As a journal editor, it is incredibly depressing to see the expansion of AI slop in the academic field. What I'm noticing at the moment is that it seems to come in waves, presumably because someone within a network finds out about a tool and their contacts start to use it: at the moment, the two...

CFP - ‘The Battle of Algiers’ at 60 At @crasshlive.bsky.social www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/51930/?

‘The Battle of Algiers’ at 60 - CRASSH

Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

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today in economic sabotage, bonus racism www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Rule Limiting International Students’ Time in U.S. Finalized

International students previously could stay as long as their program lasted. The Trump administration is ending that 1978 policy.

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The whole 'how evangelical protestantism killed Brazilian football' discourse is unironically one of the best Weberian analysis I have read in a while.

“The process was flawed in many ways, restricted to like-minded insiders; the issues are framed by categories from the culture wars that have no place in serious analysis; and the diagnoses miss their mark.” @ramoran.bsky.social responds to the Boghossian report on the humanities:

The Wrong Way to Criticize the Humanities

A recent report, commissioned by the chancellors of Vanderbilt and Washington University, invites further intrusions on scholarly self-governance.

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Working on finishing up a law review article for the upcoming submission cycle? ICYMI, the final version of @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social & my essay "The Part IV Problem in Legal Scholarship" is now online at the Columbia Law Review: columbialawreview.org/content/the-...

THE PART IV PROBLEM IN LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP - Columbia Law Review

Introduction As legal scholars, we have tremendous freedom to choose what we study and how we study it, to engage with the relationship between how law is and what legal arrangements might help move u...

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I am (fortunate to be a) part of far too many group chats where graphic like these are shared. "Every Round of 16 match at the World Cup has been won by the nation with more sheep per square km."

This is correct

“Universities are incentivized by the promise of better credit scores to not only suppress labor wages but also labor power. From the vantage of credit rating agencies, tenure systems, strong labor protections, and legislative control of tuition are not democratic treasures but red-flag liabilities”

John Warner@biblioracle.bsky.social · last mo.

I'm pretty well informed on the dynamics that threaten higher ed and academic freedom, but I did not wholly appreciate the role "debt" plays, and not just student loan debt. An eye opening convo with Jason Wozniak of @debtcollective.bsky.social. academicfreedomontheline.substack.com/p/debt-an-un...

I understand SCOTUS, know who they are, & by all rational accounts it feels so naive to say: "I can't believe 4 of 9 justices said the Constitution doesn't protect birthright citizenship." And yet, I can't believe 4 of 9 justices just said the Constitution doesn't protect birthright citizenship.

A great critique of Foucault by Carlo Ginzburg

TODAY at noon Eastern! Join Adom Getachew, Aziz Rana, & @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social for a panel moderated by Nikhil Pal Singh about their recent essays about America at 250. Cohosted with @dissentmag.bsky.social. Donations suggested; register here: tinyurl.com/44yrhzbt

Michael Lange is the best analyst of NYC local politics IMO, and this is a great piece on the recent primaries

Michael Lange@michaellangenyc.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW: The morning after the socialists swept, the establishment had its excuse ready: Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier only won because of gentrification. It was a convenient narrative. It is also false. And we can prove it: open.substack.com/pub/michaell...

Imagine if hundreds of people died in hurricane or floods smashing through Europe Heatwaves have already killed that many ppl. They are a silent killer in that they dont generate outrage or fear. Hope this by @economist.com helps save lives as Europeans wake up to danger bsky.app/profile/eate...

Oliver Morton, Eater of Sun@eaterofsun.bsky.social · last mo.

My round up of @economist.com's heatwave coverage (gift link) www.economist.com/europe/2026/...

A special event for New Yorkers: On July 18, Aziz Rana and @sandipto.bsky.social will be holding a one day workshop that examines left critiques of the US constitution and invites participants to initiate their own exercise in constitution drafting.

How to Write a Constitution

How to Write a Constitution NYC DSA Office (14 Jefferson St., NYC) Saturday, July 18, 10–4pm As clear as the need is for strong elected leadership toward a vision of positive social change, questions...

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Columbia University will be represented in Congress by a 32 year old graduate student who participated in the student encampments.

On July 18, Aziz Rana and I will be doing a one day workshop for the NYC DSA Academy on left critiques of the US constitution and what an alternative left idea of constitution could be. Please spread the word to those who may be interested. Registration: actionnetwork.org/events/how-t...

How to Write a Constitution

How to Write a Constitution NYC DSA Office (14 Jefferson St., NYC) Saturday, July 18, 10–4pm As clear as the need is for strong elected leadership toward a vision of positive social change, questions...

actionnetwork.org

Vol. 20(1) ends with a Book Review of Sandipto Dasgupta's Legalizing the Revolution (2024) by Shaunna Rodrigues. She evaluates Dasgupta’s methodological use of political theory and situates the book within the current crisis of constitutionalism in India. repository.nls.ac.in/slr/vol20/is...

Equator is kicking off the World Cup with an essay from Mexico by the legendary Juan Villoro – on the unequal billing of the three host nations, the “cautious attitude” of fans who fear being deprived of a great public spectacle, and the moments of magic to come

Our new piece, collectively authored by the Editorial Board of @econsocjournal.bsky.social, reflecting on the state today. @campolis.bsky.social Link to the full piece below:

James Dolan invited his friend Donald Trump to watch Game 3. In order to do that, they have to ban the organic, historically joyous parties happening outside MSG for fans who can't afford to be inside. Modern sports in a nutshell

Pablo Torre@pablo.show · 4mo ago

Sports owners are using tech to build private surveillance states — while taking public money. Which means that Knicks owner James Dolan is the future. In a new collaboration with @wired.com, we go inside how MSG secretly watches fans, surveils kids, tracks players… youtu.be/yNZ3hJPN5Vc?...

I have a much higher opinion of David Graeber than @himself.bsky.social does (I believe) - I would even say that Graeber is one of my intellectual heroes. But I think there is a lot of truth to this description of him. crookedtimber.org/2023/07/08/d...

I was lucky to write the lead article for a special issue of Academe on AI in the Corporate University. In "What does AI do?" I offer a provisional balance sheet of this technology's effects on our work, our finances, and our management, in a moment of rising fascist attacks on higher education.

What Does AI Do?

The economic and political problems of “cost disease” in education have created a powerful incentive for the adoption of AI.

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Launch of @dwaipayanbanerjee.bsky.social's brilliant new book this Monday at MIT Museum

Today, Palantir posted their manifesto to millions. I published an analysis of exactly this text in @sciasculture.bsky.social, arguing it functions not as political theory but as a corporate manifesto for the nationalist-militarist faction of the tech oligarchy. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Really looking forward to discussing my book with a great panel of @itihaasnaama.bsky.social, @nsultan.bsky.social, and Uday Mehta at Brown this Friday. For those in the Providence/ Boston area that might be interested, the registration link is in the comments.

Honored to receive the Bernard Cohn first book prize. Thank you to the @asianstudies.org for this recognition.

Association for Asian Studies@asianstudies.org · 6mo ago

We are thrilled to announce the winners of AAS 2026 prizes! Congratulations to all honorees—please join us at the #AAS2026 Awards Ceremony on March 13 in Vancouver to applaud them in person! 👏 https://www.asianstudies.org/aas-2026-prizes/

Clifford Geertz's “Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight” is my favorite example

Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa@benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Do folks have favorite examples storytelling in academic writing? I'm considering asking students to use their research to tell a story as an exercise and would love some models.

Had a chance to read this in draft form. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Quinn Slobodian@quinnslobodian.com · 6mo ago

A leading historian of decolonization, Fred Cooper, on the uses and pitfalls of the inflationary invocation of decolonization. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The CFP is now up for the 6th Asian Legal History Conference, which will be in Melaka, Malaysia (6-7 August 2026). Proposals are due by 1 April 2026 (Malaysia time): www.mmu.edu.my/fol/alhc2026/ #LegalHistory