Liza Thompson
@lizajthompson.bsky.social
Senior Publisher at Bloomsbury @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Philosophy, Politics, Biography…Ideas
‘From the fact that irony is present it does not follow that earnestness is excluded’ Johannes Climacus
Philosophy, Politics, Biography…Ideas
‘From the fact that irony is present it does not follow that earnestness is excluded’ Johannes Climacus
having no thesis = story of my life
March 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
having no thesis = story of my life
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Getting prepared for our @imaginebelfast.bsky.social workshop this Sunday at the Crescent Arts with @leoniehannan.bsky.social and @lizajthompson.bsky.social (imaginebelfast.com/event/making...) - get ready for basic books and big ideas! #ImagineBelfast
Making Meaning through the Miscellaneous - Imagine! Belfast
Join us and create your own commonplace book using a selection of textual and visual materials and ephemera.
imaginebelfast.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Getting prepared for our @imaginebelfast.bsky.social workshop this Sunday at the Crescent Arts with @leoniehannan.bsky.social and @lizajthompson.bsky.social (imaginebelfast.com/event/making...) - get ready for basic books and big ideas! #ImagineBelfast
#slavojzizek is Post-Work! on sale here⬇️
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/postwork-...
@helenhester.bsky.social @wstronge.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/postwork-...
@helenhester.bsky.social @wstronge.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
event this evening with no less than two of my authors. Slightly terrifying subject matter but this is where we are…@newyorkuniversity.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
event this evening with no less than two of my authors. Slightly terrifying subject matter but this is where we are…@newyorkuniversity.bsky.social
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@lizajthompson.bsky.social and @leoniehannan.bsky.social can't wait to share #commonplace books with you at Crescent Arts, 30 March! Get your tickets here: imaginebelfast.com/event/making...
Making Meaning through the Miscellaneous - Imagine! Belfast
Join us and create your own commonplace book using a selection of textual and visual materials and ephemera.
imaginebelfast.com
February 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
@lizajthompson.bsky.social and @leoniehannan.bsky.social can't wait to share #commonplace books with you at Crescent Arts, 30 March! Get your tickets here: imaginebelfast.com/event/making...
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In good company in Pages in Hackney ❤️
@danhancox.bsky.social @alvagotby.bsky.social
@helenhester.bsky.social
@danhancox.bsky.social @alvagotby.bsky.social
@helenhester.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
In good company in Pages in Hackney ❤️
@danhancox.bsky.social @alvagotby.bsky.social
@helenhester.bsky.social
@danhancox.bsky.social @alvagotby.bsky.social
@helenhester.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to @wstronge.bsky.social & @helenhester.bsky.social on this masterpiece. Lots of political shifts (to put it mildly) since this book was conceived & it’s more important than ever…#postwork @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social
February 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Huge congratulations to @wstronge.bsky.social & @helenhester.bsky.social on this masterpiece. Lots of political shifts (to put it mildly) since this book was conceived & it’s more important than ever…#postwork @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social
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BLOG: why write a book on 'post-work'? Why now?
It's taken various iterations, over several years, and we (@helenhester.bsky.social and I) felt the need to make a much more significant intervention than a mere primer...🧵
autonomy.work/portfolio/po...
It's taken various iterations, over several years, and we (@helenhester.bsky.social and I) felt the need to make a much more significant intervention than a mere primer...🧵
autonomy.work/portfolio/po...
Post-Work: why this book, why now?
Will Stronge introduces his latest book, co-authored with Helen Hester, 'Post-Work: What It Is, Why It Matters and How We Get There?'
autonomy.work
February 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
BLOG: why write a book on 'post-work'? Why now?
It's taken various iterations, over several years, and we (@helenhester.bsky.social and I) felt the need to make a much more significant intervention than a mere primer...🧵
autonomy.work/portfolio/po...
It's taken various iterations, over several years, and we (@helenhester.bsky.social and I) felt the need to make a much more significant intervention than a mere primer...🧵
autonomy.work/portfolio/po...
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So, today went well - many small, simply constructed booklets were produced. Next time we'll be hearing from @lizajthompson.bsky.social about different ways of understanding this fragmentary form.
January 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
So, today went well - many small, simply constructed booklets were produced. Next time we'll be hearing from @lizajthompson.bsky.social about different ways of understanding this fragmentary form.
The story of how #henribergson ‘s famous public lectures at the College de France were found & translated is quite something:
"Freedom Regained: Henri Bergson at the Collège de France": A conversation with Alexandre Lefebvre and Nils F. Schott (Keywords: Freedom; Determinism; Time; Memory; History of Philosophy)
From The Philosopher, vol. 112, no. 2 ("Violence")If you enjoy reading this, please consider becoming a patron or making a small donation.We are unfunded and your support is greatly appreciated.On the...
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November 21, 2024 at 12:50 PM
The story of how #henribergson ‘s famous public lectures at the College de France were found & translated is quite something:
mini-book tour talking comedy, techno-feudalism, moderate communism and, of course, Lacan. Huge thanks to #frankieboyle & @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social for their fine interlocutoring…#slavojzizek #againstprogress
November 20, 2024 at 7:27 PM
mini-book tour talking comedy, techno-feudalism, moderate communism and, of course, Lacan. Huge thanks to #frankieboyle & @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social for their fine interlocutoring…#slavojzizek #againstprogress
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Coming in February!
My new book with @helenhester.bsky.social will be coming out in February and it is the culmination (and refinement) of around 7 years of work. I'm very happy with it!
Pre-order here:
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/postwork-...
Pre-order here:
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/postwork-...
November 14, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Coming in February!