Kat Hunfeld
@kathunfeld.bsky.social
Political theorist // editor at Historical Materialism // working on the climate crisis, commons, ecosocialist strategy & desire 🍉
“If Trump’s intention was to remove Khamenei from the political landscape, he may instead have fixed him in it, recast in the eyes of his devotees as a figure of sacrifice rather than failure.”
Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi | The dry and the wet burn together
‘The dry and the wet burn together’ is a Persian expression invoked when a fire spreads without discrimination. Once...
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There’s a German expression for this: “etwas salonfähig machen” (rendering something fit for the salon).
Daniel James@schlawinerkreis.bsky.social · 6mo agoFeaturing an avowed reactionary like Curtis Yarvin at a symposium billed as a gathering of “distinguished political thinkers” – alongside Quinn Slobodian and Lea Ypi – risks laundering openly anti-democratic views as just another contribution to respectable debate. Can’t see the case for this.
WTF - Yarvin is a fascist, celebrated by European fascists, and platforming him in this way does not merely risk but IS mainstreaming fascism and thus collaboration
Daniel James@schlawinerkreis.bsky.social · 6mo agoFeaturing an avowed reactionary like Curtis Yarvin at a symposium billed as a gathering of “distinguished political thinkers” – alongside Quinn Slobodian and Lea Ypi – risks laundering openly anti-democratic views as just another contribution to respectable debate. Can’t see the case for this.
In as few words as possible, tell me you're a liberal.
It's imperialism, stupid! Natural resources are not the reason the US wants control over Greenland. I explain why in my new @theconversation.com article on Greenland's critical raw materials and fossil fuels in US expansionist ambition. Read the article here: theconversation.com/why-greenlan...
Why Greenland’s vast natural resources won’t necessarily translate into huge profits
Mining and fossil fuel extraction both demand infrastructure that Greenland doesn’t have.
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Statement by the union of Iranian bus-drivers. www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/12/s...
Für das @nd-aktuell.de haben Ivo Eichhorn & ich einen Nachruf auf den hier eher unbekannten marxistischen Theoretiker Asad Haider geschrieben, der im Dezember mit nur 38 Jahren verstorben ist. Danke an @alexstruwe.bsky.social für die Chance & das genaue Redigat. www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1196...
Asad Haider: Menschen denken
Wie sieht Emanzipation in Zeiten der Ohnmacht aus? Der marxistische Theoretiker Asad Haider suchte dazu einen theoretischen Ausdruck von Occupy bis Black Lives Matter in den USA. Nun ist er mit nur 38...
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There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
I have a new open access article out, co-authored with @alejopedregal.bsky.social and Nemanja Lukić, called 'For an Anti-Imperialist Ecological Modernity'. The article introduces a special issue we've edited on ecomodernism and imperialism. But it does much more than that. A thread. 1/13
BP's had a hell of a 20 yrs: ✅2004 -"Greenwashing" rebrand w/ "Beyond Petroleum" campaign. Invent "carbon footprint" deflecting blame. ✅2010-Spill 134 million gallons of oil into the sea. ✅2020-Claim ambition to shift from oil/gas to clean energy. ✅2025-Abandon such claims.
When higher ed is under attack by the twin forces of authoritarianism & austerity, institutions like the New School that have historically been bulwarks of critical education & anti-fascism should be strengthened rather than destroyed. What an utter failure of leadership & imagination
Natasha Lennard@natashalennard.bsky.social · 8mo agoSo grateful for the amazing graduate students who wrote this 'Open Letter on The New School’s “Restructuring” Plans', published on @eflux.bsky.social (including link with petition to condemn admin!) @newschoolaaup.bsky.social www.e-flux.com/notes/678343...
I reviewed two fantastic books by @reproutopia.bsky.social , @fullnommunism.bsky.social and Mijke Van Der Drift for @histmat.bsky.social - reflecting on tolerable levels of dissonance in comradely feminisms: www.historicalmaterialism.org/enemies-comr...
Enemies, Comrades, and The Counterrevolutionary Logic of Cisness - Historical Materialism
Nat Raha and Mijke van der Drift, Trans femme futures: Abolitionist ethics for transfeminist worlds. Pluto Press, 2024. Sophie Lewis, Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses against Liber...
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My review of @alybatt.bsky.social's fantastic book "Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature" is out in Contemporary Political Theory. I had the pleasure of discussing it at @histmat.bsky.social launch last month in London with Andreas Malm and Søren Mau link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Free gifts: capitalism and the politics of nature - Contemporary Political Theory
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The deadline for next year's HM Istanbul has been extended!!! Due to overwhelming demand, we have decided to extend the deadline for submitting paper/panel proposals to 12 December 2025. Make sure to send us your abstracts, comrades! Further details from the HM Istanbul website below.
Historical Materialism Istanbul 2026
From Catastrophe to Struggle: Rethinking Capitalism amid Wars and Disasters
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Next week I'm moderating an @histmat.bsky.social event on the instantly-canonical 'Feminism Against Cisness' with @riislover667.bsky.social, @reproutopia.bsky.social, Lola Olufemi, and @weakanalogy.bsky.social. Thursday, December 11, 6pm GMT, online To register: www.eventbrite.com/e/feminism-a...
Free copies of the journal until we are out of stock!
Now live, the Deutscher Memorial Prize Winner Lecture by Matteo Pasquinelli.
Deutscher Memorial Prize Winner Lecture: Matteo Pasquinelli
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Template letter to advocate for second evacuation of Gaza students with UK university scholarships: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Gaza students second MP letter template
Dear [Name] MP On Monday 22 September, and as reported in the Guardian, 34 students from Gaza arrived in the UK to take up their places at our country’s top universities. These students have overcom...
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Research conducted by @transjournalists.org “identified 43 outlets including the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and The Daily Beast running with the disproven stories of a ‘trans shooter’ and ‘trans bullets.’”
At least 43 outlets shared anti-trans misinfo after Charlie Kirk shooting: TJA | Xtra Magazine
A report from the Trans Journalists Association found that 43 outlets published misinformation about “transgender ideology” after Charlie Kirk’s killing
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Still beaming from teaching with this today - it’s incredible to witness the ease with which students make sense of complex theory when it comes to applying it to the most urgent contexts. Thanks for writing it @pashukanist.bsky.social @rafeefz.bsky.social and Adam!
Comrades, registration for the twenty-second annual Historical Materialism Conference in London is now open. The plenaries and programme will be released soon. Join us this year (and every year) in November!
Twenty-Second Annual Conference Registration - Historical Materialism
Online registration is now open. Please register and pay the correct conference fee as soon as possible, as it helps us to plan ahead and ensure the smooth running of the conference. You can select ...
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In case you missed it, you can now catch @kathunfeld.bsky.social and Andreas Malm discussing *Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature* with author Alyssa Battistoni on the Historical Materialism YouTube channel.
Free Gifts (with Alyssa Battistoni)
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Kat Hunfeld@kathunfeld.bsky.social · 12mo agoVery excited for this book talk with @alybatt.bsky.social , Andreas Malm and myself hosted by @histmat.bsky.social - sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-gifts...
👆💯 Any day now, oil giant Equinor is expected to reapply to develop Rosebank: the biggest undeveloped oil field in the UK. Now it’s up to this government to make the right call and reject Rosebank. 👉 Join the #StopRosebank Day of Action, Sat 6th Sep. Link in bio.
Stop rolling out the welcome mat for fascists by pretending that refusal is beyond human capacities. It isn’t. It’s just hard and costly so we would have to do it together
St Andrews staff & students, please sign this open letter calling on the university to sever links with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and all other Israeli universities and if you're not connected to St Andrews, please publicise this anyway. thank you! www.ucustandrews.org/end-links-wi...
End Links With Hebrew University — UCU St Andrews
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Staff and students at St Andrews - sign the open letter calling on the university to end links with Hebrew University www.ucustandrews.org/end-links-wi...
This is an attempt to remove trans people from public life and no other spin on it should be accepted.
Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️⚧️@leftiestats.bsky.social · 12mo ago🚨 BREAKING | Labour is set to impose a sweeping ban on trans people using any "single-sex space". In EHRC guidance that Labour is set to approve, trans people will be barred from accessing toilets, gyms and changing rooms that match their gender. (Source: @TheTimes)
Very excited for this book talk with @alybatt.bsky.social , Andreas Malm and myself hosted by @histmat.bsky.social - sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-gifts...
'Free Gifts:' A Book Talk with Alyssa Battistoni
Join us for a discussion of 'Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature,' with author Alyssa Battistoni, Andreas Malm & Kat Hunfeld.
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The deadline for our Edinburgh conference has been extended to July 22nd. So there’s still ample time to submit something. Join us in Scotland!
Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought @biapt.bsky.social · last yr.We're delighted to launch our CfP for our next conference, our first in Scotland. Join us in lovely Edinburgh, January 7th-9th. Submissions are open until July 17th. Full details below! 👇 www.associationforpoliticalthought.ac.uk/biapt-2026-i...