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Bernard E. Harcourt
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Professor of law and political theory at Columbia University and the EHESS in Paris. Death penalty defense counsel and author of *Critique & Praxis* (2020), *Cooperation: A Political, Economic, and Social Theory* (2023), and *The Counterrevolution* (2018). .. more

Bernard E. Harcourt is an American critical theorist with a specialization in the area of punishment, surveillance, legal and political theory, and political economy. He also does pro-bono legal work on human rights issues. .. more

Political science 34%
Sociology 24%

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Judith Butler, Homi Bhabha, Gayatri Spivak, Cornel West, Susan Buck-Morss, Seyla Benhabib, Bruno Bosteels, and more will be joining us for Hegel 13/13 @columbiauniversity.bsky.social in the new year 2026! Mark your calendars: hegel1313.law.columbia.edu

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Zohran Mamdani, Eugene Debs, and Jawaharlal Nehru:
On Louis Althusser's Idea of A New Philosophical Practice. The essay is also on YouTube here: youtu.be/CWafRd8Y4sw
Zohran Mamdani, Eugene Debs and Jawaharlal Nehru: On Althusser's Idea of New Philosophical Practice.
YouTube video by Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought
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In his victory speech, Zohran Mamdani invoked two great figures from history, Eugene V. Debs and Jawaharlal Nehru, to ring in a new epoch in American politics. Mamdani is the model of what could be called “a new philosophical practice.” Read here on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/bernardh...
Zohran Mamdani, Eugene Debs, and Jawaharlal Nehru
On Louis Althusser's Idea of A New Philosophical Practice
open.substack.com

Includes five essays on Foucault and Nietzsche, reassessing this relation in the light of the volume edited by @bernardharcourt.bsky.social last year - www.seuil.com/ouvrage/niet... (2/3)
Sciences humaines
Nietzsche, Michel Foucault : « Nietzsche et Heidegger, ça a été le choc philosophique ! Mais je n’ai jamais rien écrit sur Heidegger et je n’ai écr...
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Foucault Studies 38 published, including a theme section on Foucault and Nietzsche, and a 'Buffalo dossier' (all open access)
muse.jhu.edu/journal/891 (1/3)

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"Mamdani's election is a model for the Democratic Party": Delighted to join The Debate @France24.com to discuss the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of NYC with ‪@f24debate.france24.com‬ and Jenn Schradie. Clip here: youtu.be/teJC16kh6Ds?... Full segment here: www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
Mamdani election: "A clear, positive message and model for the Democratic Party" (Bernard Harcourt)
YouTube video by Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought
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In this lecture, @bernardharcourt.bsky.social argues that instead of state-run grocery stores, NYC facilitates and establishes city-wide food cooperatives, decentralizing power. Solidarity economy is the way to go.

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A New Philosophy for the Left: Power to the People, Mamdani, the DSA, and Philosophical Foundations
YouTube video by Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought
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🇺🇸 Is #Mamdani trying to avoid a violent confrontation — or set the stage for one?

@bernardharcourt.bsky.social and James Kirchick clash over how New York’s new mayor will handle a possible Trump crackdown.

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"On Zohran Mamdani, the DSA, Power to the People, and the Need for New Philosophical Foundations on the Left": I just posted a new essay calling for rethinking the philosophical foundations on the Left. It is on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/bernardh... Also on YouTube: youtu.be/PbI12lIqwi8?...
A New Philosophy for the Left: Power to the People, Mamdani, the DSA, and Philosophical Foundations
YouTube video by Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought
youtu.be

Steve Bannon is calling for a Christian nation in Jerusalem, a three-state solution. He also calls himself a Christian Nationalist. Does Christianity lean far Right? If so, how come it also nourishes Leftist projects? Is it meaningless? New essay free on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/bernardh...