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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Who will I be running into at APSA this year?

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I'm really proud of this article. I hope you will give it a read!

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

You cannot call Rousseau a sexist unless you've read Julie.

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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Spending some time in Europe in June. If anyone has recommendations, let me know!

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

My 7 year old: "That is beautiful." The object?

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I am so excited for this APSA 2026 panel! With Kevin Elliott and Simone Chambers as discussants, you won't want to miss it!

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Not me accidentally thinking Charles Tilly was James Tully until only just now.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Booked a Mike Birbiglia ticket, for those on here who would be excited by such a fact.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

My first ever podcast interview, where I discuss how liberalism should be understood as a practice, and the way that television shows help us in this task. Give it a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/5u30...

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Sitcoms: A Defense with Shal Marriott

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I have a couple days in DC! Anything I absolutely must do or eat?

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Liberalism.org @liberalism.org · 03/04/2026

Watching sitcoms might be more significant than we think — @shalmarr.bsky.social makes a compelling case for popular culture as an essential practice in cultivating liberal values and civic identity hubs.ly/Q049Bv6z0

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Sitcoms: A Defense

Liberalism is in crisis. How about some television?

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

2/2 for APSA panels this year! 🎉

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Imagine directing such a bad X-Men film that you end up on the Melania biopic.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Yes, I read JCMS. The Journal of Cinema and Media Studies.

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Aaron Ross Powell @aaronrosspowell.com · 26/02/2026

I've got a super cool new project, @liberalism.org, with an awesome team behind it, and it launches 3/12. You can watch our nifty teaser video and sign up to get notified when it goes live right here. liberalism.org

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Going to start bringing board games to conferences.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

New rule. If an academic uses a sports analogy, they have to provide proof that they have in fact played said sport.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

What book made you cry at the end of it recently? For me, it was How Democracies Die.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Comprehensive exams really are the worst of times.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Happy APSA submission day for all those who celebrate.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Christmas additions to the apartment. A new bar for the kitchen, and a green library lamp!

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

The scotch prices at this Indian restaurant are unhinged.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

When your dissertation is 'aesthetics and politics' then film watching counts as productivity.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

This semester students: 1) Discussed ‘dirty hands’ in the case of the Perry/Trudeau relationship. 2) Were randomly assigned philosophers and had to respond to the scenario of Trump running for a third term. 3) Designed philosophical thought experiments. Activities based pedagogy was a success.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

A relationship grounded in debating ideas.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Every time I read The Social Contract I notice more of the sick burns which Rousseau aims at his fellow philosophers.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

What do John Rawls and a bad first date have in common? In my introduction to political theory conference sessions, we’re going to find out!

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Can anyone recommend a political science paper with a really strong introduction? I want to show my students an example.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Took a break from conference presentations to give a wedding speech.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Travelling for over a month as of today to visit family from BC to Newfoundland. Please send plane reading recommendations.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Delighted to have been part of such an excellent collection of reflections!

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

It’s my 8 year political theory anniversary!

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

One month away from comprehensive exams. Any snack suggestions?

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Accurate portrayal of me studying for my comprehensive exams.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

It’s the end of the term, which means the phrase “vaguely centrist neoliberal blob” is not getting cut from the editing process.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Does anyone know where to find the cherry blossoms in Washington DC?

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Read Capital, so now I finally understand what ‘surplus value’ is.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Which Jan-Werner Müller are you?

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Grateful for a romantic partner who I’m able to share so much of life with, from travelling to theatre, bickering over coffee, and working together on our shared intellectual vocation. Happy Valentine’s Day to my fiercest critic and sharpest supporter.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Studying for comprehensive exams is a particular kind of miserable.

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Successfully opened a conference presentation with an Eyes Wide Shut reference, so I guess you could say that things are going pretty well.

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Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill University @rgcs-mcgill.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

RGCS @mcgill.ca at @biapt.bsky.social conference at the University of York. @maryjomacdonald.bsky.social (BA '17, RGCS Student Fellow alum, now postdoc at Jyväskylä) Daniel Lukac, PhD3 @shalmarr.bsky.social PhD2 @jacobtlevy.bsky.social faculty presentation titles in alt text

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Shal Marriott @shalmarr.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Conference presentations: 1) Undergraduate: “I will read every word on this sheet of paper in a calm and steady way.” 2) Masters: “I will have bullet points in front of me to reference and help me stay on track.” 3) PhD: “What if I open with a joke?”

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