Kristin Gjesdal
@kristingjesdal.bsky.social
Philosopher at Temple University | Modern European Philosophy | Women in the History of Philosophy
https://liberalarts.temple.edu/academics/faculty/gjesdal-kristin
https://liberalarts.temple.edu/academics/faculty/gjesdal-kristin
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Hello Bluesky! I’ll post intermittently on modern European philosophy, women in philosophy, aesthetics, and social thought. My most recent book Opprørerne (Unruly Women) was out in Norwegian this spring. German and Engl. trans. to come!
#HistoryofPhilosophy #WomenInPhilosophy #Philosophy
#HistoryofPhilosophy #WomenInPhilosophy #Philosophy
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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...
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January 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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...
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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... 😉
You get the drill... 😉
Check out this new open access journal!
journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/nn...
It has taken a long time to bring into being, but it has some excellent articles, some original new translations, along with interesting discussions of those translations.
#philsky
journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/nn...
It has taken a long time to bring into being, but it has some excellent articles, some original new translations, along with interesting discussions of those translations.
#philsky
Journal for New Narratives in the History of Philosophy
journal.lib.uoguelph.ca
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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... 😉
You get the drill... 😉
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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
Erschienen im
@eichbornverlag.bsky.social
#fbm25
"Rebellinnen der Philosophie - Frauen, die das Denken der Moderne geprägt haben." von Kristin Gjesdal; übersetzt von Sarah Schmitt
Erschienen im
@eichbornverlag.bsky.social
#fbm25
October 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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
Erschienen im
@eichbornverlag.bsky.social
#fbm25
"Rebellinnen der Philosophie - Frauen, die das Denken der Moderne geprägt haben." von Kristin Gjesdal; übersetzt von Sarah Schmitt
Erschienen im
@eichbornverlag.bsky.social
#fbm25
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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
#angeladavis #zetkin #luxemburg #annajuliacooper
#philsky #womeninphilosophy #womenshistory @dalianassar.bsky.social @skyecleary.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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
#angeladavis #zetkin #luxemburg #annajuliacooper
#philsky #womeninphilosophy #womenshistory @dalianassar.bsky.social @skyecleary.bsky.social
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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
#hume #germainedestael #beauvoir
November 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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
#hume #germainedestael #beauvoir
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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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@juliettemarchant.bsky.social #philsky #womeninphilosophy
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Germaine de Staël with Helena Rosenblatt
Podcast Episode · Her Place in Theory · 11/04/2025 · 32m
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November 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
@juliettemarchant.bsky.social #philsky #womeninphilosophy
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
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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 😈.)
September 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
*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 😈.)
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Congratulations to Associate Professor Eugene Chislenko for winning the Andrew Light Award for Public Philosophy! You can read more about his accomplishment here:
iseethics.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/2...
iseethics.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/2...
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…
iseethics.wordpress.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Congratulations to Associate Professor Eugene Chislenko for winning the Andrew Light Award for Public Philosophy! You can read more about his accomplishment here:
iseethics.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/2...
iseethics.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/2...
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
#19C #philsky #womenshistory
Hilda Oakeley was the (acting) Head of Department at King's College from 1925-30 and Head of Department in 1931. @kingsphilosophy.bsky.social
Read more about her in this 2015 blog written by Emily Thomas:
feministhistoryofphilosophy.wordpress.com/2015/07/20/i...
Read more about her in this 2015 blog written by Emily Thomas:
feministhistoryofphilosophy.wordpress.com/2015/07/20/i...
Introducing British idealist Hilda Oakeley – a guest post by Emily Thomas
It is with great pleasure that I introduce our first guest post. Its author, Emily Thomas, is a postdoc at the University of Groningen where she currently holds a Netherlands Research Council (NWO)…
feministhistoryofphilosophy.wordpress.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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
#19C #philsky #womenshistory
Very happy to see that my book is starting to get a life in Germany!
#womenshistory #19C #philsky #books
#womenshistory #19C #philsky #books
Rebellinnen der Philosophie by @kristingjesdal.bsky.social , translated from Norwegian
August 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Very happy to see that my book is starting to get a life in Germany!
#womenshistory #19C #philsky #books
#womenshistory #19C #philsky #books
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
#philsky #booksky #education #womenshistory
July 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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
#philsky #booksky #education #womenshistory
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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!
July 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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!
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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.
July 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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.
My Rebellinnen der Philosophie is out in two weeks’ time! Pre-order available: bastei-luebbe.de/Buecher/Sach...
#philsky #booksky #author
#philsky #booksky #author
June 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
My Rebellinnen der Philosophie is out in two weeks’ time! Pre-order available: bastei-luebbe.de/Buecher/Sach...
#philsky #booksky #author
#philsky #booksky #author
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
#philsky #booksky #education
June 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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
#philsky #booksky #education
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
#philsky #art
June 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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
#philsky #art
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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
May 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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
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
#philsky #books #norway
May 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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
#philsky #books #norway
Looking so much forward to this event! Thanks to @schlawinerkreis.bsky.social and @franzknappik.bsky.social for organizing -
#philsky #booksky
#philsky #booksky
On May 22–23, @franzknappik.bsky.social & I are hosting a conference on The Philosophy of Angela Davis.
Davis has shaped debates on freedom, abolition, race, class & history — yet remains overlooked in both mainstream political philosophy & critical theory. This conference seeks to change that.
Davis has shaped debates on freedom, abolition, race, class & history — yet remains overlooked in both mainstream political philosophy & critical theory. This conference seeks to change that.
The philosophy of Angela Y. Davis
May 22nd & 23rd, 2025 University of Bergen (Norway), Department of Philosophy, Sydnesplassen 12/13, 1st floor seminar room& Zoom (click here to register) Angela Y. Davis, born 1944. Picture…
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April 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Looking so much forward to this event! Thanks to @schlawinerkreis.bsky.social and @franzknappik.bsky.social for organizing -
#philsky #booksky
#philsky #booksky
What? That's such a nice coincidence. Staël was reading Kant from early on - though is a bit of an unruly Kantian!
April 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
What? That's such a nice coincidence. Staël was reading Kant from early on - though is a bit of an unruly Kantian!
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 -
April 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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 -
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
#books #performance
April 2, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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
#books #performance
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
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
#philsky #books
March 31, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
#philsky #books