O. L. Silverman

PhD Candidate in Political Theory @GC_Polisci
(they/them)
@olsilverman.bsky.social

[O. L. Silverman @OLSilverman]

I am so honored to be part of this special issue of History of the Present commemorating the 500 year anniversary of the German Peasants' War! Read it on open access here, and happy May Day! 🔥🌈🔥https://t.co/NqSnI9Cnwa

[Winter Pallaksch @pallakschh]

Alex Dubilet’s banger article on destituent power and the Haitian Revolution just dropped

[Political Theory Workshop @gcptworkshop]

Join us for "America at 250: Critical Perspectives:" a one-day in person symposium on critical theory, American history and culture, and American political theory.

Robyn Marasco will provide a keynote address at 3:30.

Register in advance: https://t.co/ky6L8kqDSj

[Political Theory Workshop @gcptworkshop]

Please join us at the Political Theory Workshop on Friday, April 17th from 4:30-6:30 PM.

We will be discussing Sam Galloway’s (Purchase College, CUNY) paper “Commoning Catastrophe.” Please contact us at [email protected] for a copy of the paper.

[Political Theory Workshop @gcptworkshop]

Join us this Friday, April 10th as Will Callison presents his and The Zetkin Collective's paper "The Inverted Crisis."

We’ll be meeting at the Graduate Center from 4:30-6:30 PM. See you there!

[O. L. Silverman @OLSilverman]

my review of Critique of Critique by Roy Ben-Shai--- "Critique of Critique of Critique": https://t.co/i9zdnk5l8r

[Alexandre Lefebvre @alex_usyd]

Lots of great academic books out there. This is rarer: a necessary one.

It shows how the humanities can be positive, productive, and joyful — not just critical and suspicious.

If we’re going to make the field attractive again, it’ll be through books like this. A++

[O. L. Silverman @OLSilverman]

@EmpireSimulacre @acidhorizonpod An except of this wonderful book is in the History of the Present special issue!

[Brian Connolly @BrianConnolly74]

Check out this terrific conversation on @acidhorizonpod with Max Tomba, Loren Goldman, and @OLSilverman about their special issue of History of the Present on Thomas Muntzer and the 1525 German Peasants Revllion @DukePress

https://t.co/ImY7aCeDQP

[Winter Pallaksch @pallakschh]

if you can manage to get your hands on a copy of Sam Dolbear’s new translation of Berta Lask’s play *Thomas Müntzer,* it’s an incredible object. @OLSilverman and i wrote one of the commentaries — honored to be in the ToC next to the great Peter Linebaugh

[Stefan Eich @stefeich]

Excited to join the excellent CUNY Political Theory Workshop next Friday!

[Political Theory Workshop @gcptworkshop]

Join us and @stefeich to discuss his co-authored paper with Leah Downey, "What Would it Mean to Democratize Finance?"

We will meet on Februrary 20th at The Graduate Center from 4:30-6:30pm. See you there!

[O. L. Silverman @OLSilverman]

Please join us on zoom or in person for the CUNY Political Theory workshop this spring!

[Political Theory Workshop @gcptworkshop]

Our spring 2026 lineup is out!

Join us for an exciting slate of presenters throughout the coming weeks.

For for information and to recieve updates about future workshops: https://t.co/2DKso8BveC

[Political Theory Workshop @gcptworkshop]

Join us this Friday, Feburary 6th, as Katrina Forrester (Harvard University) presents her paper "On Maternal Dependency and Social Theory."

We’ll be meeting at the Graduate Center from 4:30-6:30 PM. See you there!

[O. L. Silverman @OLSilverman]

I am so grateful for having the pleasure of presenting at the @gcptworkshop! Spring presentations by Stefan Eich, Ferris Lupino, William Callison, Zach Conn, Sam Galloway, Noga Rotem, and Carmen Mellilo! Sign up for our mailing list: https://t.co/7p5co28t4r... @GC_CUNY

[Political Theory Workshop @gcptworkshop]

We are excited to announce our Fall 2025 lineup for the Political Theory Workshop at The Graduate Center, CUNY!

To join our mailing list and receive updates about the Workshop: https://t.co/cC4NgIbprU

[Alyssa Battistoni @alybatt]

Really enjoyed this conversation with @JochenSchmon at the @JHIdeas blog about naive materialism, environmental justice, capitalist unfreedom, political commitments, and other questions raised by Free Gifts https://t.co/6znscYCpo4

[Winter Pallaksch @pallakschh]

another new thunderbolt @OLSilverman: the idea of Utopia was born in the imagination of Thomas More as a counter-insurgent concept, an attempt to smooth over the tremors of popular revolt and early stirrings of communism..read about the Tale of Two Thomases (More & Müntzer) here!

[O. L. Silverman @OLSilverman]

@PoliticalTheory online first link: https://t.co/uPzV7afve6

[O. L. Silverman @OLSilverman]

Did you know that Thomas More, coiner of the word utopia, opposed the protocommunists of his time?

My article “Unfinished Acts: Utopia, Thomas More, and the Peasants’ War” is out now in
@PoliticalTheory ☄️☄️☄️

https://t.co/sQacbk402e

[O. L. Silverman @OLSilverman]

@TomSloaneLD @PoliticalTheory Yes! read the article and find out why

[O. L. Silverman @OLSilverman]

@QuinnLester @PoliticalTheory 💗 Thanks, Quinn!!