Julia Jorati
@juliajorati.bsky.social
historian of early modern philosophy at UMass Amherst, researches philosophical debates about slavery in 17th and 18th century Europe and America, https://websites.umass.edu/jjorati/
Call for applications for the JHP Summer Seminar 2026 (for recent PhDs working on early modern philosophy). Please share widely! jhp.wisc.edu/summersemina... #philsky #slavery #earlymodern #philosophy
September 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Call for applications for the JHP Summer Seminar 2026 (for recent PhDs working on early modern philosophy). Please share widely! jhp.wisc.edu/summersemina... #philsky #slavery #earlymodern #philosophy
For students interested in Émilie du Châtelet and/or early modern philosophy and science: please consider participating in the 2025 Libori Summer School (a hybrid event)! historyofwomenphilosophers.org/libori-summe... #philsky #earlymodern #academicsky
August 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
For students interested in Émilie du Châtelet and/or early modern philosophy and science: please consider participating in the 2025 Libori Summer School (a hybrid event)! historyofwomenphilosophers.org/libori-summe... #philsky #earlymodern #academicsky
The first volume of my anthology of early modern texts about slavery should come out later this year (paperback, hardcover, and e-book)! The cover image is by the amazing NYC artist Ivan Forde. Here's the table of contents: global.oup.com/academic/pro... #philsky #academicsky #slavery
August 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The first volume of my anthology of early modern texts about slavery should come out later this year (paperback, hardcover, and e-book)! The cover image is by the amazing NYC artist Ivan Forde. Here's the table of contents: global.oup.com/academic/pro... #philsky #academicsky #slavery
Only a few days left to apply for the NEH Summer Institute "Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy" 😲 The deadline is March 5. If you're a faculty member or graduate student in the US, please consider applying, and please tell others who might be interested! #philsky #academicsky @nehgov.bsky.social
- Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy
Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy: An NEH Institute for Higher-Education Faculty June 16 – July 4, 2025 Georgetown University, Washington, DC This 3-week Institute explores philosophical debates abo...
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February 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Only a few days left to apply for the NEH Summer Institute "Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy" 😲 The deadline is March 5. If you're a faculty member or graduate student in the US, please consider applying, and please tell others who might be interested! #philsky #academicsky @nehgov.bsky.social
Just signed contracts with OUP for a 2-volume anthology of early modern primary texts about #slavery! They will be titled “Slavery in Early Modern Philosophy 1500–1765: Essential Readings” and “Slavery in Early Modern Philosophy 1765–1800: Essential Readings.” #philsky #academicsky #earlymodern
February 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Just signed contracts with OUP for a 2-volume anthology of early modern primary texts about #slavery! They will be titled “Slavery in Early Modern Philosophy 1500–1765: Essential Readings” and “Slavery in Early Modern Philosophy 1765–1800: Essential Readings.” #philsky #academicsky #earlymodern
I wrote an essay about 18th-century arguments for slavery-reparations, which is now available in Philosophers' Magazine. It focuses on arguments by Black antislavery activists in Massachusetts, so I'm glad it came out during Black History Month! #philsky #academicsky #blackhistory
Reparations for Slavery in the Eighteenth Century - The Philosophers' Magazine
Julia Jorati draws attention to arguments for reparations for slavery in the era of the American Revolution.
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February 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I wrote an essay about 18th-century arguments for slavery-reparations, which is now available in Philosophers' Magazine. It focuses on arguments by Black antislavery activists in Massachusetts, so I'm glad it came out during Black History Month! #philsky #academicsky #blackhistory
Reminder for faculty and advanced grad students in the US: the deadline for the NEH Summer Institute #Slavery and Early Modern #Philosophy is March 5th! It’s a 3-week seminar at Georgetown University in DC; participants will get a stipend. Please share! #academicsky #philsky @nehgov.bsky.social
About the Institute - Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy
Information about the NEH Institute "Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy," held in summer 2025.
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February 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Reminder for faculty and advanced grad students in the US: the deadline for the NEH Summer Institute #Slavery and Early Modern #Philosophy is March 5th! It’s a 3-week seminar at Georgetown University in DC; participants will get a stipend. Please share! #academicsky #philsky @nehgov.bsky.social
UMass Amherst is hiring an Associate Professor of public #history who works on #slavery! Please share, since this was posted a bit later than the typical job cycle. Fellowships for academics & artists are also available through the Slavery North Initiative. slaverynorth.com/news-events/ #academicsky
February 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
UMass Amherst is hiring an Associate Professor of public #history who works on #slavery! Please share, since this was posted a bit later than the typical job cycle. Fellowships for academics & artists are also available through the Slavery North Initiative. slaverynorth.com/news-events/ #academicsky
If you're a researcher or artist who engages with northern #slavery in your work, please consider applying for a fellowship at Slavery North, a new research initiative at UMass Amherst! They are also looking for an associate prof of public history and a director of outreach/curriculum #academicsky
News & Events - Slavery North
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February 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If you're a researcher or artist who engages with northern #slavery in your work, please consider applying for a fellowship at Slavery North, a new research initiative at UMass Amherst! They are also looking for an associate prof of public history and a director of outreach/curriculum #academicsky
For grad students in the history of #philosophy: I'm organizing a virtual reading group on #slavery in early modern philosophy. We'll meet once a week on Zoom for an hour to discuss about 20 pages of primary source material. Grad students only. Email jjorati@umass.edu for info. #philsky #academicsky
February 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
For grad students in the history of #philosophy: I'm organizing a virtual reading group on #slavery in early modern philosophy. We'll meet once a week on Zoom for an hour to discuss about 20 pages of primary source material. Grad students only. Email jjorati@umass.edu for info. #philsky #academicsky
I’m excited that my article “The Effects of Slavery on Enslaved People and Eighteenth-Century Antislavery Arguments” is now available, open access, in an excellent JMPhil special issue: Imperialism, Racism, and #Slavery in the Modern Period (ed. John Harfouch and Julie Walsh). #philsky #academicsky
The Effects of Slavery on Enslaved People and Eighteenth-Century Antislavery Arguments
Many antislavery authors in the eighteenth century contend that enslavement degrades the human mind and causes enslaved people to exhibit inferior moral or intellectual traits. They often use this con...
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January 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I’m excited that my article “The Effects of Slavery on Enslaved People and Eighteenth-Century Antislavery Arguments” is now available, open access, in an excellent JMPhil special issue: Imperialism, Racism, and #Slavery in the Modern Period (ed. John Harfouch and Julie Walsh). #philsky #academicsky
Another review of my book on slavery in eighteenth-century philosophy just came out (as far as I know, the third one). So far the reception has been encouraging, which is such a relief. It's always nerve-wracking to read reviews of one's work. #philsky #earlymodernphilosophy #slavery #academicsky
Slavery and Race: Philosophical Debates in the Eighteenth Century
Thanks to Julia Jorati, it is now harder to be a researcher or teacher of early modern philosophy and not know what early modern European philosophers t...
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January 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Another review of my book on slavery in eighteenth-century philosophy just came out (as far as I know, the third one). So far the reception has been encouraging, which is such a relief. It's always nerve-wracking to read reviews of one's work. #philsky #earlymodernphilosophy #slavery #academicsky
Call for applications: NEH Summer Institute for US academics & advanced grad students. Topic: slavery & early modern philosophy. Location: Georgetown University, DC. Goal: equip participants to incorporate texts about slavery into their research & teaching. #academicsky #philsky @nehgov.bsky.social
About the Institute - Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy
Information about the NEH Institute "Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy," held in summer 2025.
slaveryandearlymodernphilosophy.georgetown.domains
December 14, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Call for applications: NEH Summer Institute for US academics & advanced grad students. Topic: slavery & early modern philosophy. Location: Georgetown University, DC. Goal: equip participants to incorporate texts about slavery into their research & teaching. #academicsky #philsky @nehgov.bsky.social
For faculty and advanced grad students in the US: if you’re curious about philosophical discussions of slavery in early modern Europe & America, consider applying for this NEH Summer Institute, which I'm co-directing! #philosophy #philsky #earlymodernphilosophy #slavery #NEHgrant @nehgov.bsky.social
Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy
This 3-week Institute for higher education faculty, titled “Slavery and Early Modern Philosophy,” focuses on philosophical debates about slavery in Europe and North America in the seventeenth and eigh...
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December 13, 2024 at 2:48 PM
For faculty and advanced grad students in the US: if you’re curious about philosophical discussions of slavery in early modern Europe & America, consider applying for this NEH Summer Institute, which I'm co-directing! #philosophy #philsky #earlymodernphilosophy #slavery #NEHgrant @nehgov.bsky.social
I was on the program committee and, if I may say so myself, there are lots of fantastic sessions (not just the ones that I organized). Register this week to get the early-bird rate!
There is less than one week left to register for #APAEastern25 at the early bird rates! The early bird deadline is December 15. Don’t wait—register now! www.apaonline.org/mpage/2025ea...
December 9, 2024 at 5:09 PM
I was on the program committee and, if I may say so myself, there are lots of fantastic sessions (not just the ones that I organized). Register this week to get the early-bird rate!
What a tremendous loss for the field of history of philosophy! I only met Martha a few times but have learned a lot from her work.
Martha Bolton (1943-2024) - Daily Nous
Martha Bolton, professor emerita of philosophy at Rutgers University, died this past October. (The following memorial notice was provided by Dean Zimmerman.) Martha Bolton (1943-2024) Professor Martha...
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December 9, 2024 at 2:04 PM
What a tremendous loss for the field of history of philosophy! I only met Martha a few times but have learned a lot from her work.
Here's another fellowship opportunity at Slavery North--this time for an artist in residence! #art #slavery #academicsky
Fellowship Opportunity: Artist-in-Residence 2025-26 - Slavery North
Applications are now open for the Artist-in-Residence Fellowship at Slavery North for 2025-26 academic year. Artist-In-Residence/Research Fellow Apply now Job no: 525785 Work type: Senior/Research Fel...
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December 7, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Here's another fellowship opportunity at Slavery North--this time for an artist in residence! #art #slavery #academicsky
If you're a professor working on slavery in Canada or the US North, please consider applying for this fellowship at UMass Amherst! I'm currently a fellow at this initiative and it's been wonderful. #slavery #academicsky
Fellowship Opportunity: Visiting Research Professor 2025-26 - Slavery North
Applications are now open for the Visiting (Open Rank) Research Professor Fellowship at Slavery North for 2025-26 academic year. Visiting (Open Rank) Research Professor APPLY NOW Job no: 525795 Work t...
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December 7, 2024 at 12:36 AM
If you're a professor working on slavery in Canada or the US North, please consider applying for this fellowship at UMass Amherst! I'm currently a fellow at this initiative and it's been wonderful. #slavery #academicsky
Hey #philsky, I'm organizing an APA Live event on how to chair inclusive and constructive conference sessions. It will be held virtually on January 31, 1pm ET. You have to be an APA member to attend (but if you're in philosophy, you should be a member anyway!) @apaphilosophy.bsky.social #philosophy
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The panelists for this event are as follows:
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December 5, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Hey #philsky, I'm organizing an APA Live event on how to chair inclusive and constructive conference sessions. It will be held virtually on January 31, 1pm ET. You have to be an APA member to attend (but if you're in philosophy, you should be a member anyway!) @apaphilosophy.bsky.social #philosophy
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The Sanders Prize in Early Modern Philosophy goes to…
Lavender Wins Sanders Early Modern Prize - Daily Nous
The Marc Sanders Foundation has awarded its Prize in the History of Early Modern Philosophy to Jordan Lavender (Purdue; soon to be Texas A&M). – The Sanders Prize in the History of Early Modern Philos...
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December 3, 2024 at 12:30 PM
The Sanders Prize in Early Modern Philosophy goes to…
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The winner of the Journal of the History of Philosophy's Book Prize is...
Lane Wins JHP Book Prize - Daily Nous
The Journal of the History of Philosophy (JHP) has awarded its 2024 book prize to Melissa Lane (Princeton) for her book, Of Rule and Office: Plato’s Ideas of the Political (Princeton University Press,...
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December 3, 2024 at 1:27 PM
The winner of the Journal of the History of Philosophy's Book Prize is...
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This is a very good idea...
Improving Philosophy’s Future Prospects with a Model for Bringing it to High Schools - Daily Nous
If more people were exposed to philosophy in high school, that would likely be good for those students and good for their schools—and good for academic philosophy, too, as one risk to philosophy at th...
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December 2, 2024 at 1:02 PM
This is a very good idea...
For scholars of early modern philosophy: the Leibniz Society of North America just posted its call for abstracts for the next LSNA conference, which will be held in California in October 2025! Please share widely. #philosophy #Leibniz #earlymodernphilosophy #philsky
Conferences
2025/26: The Nineteenth Annual Conference of the Leibniz Society of North America will be held at the University of California, Riverside, October 17–October 19, 2025. Papers on any aspect of Leibn…
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December 1, 2024 at 3:11 PM
For scholars of early modern philosophy: the Leibniz Society of North America just posted its call for abstracts for the next LSNA conference, which will be held in California in October 2025! Please share widely. #philosophy #Leibniz #earlymodernphilosophy #philsky
I keep hearing people say that in the digital age, it’s no longer important for books to have an index. I don’t get that at all—there are so many things you can easily find in a good index, but not in a searchable ebook or PDF! Examples are in the comments below (feel free to add more). #AcademicSky
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November 29, 2024 at 1:47 PM
I keep hearing people say that in the digital age, it’s no longer important for books to have an index. I don’t get that at all—there are so many things you can easily find in a good index, but not in a searchable ebook or PDF! Examples are in the comments below (feel free to add more). #AcademicSky
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