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Philosopher at Temple University | Modern European Philosophy | Women in the History of Philosophy https://liberalarts.temple.edu/academics/faculty/gjesdal-kristin

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The reluctant feminist: Clara Zetkin and International Women's Day - ABC listen Clara Zetkin (1857-1933) is widely celebrated as the founder of International Women's Day, yet she saw herself first and foremost as a socialist revolutionary. Far from embracing the mainstream women'...

This was special. I got to host ABC's The Philosophers' Zone, in celebration of International Women's Day. And - the best part - I interviewed my good friend Kristin Gjesdal.

Hear Kristin (and me) talk about IWD and the woman behind it, Clara Zetkin, here:

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05.03.2026 04:21 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Clara Zetkin with Kristin Gjesdal

For more on Zetkin, I highly recommend @kristingjesdal.bsky.social's incisive interview with @herplacepod.bsky.social, especially re Zetkin's analysis of fascism. She died in exile in 1933--she knew what she was talking about.

#IWD #IWD2026 #herstory #womenshistory

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08.03.2026 14:33 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Many thoughts to Clara Zetkin on #InternationalWomensDay. So grateful to be part of this conversation on Zetkin with @juliettemarchant.bsky.social a few weeks back. #philsky #womeninphilosophy #womenshistory

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08.03.2026 08:23 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Supert å være med på den roterende Forskerlivet-serien til @forskerforum.bsky.social. Neste innlegg i april! #Forskerliv #Forskning #Akademia #Universitetet

26.02.2026 15:47 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Clara Zetkin with Kristin Gjesdal Podcast Episode · Her Place in Theory · 01/20/2026 · 28m

Excellent conversation between @kristingjesdal.bsky.social and @herplacepod.bsky.social on Clara Zetkin—philosopher, activist, powerful critic of fascism. Highly recommend! #philsky #womeninphilosophy #womenshistory podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

12.02.2026 16:56 👍 15 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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For the first episode of Her Place in Theory (@herplacepod.bsky.social) in 2026, I had the pleasure of talking with @kristingjesdal.bsky.social about the remarkable Clara Zetkin - Marxist theorist, communist activist, and tireless advocate for women’s liberation. open.spotify.com/episode/3j8Q...

22.01.2026 19:06 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Looking for something to read for the rest of this Thanksgiving weekend, if you're in the US? Or for a cozy, regular weekend, in the rest of the Northern hemisphere? Or for a warm weekend outside for those in the Southern hemisphere? Or...?

You get the drill... 😉

28.11.2025 20:24 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Cover des Buches "Rebellinnen der Philosophie - Frauen, die das Denken der Moderne geprägt haben." von Kristin Gjesdal; übersetzt von Sarah Schmitt. Auf dem Cover ist Angela Davis abgebildet.

Cover des Buches "Rebellinnen der Philosophie - Frauen, die das Denken der Moderne geprägt haben." von Kristin Gjesdal; übersetzt von Sarah Schmitt. Auf dem Cover ist Angela Davis abgebildet.

Inhaltsverzeichnis des Buches "Rebellinnen der Philosophie - Frauen, die das Denken der Moderne geprägt haben." von Kristin Gjesdal abgebildet . Kapitel 7: Eine Hoffnung auf Menschlichkeit - Clara Zetkin über Gleichberechtigung und Ausbeutung

Inhaltsverzeichnis des Buches "Rebellinnen der Philosophie - Frauen, die das Denken der Moderne geprägt haben." von Kristin Gjesdal abgebildet . Kapitel 7: Eine Hoffnung auf Menschlichkeit - Clara Zetkin über Gleichberechtigung und Ausbeutung

Ich freue mich, dass ich sie in einem der vielen Büchern über weibliche Vordenkerinnen entdecke: Clara Zetkin

"Rebellinnen der Philosophie - Frauen, die das Denken der Moderne geprägt haben." von Kristin Gjesdal; übersetzt von Sarah Schmitt
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16.10.2025 14:02 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Philosophical sighting in the #Berlin wild! Congratulations again to @kristingjesdal.bsky.social and happy day after World Philosphy Day!
#angeladavis #zetkin #luxemburg #annajuliacooper
#philsky #womeninphilosophy #womenshistory @dalianassar.bsky.social @skyecleary.bsky.social

21.11.2025 12:43 👍 12 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
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One of the many virtues of Rebellinnen der Philosophie is that it allows me to continue my series of impressive head gear sighted in Berlin
#hume #germainedestael #beauvoir

21.11.2025 12:43 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Germaine de Staël with Helena Rosenblatt Podcast Episode · Her Place in Theory · 11/04/2025 · 32m

First episode of a wonderful new podcast--Her Place in Theory--featuring the political #philosophy of Germaine de #Staël in an interview with Helena Rosenblatt. Learned so much and looking forward to more!
@juliettemarchant.bsky.social #philsky #womeninphilosophy

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16.11.2025 11:04 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1
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*Officially* out today: Susan Stebbing: Analysis, Common Sense, and Public Philosophy. I’m grateful to my co-editor, Annalisa Coliva, and all our excellent contributors! Link in bio. (Find the volume’s introduction on my website 😈.)

30.09.2025 16:21 👍 42 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 2
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2025 winner of the Andrew Light Award for Public Philosophy The International Society for Environmental Ethics (ISEE) is pleased to announce publicly the 2025 winner of the Andrew Light Award for Public Philosophy. This year’s Andrew Lig…

Congratulations to Associate Professor Eugene Chislenko for winning the Andrew Light Award for Public Philosophy! You can read more about his accomplishment here:
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01.10.2025 00:13 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

More women philosophers are always welcome: Hilda Oakeley seems particularly erudite & her works include History and Progress (1923); Greek Ethical Thought (1925); A Study in the Philosophy of Personality (1928) and History and the Self (1934). Can't wait to read more!

#19C #philsky #womenshistory

01.10.2025 16:08 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Very happy to see that my book is starting to get a life in Germany!
#womenshistory #19C #philsky #books

21.08.2025 16:46 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Finally! Rebellinnen der Philosophie is here in a gorgeous translation by Sarah Schmitt. Thanks to the editors at ‪@eichbornverlag.bsky.social‬ for the work they put into this. Next up: the English transl., Unruly Women, @uchicagopress.bsky.social.

#philsky #booksky #education #womenshistory

22.07.2025 12:45 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
Oxford Handbook of American and British Women Philosophers in the Nineteenth Century cover

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Weighing in at 827 pages and 2 1/4 inches, our Oxford Handbook of American and British Women Philosophers in the 19th Century is HERE! Huge thanks to @oupphilosophy.bsky.social and our 50+ authors. Restoring women to the philosophical canon is a matter of justice, but it is also better scholarship!

15.07.2025 20:59 👍 624 🔁 151 💬 25 📌 11
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Philosophy Friends & Fellow Colleagues: I have very exciting news for #TheYoungIdealist Series! This Summer will feature special guests Dr. Catherine Grimm, Dr. Matthew McManus, Dr. Sebastian Luft, @kristingjesdal.bsky.social Dr. Kristin Gjesdal, Dr. Fernando Wirtz, Dr. Daniel Tutt, & Ray Brassier.

08.07.2025 02:06 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
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My Rebellinnen der Philosophie is out in two weeks’ time! Pre-order available: bastei-luebbe.de/Buecher/Sach...

#philsky #booksky #author

11.06.2025 15:20 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How to think about children and education? About learning and learning well? Maria Montessori’s work should not be overlooked. She was a formidable philosopher. Patrick Frierson’s new book on her philosophy of education does her full justice. Summer reading, anyone?

#philsky #booksky #education

06.06.2025 10:41 👍 21 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Very excited to visit Helsinki & looking forward to lots of high-quality talks on art and aesthetics at the Nordic Society of Aesthetics’ annual conference this weekend. www.nsae.fi/conferences/

#philsky #art

04.06.2025 12:02 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy Birthday, Margaret #Fuller! A good year for her--wonderful treatment of her importance in both these new publications. More this year in our OUP volume on American women #philosophers. #philsky #womeninphilosophy #americanphilosophy #transcendentalism

23.05.2025 17:48 👍 15 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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The summer conference schedule is off with a bang! Looking so much forward to “The Philosophy of Angela Y. Davis” in Bergen this week. @schlawinerkreis.bsky.social and @franz.knappik.bsky.social have put together an amazing conference program -

#philsky #books #norway

20.05.2025 14:28 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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George Eliot was an extraordinary gifted novelist. She was also a philosophical thinker. This week, Clare Carlisle’s much-anticipated Stanford Encyclopedia-entry on George Eliot’s philosophy is up online. Do check it out –
 
#books #philsky #art #history

02.05.2025 16:27 👍 53 🔁 17 💬 1 📌 2
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#19C women philosophers are touring the world! @dalianassar.bluesky.social and my edited volume is already out in English and Norwegian. The Arab translation is going to print today -

 @lucyrandall802.bsky.social
#philsky #booksky #women #feminism

28.04.2025 17:42 👍 14 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Looking so much forward to this event! Thanks to ‪@schlawinerkreis.bsky.social and @franzknappik.bsky.social for organizing -

#philsky #booksky

22.04.2025 17:45 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What? That's such a nice coincidence. Staël was reading Kant from early on - though is a bit of an unruly Kantian!

22.04.2025 12:36 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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A political superpower à la England and Russia! Germaine de Staël was born 04/22/1766. Her philosophy? Humboldt adored her moral psychology; Goethe and Schiller praised her aesthetics. New translations of her philosophy are much overdue. Here, too, she is a superpower -

22.04.2025 12:22 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Ibsen’s “Ghosts,” directed by Jack O’Brian, at the LCT, NYC, is definitely worthwhile. And this comes from somebody who has seen what probably amounts to an unhealthy number of Ibsen stagings, esp. while researching my Ibsen, Hegel, Nietzsche-book.
 
#books #performance

02.04.2025 00:43 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Final panel of my #womenshistorymonth tetraptych. A book @lydiamoland.bsky.social has not mentioned: her own! «Lydia Maria Child: A Radical American Life» is truly inspiring & relevant. We need more Lydias – of the #19C and of the #21C kind.

@uchicagopress.bsky.social
#philsky #books

31.03.2025 12:12 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1