Hegel, Revolution, and Historicism (Prof. Richard Bourke)
How does skepticism serve history? What lessons does Hegel hold for the modern historian? Why is an understanding of historical consciousness so important across the humanities? These are some of the ...
30 Jun 202331min
Spinoza, Feminism, and the History of Philosophy (Prof. Susan James)
What makes the seventeenth century such a fascinating period in the history of philosophy? In what ways does Spinoza speak to contemporary philosophical problems? And in what sense is philosophy an in...
11 Feb 202028min
Decolonisation, Freedom, and African Intellectual History (Prof. Emma Hunter)
What can decolonisation in twentieth century Africa tell us about the history of political thought? How might African intellectual history shed light on new methods and modes of inquiry? And what does...
9 Okt 201935min
Weber, Liberty, and the Anthropocene (Prof. Duncan Kelly)
What can history contribute to the pursuits of contemporary political theory? What does the notion of the Anthropocene have to do with the history of political thought? And what exactly is the legacy ...
23 Aug 201930min
Law, History and Global Governance (Dr Megan Donaldson)
What is the place of history in the study of law? How do historians of international law conceive of emergent actors on the global stage? To what extent do legal histories shape the expectations and c...
12 Aug 201935min
Gender and Political Thought (Dr Anna Becker)
How does an attention to gender change our understanding of Renaissance political texts and the history of ideas more broadly? How can we challenge the traditional divide between the political public ...
10 Apr 201933min
Bodin, Self-Translation, and the Environment in early modern Europe (Dr Sara Miglietti)
Which ideas and values shaped the relationship between humans and their environment in early modern Europe? Why did authors become interested in translating their own work, and what ramifications co...
9 Feb 201925min
Socialism, Poverty, and the Century of Marx (Prof. Gareth Stedman Jones)
How do we write the history of both the theory and the practice of socialism and welfarism? How do historians negotiate the relationship between their politics and their scholarship? And in what way i...
23 Des 201838min
