Reposted by Vicky RoupaSymphilosophie @symphilosophie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Issue 8 (2026) of SYMPHILOSOPHIE on "Symphilosophizing" is now published!! 320 pages of new research on German romantic philosophy fully open access: symphilosophie.com/issue-8-2026/ It's a special issue of the proceedings of an international conference held in March 2025 at University of Bonn. 22114
Vicky Roupa @roupavicky.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Pay only €13.99 to buy my book Articulations of Nature and Politics in Plato and Hegel from the publishers' website Springer Nature. The book looks at nature as a foundational concept for political and constitutional theory and examines its origins in Plato's idealism. 052
Reposted by Vicky RoupaGiulia Valpione @hope-msca.bsky.social · 30/08/2026📖 I'm really looking forward to this: presentation of my "The Romantic Self: Sovereignty and the Politics of Nature"! It will take place on-line, on Sept. 10th, at 3PM (GMT-3). Enjoy us to talk about German Romanticism, ecology, politics, subjectivity and much more! 🌿 #ecology #philosophy #MSCA 052
Reposted by Vicky RoupaAnita Leirfall @anitaleirfall.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Let’s get metaphysical! Existentialist cinema is back The philosophy was embraced by film noir, the French New Wave and modern hitmen questioning life’s purpose. Now for Sirāt and a new version of Albert Camus’ The Stranger look set to make ennui on-trend again www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ap...theguardian.comLet’s get metaphysical! Existentialist cinema is back, if anyone caresThe philosophy was embraced by film noir, the French New Wave and modern hitmen questioning life’s purpose. Now dust off your turtlenecks, for Sirāt and a new version of Albert Camus’ The Stranger loo... 182
Reposted by Vicky RoupaSusan Thomson @susanthomson.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025, 76') can be watched online worldwide for one more week at Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival (Features section) until June 3rd liftoff.network/tokyo-lift-o...liftoff.networkTokyo Lift-Off Film Festival 2026Season #17 Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival 27th April - 3rd June 2026 See Finalists Festival Finalists Network Round Shorts Monday, May 25th- Sunday, May 032
Reposted by Vicky RoupaThe Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Performing Catharsis: Enacting & Ancient Therapy Mon 1 Jun, 4.30pm shorturl.at/gPWHa Peter Meineck (NYU) describes aspects of his new research on catharsis, tracing cathartic rites & performances in cults, philosophical texts, iambic and lyric poetry, Homer, the Arthenian theatre, and Aristotle.ics.sas.ac.ukPerforming Catharsis: Enacting and Ancient TherapyPlease enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience. 062
Vicky Roupa @roupavicky.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Been watching this documentary 'When Socrates Met Confucius' where AI models of the two philosophers get to converse with each other. I think it's great that there's academic interest in the similarities between Greece and China, but the AI element? Tbh, I didn't think too much of it. 130
Reposted by Vicky RoupaThe Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Plateuripidizein. An Interdisciplinary Dialogue on Plato and Euripides 28-30 May, University of Durham This workshop will aim to foster dialogue across disciplinary boundaries and to illuminate new connections between the Platonic and tragic corpora. Details here: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/... 041
Reposted by Vicky RoupaSusan Thomson @susanthomson.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Looking forward to screening The Swimming Diaries at the IFI Dublin this Thursday 21st May at 18.15 and Q & A after hosted by Daniel Fitzpatrick of AEMI. Huge thanks to @artscouncilireland.bsky.social Tickets available here ifi.ie/film/irish-f... @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social 042
Reposted by Vicky RoupaSusan Thomson @susanthomson.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Very much looking forward to screening The Swimming Diaries at the IFI next Thursday 21st May at 18.15, as Irish Focus, and I'll be there to do a Q & A after hosted by Daniel Fitzpatrick of AEMI @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social @artscouncilireland.bsky.social mubi.com/en/gb/films/...mubi.comThe Swimming Diaries (2024) | MUBIFloating between conceptual documentary and experimental fiction, this film chronicles the 25,000 metres that Thomson swam during the period of her mother’s death. 021
Reposted by Vicky RoupaAnita Leirfall @anitaleirfall.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Imagination Isn’t Just Memory Replay — Your Brain Rebuilds It From Scratch Learn how imagination works in the brain and why it may come from higher-level systems, not just a replay of sensory experiences. www.discovermagazine.com/imagination-... #imagination #philosophy #PhilosophySky #philskydiscovermagazine.comImagination Isn’t Just Memory Replay — Your Brain Rebuilds It From ScratchLearn how imagination works in the brain and why it may come from higher-level systems, not just a replay of sensory experiences. 1117
Reposted by Vicky RoupaGiulia Valpione @hope-msca.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Wonderful discussion after this talk, on Friday! #msca #ecology 031
Reposted by Vicky RoupaGiulia Valpione @hope-msca.bsky.social · 18/03/2026The proofs of ‘The Romantic Self. Sovereignty and the Politics of Nature’ are here! Immensely grateful 🌿🌱 #ecology #philosophy 161
Reposted by Vicky RoupaSusan Thomson @susanthomson.bsky.social · 18/03/2026The Swimming Diaries is screening at Fabrica gallery Brighton tomorrow Thurs 19th March 7pm & a Q & A. The film has screened widely including DIFF, the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Bradford Literature Festival, Tokyo Lift-Off and Depot, Lewes. @artscouncilireland.bsky.social mubi.com/en/gb/films/...mubi.comThe Swimming Diaries (2024) | MUBIFloating between conceptual documentary and experimental fiction, this film chronicles the 25,000 metres that Thomson swam during the period of her mother’s death. 022
Reposted by Vicky RoupaGiulia Valpione @hope-msca.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Very exited to give a talk at Northwestern University next week and really looking forward to the discussion on “German Romanticism and Political Ecology”! 🌿🌱 #MSCA #ecology #Romanticism 041
Reposted by Vicky RoupaFeminist Ethics and Social Theory (FEAST) @feministphilosophy.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Special issue of Global Black Thought on Black feminist theory around the world! Guest edited by Rachel Afi Quinn Submit papers by January 1, 2027aaihs.orgCall for Papers: Transnational Black Feminist Thought - AAIHSCall for Papers: Transnational Black Feminist Thought Guest Editor: Rachel Afi Quinn, University of Houston Deadline: January 1, 2027 Global Black Thought, the official journal of the African American... 065
Reposted by Vicky RoupaGary Browning @gary1234.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Terrific Festival at Oxford Brookes Do come along. I am leadiing events on the Quartet of Oxford Women Philosophers- Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley and Iris Murdoch- discussion on the 17thApril, walk on the 18th 096
Reposted by Vicky RoupaFeminist Ethics and Social Theory (FEAST) @feministphilosophy.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Submit an abstract to the North American Society for Social Philosophy! They are a great community and they have some awesome feminist philosophy keynotes lined up. 👑 162
Reposted by Vicky RoupaAndreas Vrahimis @avrahimis.bsky.social · 18/02/2026'Susan Stebbing on Logic and Analysis' (ed. S. Chapman) is now out in the Philosophers in Depth series. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...link.springer.comSusan Stebbing on Logic and AnalysisThis volume contains new scholarly essays on the work of Susan Stebbing and offers fresh perspectives on logic and the philosophy of science 0129
Reposted by Vicky Rouparogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 17/02/2026AWOL - The Ancient World Online: Greek WordNet ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2026/02/gree...ancientworldonline.blogspot.comGreek WordNetGreek WordNet The Ancient Greek WordNet is an on-going collaboration between the Center for Hellenic Studies , t... 011
Reposted by Vicky RoupaJohn McCullough @mrjohnmccullough.bsky.social · 17/02/2026It exists! The first copies of Crowd Voltage, my new poetry collection with Bloodaxe out on March 26. ⚡️🙂⚡️ 3145
Reposted by Vicky RoupaGary Browning @gary1234.bsky.social · 14/02/2026My book Hegel on History, Politics and Philosophy is just published. Essays, old and nw, with the last essay dealing with Hegel today. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...link.springer.comHegel on History, Politics and PhilosophyThis collection reviews Hegel in relation to history, politics and philosophy showing how Hegel is to be understood as a historical thinker. 1123
Reposted by Vicky RoupaSociety for Cinema and Media Studies @scmstudies.bsky.social · 11/02/2026(1/3) It is with deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Teresa de Lauretis (1938–2026), an internationally renowned feminist and film theorist whose work reshaped the fields of cinema studies, feminist theory, and queer thought. 13716
Reposted by Vicky RoupaThe Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · 12/02/2026The Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies is looking to strengthen and extend the networks and scholarly expertise available to the journal by establishing an Emerging Editors Board. Read about it here: academic.oup.com/bics/pages/c...academic.oup.comCall for Emerging Editors Board MembersClosing date for expressions of interest: 2 March 2026 076
Reposted by Vicky Rouparogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Where to begin with Greek mythology epigram.org.uk/where-to-beg...epigram.org.ukWhere to begin with Greek mythologyEmma Coleman curates a list of Greek Mythology books for those unsure where to begin. 062
Reposted by Vicky RoupaAnita Leirfall @anitaleirfall.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Déjà vu reveals the peculiar hidden workings of time and memory Bergson, the virtual world, and why we remember the present iai.tv/articles/dej... #Bergson #time #memory #philosophy #PhilSky #philskyiai.tvDéjà vu reveals the peculiar hidden workings of time and memory<p><em>Déjà vu, the perceived memory of an event happening in the present moment, is one of the most peculiar human experiences there is. It can make us feel as if we have lived our lives before, exac... 074
Reposted by Vicky RoupaFeminist Ethics and Social Theory (FEAST) @feministphilosophy.bsky.social · 09/02/2026What are you doing today if not educating yourself about Puerto Rican feminism? This piece by Omayra Rivera Crespo on feminism in PR urbanism and the contestation of space looks fascinatingsciencedirect.comSites of resistance in Puerto Rico: A feminist perspectiveThis article explores how feminist agents in Puerto Rico are redefining public space through acts of resistance, care, and co-creation. It addresses t… 0104
Reposted by Vicky Roupabrendan b. coke @brendancoke14.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Theory, Culture & Society. From the e-Special issue - Painting / Knowledge: Boris Groys, 'The Border between Word and Image' - proceeding from Lessing’s distinction between poetry and visual art, Boris Groys argues that language is not external to, but resides behind, the image. (2011). 221
Reposted by Vicky RoupaSymphilosophie @symphilosophie.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Issue 7 (2025) of SYMPHILOSOPHIE on "Spinoza" is now published! Special thanks to our guest editor Jimena Solé. 400 pages of new research on German romantic philosophy all online and fully open access: symphilosophie.com/issue-7-2025/ 22211
Reposted by Vicky RoupaMiles Hentrup @miles-hentrup.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Just finished up a two-hour online discussion of my new paper on Hegel’s Theory of Rational Proof. I got a lot of great feedback and some very helpful criticism! Best of all, I'm coming out of this discussion with a greater sense of philosophical community than I have had for some time. #philsky 0143
Reposted by Vicky RoupaIvan Boldyrev @ivanboldyrev.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Very happy and proud to share my survey on the history and philosophy of market design, I hope I'll be able to do more in the upcoming year, stay tuned, and meanwhile -- read, criticize, and use it for good cause link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...link.springer.comHistory and Philosophy of Market Design: Mathematical Politics of Resource AllocationThe standard economic problem of optimally allocating scarce resources has, over recent decades, evolved into a set of practical and consequential policy interventions on the part of economists. Key f... 1164
Reposted by Vicky RoupaSidestone Press @sidestone.bsky.social · 19/11/2025OUT NOW! Nature and Human Nature in Ancient Greek Philosophy and Its Reception edited by Melina G. Mouzala 📚 Read online for free or purchase your own volume at www.sidestone.com/books/nature... #nature #ancientphilosophy 142
Reposted by Vicky RoupaYale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Nature and Human Nature in Ancient Greek Philosophy and its Reception Edited by Melina G. Mouzala @sidestone.bsky.social @niathens.bsky.social #openaccess www.sidestone.com/books/nature...sidestone.comNature and Human Nature @ Sidestone PressThis book includes papers on Nature and Human Nature focusing on Ancient Greek Philosophy and its Reception. The book encompasses papers of academics who participated in the homonymous Symposium which... 172
Vicky Roupa @roupavicky.bsky.social · 31/01/2026german-documentaries.de/en_EN/films/...german-documentaries.deKant – The Experiment of Freedom - Films - home 011
Reposted by Vicky Roupa🌈 Dr Ross Brooks @rossbrooks.co.uk · 30/01/2026My first book, Darwin and the Queer Origins of Life, will be published by Yale University Press on 11 August (UK) and 8 September (US). Please help spread the word! 🙏 UK: yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300... @yalebooks.bsky.social 🏳️🌈📚🐵 US: yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... @yalepress.bsky.social 🏳️⚧️ 🗃️🦋 29391140
Vicky Roupa @roupavicky.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Watched the film KANT -The Experiment of Freedom yesterday. I liked it a lot! It covered a number of themes in Kant's life and work, with an emphasis on political philosophy and ethics, but also raised questions about Kant's possible racism and eurocentrism and attraction to men. Well-worth a watch! 030
Reposted by Vicky RoupaOpen Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Bruce Springsteen Revives the Protest Song, Condemns ICE Violence in “Streets of Minneapolis”openculture.comBruce Springsteen Revives the Protest Song, Condemns ICE Violence in “Streets of Minneapolis”If there’s a silver lining to our tumultuous times, it’s that musicians are reviving the protest song, a tradition that has withered since the end of the Vietnam War. 0379
Reposted by Vicky RoupaThe Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · 29/01/2026"neither Numidia nor Rome is stable in meaning. The people and places they denote were constantly in flux throughout antiquity, and ... pose(s) a challenge for scholars at nearly every step" The latest BICS, ed. Thomas Biggs & Mathilde Cazeaux, explores Numidia and Rome shorturl.at/q2Y8b 121
Reposted by Vicky RoupaMiles Hentrup @miles-hentrup.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Re-reading this in anticipation of the online discussion tomorrow and finding that it's actually pretty good! But I also caught a few of typos this time around... 051
Vicky Roupa @roupavicky.bsky.social · 28/01/2026If you're in Galway tomorrow, Thursday, don't miss this! My friend Susan Thomson has created an amazing documentary on Mauritius and the Chagos islands with first-hand testimonies from Chagosians! Part of her Ghost Empire documentary series on British colonialism and fighting back! 122
Reposted by Vicky RoupaSusan Thomson @susanthomson.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Looking forward to the screening and discussion tomorrow Thursday evening in Galway, 6-8pm! www.galwayartscentre.ie/whats-on/gho...galwayartscentre.ieGhost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos | Galway Arts CentreCultural hub with gallery for Irish and international contemporary art plus classes and workshops. 011
Reposted by Vicky RoupaSusan Thomson @susanthomson.bsky.social · 21/01/2026www.galwayartscentre.ie/whats-on/gho... Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025, 76 mins) Galway Arts Centre 6-8pm next Thurs 29th January! A living newspaper, the film features additional brand new material. I'll be in conversation after on colonialism in its new imperialist and postcolonial forms.galwayartscentre.ieHome | Galway Arts CentreCultural hub with gallery for Irish and international contemporary art plus classes and workshops. 032
Reposted by Vicky RoupaThe Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · 21/01/2026CALLING ALL UG STUDENTS. Awards (up to £1000) for students of classical studies at a UK University to visit classical sites and museums in Greece, Italy or the Eastern Mediterranean in the Easter or summer vacation. Society of Dilletanti travel awards now accepting applications: shorturl.at/fxXMIshorturl.atSociety of Dilettanti (2026)Annual scholarships up to £1,000 for UK university students studying classics to visit Mediterranean sites, supporting independent travel and aesthetic appreciation of classical ar 012
Reposted by Vicky RoupaAgon Hamza @agonhamza.bsky.social · 21/01/2026New episode out! Avital Ronell on America, loser sons, Europe, stupidity and more www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoln... 152
Reposted by Vicky RoupaThe Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Photogrammetry and 3D imaging for GLAM professionals Mon 26 Jan, 3-5pm This two-hour in-person session will introduce local GLAM professionals, including librarians and museum curators, to photogrammetry and other 3D imaging methods. Full details and link to register here: shorturl.at/zCdRiics.sas.ac.ukPhotogrammetry and 3D imaging for GLAM professionalsPlease enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience. 021
Reposted by Vicky RoupaMark D. White @profmdwhite.bsky.social · 19/01/2026It seems "Batman and Ethics" is currently 25% off at Amazon: amzn.to/3NumZ7Ramzn.toBatman and EthicsBatman and Ethics 2134
Reposted by Vicky RoupaAnita Leirfall @anitaleirfall.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Chinese philosophy's case against preserving the dead using AI | Daoism, AI, and letting go «Liu argues that for griefbots to help rather than harm, they should encourage eventual independence, not prolonged attachment.» iai.tv/articles/chi... #philosophy #AI #Daoism #philsky #PhilosophySkyiai.tvChinese philosophy's case against preserving the dead using AI<p><em>The rise of AI chatbots trained on the words and habits of the deceased has revived an ancient human desire: to never say goodbye to the dead. These technologies are often marketed as emotional... 1102
Reposted by Vicky RoupaAgon Hamza @agonhamza.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Dear all, Please consider subscribing to our YouTube and Spotify channels (links below). Please consider sharing this post - it really helps us reach more people. We would greatly appreciate your support. www.youtube.com/@crisisandcr... open.spotify.com/show/71HTMeq... 182