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Jörg Schaub

@joergschaub.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Essex. Aesthetics, Critical Theory, Social and Political Philosophy Author of (open access) monograph "Modern Aesthetics and Democratic Life: The Struggle for Aesthetic Freedom" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026).

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Jörg Schaub@joergschaub.bsky.social · 2w ago

The hardcopy of my (open access) monograph Modern Aesthetics and Democratic Life: The Struggle for Aesthetic Freedom arrived today - alongside a lovely endorsement by Axel Honneth (see below).

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David Owen@artsofdenial.bsky.social · 3w ago

Burnham's regional plans need to pay attention to this www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/loss-of...

Loss of academic staff and "cold spots" for humanities and social science degrees threaten strategically important skills for UK, says British Academy

A new data map released today shows a sharp and widespread decline in opportunities for university staff in the humanities, social sciences and arts subjects in 2024-25. The data shows a precarious la...

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David Owen@artsofdenial.bsky.social · last mo.

"Even in the early 2020s, higher education paid back fourteen times more than governments put into it and was worth £265bn a year. But even that doesn’t seem to count for much these days."

Jörg Schaub@joergschaub.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Yesterday, Frankfurt, Germany, Goethe University, and Suhrkamp remembered the life and work of Jürgen Habermas with a memorial event at Paulskirche and a conference (including a beautiful keynote from Axel Honneth).

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Jörg Schaub@joergschaub.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In case you missed it (since they are both not on bsky): Matt Congdon (Vanderbilt) and Thomas Khurana (Potsdam) have put together this fantastic volume expanding our perspective on recognition beyond the standard story.

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