful example of transition to liberal democracy. But faced with the country’s slide into right-wing authoritarianism, the pitfalls of centrist politics are plain to see. jacobin.com/2022/10/poland…

The JHI Blog's symposium -- "The Intellectual History of Labor" -- will be held this Saturday, September 9! The program and registration information are available here: jhiblog.org/2023/08/18/gra….