Iain McDaniel

I teach intellectual history @ the University of Sussex. Political thought, Scottish Enlightenment, Caesarism. Runner, sea swimmer, record accumulator

[J. History of Ideas @JHIdeas]

The new issue of the journal includes an article by Iain McDaniel, "Democracy, Caesarism, and Kulturgeschichte: Georg Friedrich Kolb Contra Mommsen and Hellwald."

Read it here on Project MUSE, with no paywall for the next few weeks: https://t.co/NcIImjjUBV
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[Before the Guillotine @lostideasconf]

The first Lost in Time interdisciplinary intellectual history conference devoted to the history of thought "before the guillotine" is looking for abstract submissions!

250 words & 100 word bio by 10th November 2024 to [email protected]

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my recent piece in @HistoryToday unpaywalled
cc @HistoryatSussex @SussexUniMAH

[History Today @HistoryToday]

American #democracy has been haunted by the spectre of a Caesar-type figure since the birth of the republic. Have such fears ever been justified?

🔓 @IainMcDaniel’s recent Behind the Times is free to read for 7 days

https://t.co/wVduIeOYtf

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Great topic https://t.co/hhPMMZ3Z07

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Amazing but not all that surprising when I think of the work of my fantastic colleagues

[History at Sussex @HistoryatSussex]

We have good news: History at Sussex is ranked FIRST in the UK for "citations per paper" and THIRD in the world (after Harvard and Johns Hopkins!) in the 2024 QS World University rankings
https://t.co/He90di76w7

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Ideas of Poverty in the Enlightenment! https://t.co/XVnHQ0wT7v

[ISIH @ISIHtweets]

Johns Hopkins University is running a hybrid event in honour of the late John Pocock on 5 March. 'John Pocock’s Life, Legacy, and Languages of Historical and Political Thought' is open to all. More information, including the programme, is at the link below
https://t.co/Y44QthP2gu

[SussexCentreIH @SussexCentreIH]

Inaugurating a new Annual Lecture in Social & Political Thought/Intellectual History: Camila Vergara (@Camila_Vergara), "Plebeian Populism: Extraordinary Politics in the Time of Oligarchy." University of Sussex, March 6, details below, all welcome! @SussexUniMAH @HistoryatSussex

[Dr Joanne Paul @Joanne_Paul_]

Very much looking forward to discussing @BBCRosAtkins' new book with him @AttenboroughCtr @SussexUni on the 6 Feb. You can get tickets here (free for Sussex students, staff & alumni!)- https://t.co/XC7gVuJ8AY

[History at Sussex @HistoryatSussex]

Looking forward to welcoming BBC journalist & presenter @BBCRosAtkins to Sussex to talk about "The Art of Explanation": Tues Feb 6th (details below), FREE for Sussex students, faculty and alumni.

https://t.co/Q3o3ikNdHC

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Very interesting article on Hont and Koselleck by Lasse Andersen https://t.co/oI9B5CuzlY

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@chrisbrooke Not sure what that is, but wouldn't mind a code!

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Surely the best image I'll see today: Amsterdam during the 1973 oil crisis. From this Guardian article on heat pumps: https://t.co/FwLThGPVgR

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Recommend the movie in any case.

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New Jaurès translations - and helpful review from @PhMarliere

[Peter Bradshaw @PeterBradshaw1]

My review of Beyond Utopia (dir. Madeleine Gavin) is up here: https://t.co/FAhQIMGzAB

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Founding Historians Lecture @HistoryatSussex - Dr Hunter's Plague: Photography, Gender and Disease in Nineteenth-Century India https://t.co/d0HYsQreg1

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@daniel_dsj2110 Quite a few I've never ever heard of

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Amazon: "In this groundbreaking historical study, Francisque Greiff traces the origins and development of the Roman testament, shedding new light on the legal and social customs of ancient Rome. A must-read for scholars of Roman history and legal theory." It is from 1888!

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@Camila_Vergara Brilliant news Camila and many congratulations! Good to hear you're not too far away!