Antonia Alksnis
@antoniaalksnis.bsky.social
Political theory PhD candidate, UC Berkeley polisci | Rousseau & XVIIIe siècle
BA University of Toronto
BA University of Toronto
Now open: call for abstracts for the 2026 Berkeley Graduate Conference on Political Theory
Keynote: John T. Scott (UC Davis)
Submission deadline: January 31
Date: April 11
Submission form: forms.gle/xZUupQbhSfD7...
Please circulate widely!
Keynote: John T. Scott (UC Davis)
Submission deadline: January 31
Date: April 11
Submission form: forms.gle/xZUupQbhSfD7...
Please circulate widely!
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Now open: call for abstracts for the 2026 Berkeley Graduate Conference on Political Theory
Keynote: John T. Scott (UC Davis)
Submission deadline: January 31
Date: April 11
Submission form: forms.gle/xZUupQbhSfD7...
Please circulate widely!
Keynote: John T. Scott (UC Davis)
Submission deadline: January 31
Date: April 11
Submission form: forms.gle/xZUupQbhSfD7...
Please circulate widely!
guys I think I'm finally figuring out the regime types in Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws
October 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
guys I think I'm finally figuring out the regime types in Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws
💪 $32.24 definitely compensates for lost privacy I can never get back
September 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
💪 $32.24 definitely compensates for lost privacy I can never get back
Abba's "take a chance on me" is a mood for academic job market season
September 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Abba's "take a chance on me" is a mood for academic job market season
here's another horrible one I encountered recently 💯
August 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
here's another horrible one I encountered recently 💯
July 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
throwback to when one of Berkeley's mandatory cybersecurity trainings used stock images of the Jealous GirlfriendTM
May 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
throwback to when one of Berkeley's mandatory cybersecurity trainings used stock images of the Jealous GirlfriendTM
When you're trying to optimize your article title for search engines
April 26, 2025 at 3:01 AM
When you're trying to optimize your article title for search engines
Jean-Jacques Rousseau roasted for small sample sizes
March 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Jean-Jacques Rousseau roasted for small sample sizes
“Amazon healthcare” is among the most ominous phrases I’ve seen lately
February 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
“Amazon healthcare” is among the most ominous phrases I’ve seen lately
In gratitude, have this picture ♥️
February 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
In gratitude, have this picture ♥️
Why do my mug and my book look so good together
February 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Why do my mug and my book look so good together
Last call to apply for @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Graduate Conference on Early Modern Political Thought (1400-1800)
Keynote: Alison McQueen (Stanford) @aejm.bsky.social
Deadline: January 10
Date: May 3
Submission form: forms.gle/AEzA3CoMNTNh...
More info 👇 Please circulate widely!
Keynote: Alison McQueen (Stanford) @aejm.bsky.social
Deadline: January 10
Date: May 3
Submission form: forms.gle/AEzA3CoMNTNh...
More info 👇 Please circulate widely!
January 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Last call to apply for @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Graduate Conference on Early Modern Political Thought (1400-1800)
Keynote: Alison McQueen (Stanford) @aejm.bsky.social
Deadline: January 10
Date: May 3
Submission form: forms.gle/AEzA3CoMNTNh...
More info 👇 Please circulate widely!
Keynote: Alison McQueen (Stanford) @aejm.bsky.social
Deadline: January 10
Date: May 3
Submission form: forms.gle/AEzA3CoMNTNh...
More info 👇 Please circulate widely!
Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your resume?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau:
Jean-Jacques Rousseau:
December 23, 2024 at 2:44 AM
Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your resume?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau:
Jean-Jacques Rousseau:
when you're doing research in early modern dictionaries but you're still trying to get in the Christmas spirit
December 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM
when you're doing research in early modern dictionaries but you're still trying to get in the Christmas spirit
reading livy during the lockdown I apparently made some really stupid niche roman history memes
December 14, 2024 at 8:37 PM
reading livy during the lockdown I apparently made some really stupid niche roman history memes
How about this sad little poorly printed stamp haha?
December 11, 2024 at 7:07 AM
How about this sad little poorly printed stamp haha?
The typesetting in Pierre Charron's De La Sagesse is gorgeous. Especially noticeable at section endings, where there's this lovely tapering effect. Is there a name for this?? Historians of typography & printing, save me! I must know. #skystorians
December 10, 2024 at 9:58 PM
The typesetting in Pierre Charron's De La Sagesse is gorgeous. Especially noticeable at section endings, where there's this lovely tapering effect. Is there a name for this?? Historians of typography & printing, save me! I must know. #skystorians
For me it’s always the early-modern European drawings of “exotic” animals
December 6, 2024 at 9:56 PM
For me it’s always the early-modern European drawings of “exotic” animals
me when I'm sorry for being right
December 3, 2024 at 6:07 AM
me when I'm sorry for being right
this cat (engraving from Rousseau's Émile) looks how i feel opening an email from reviewers
November 27, 2024 at 10:17 PM
this cat (engraving from Rousseau's Émile) looks how i feel opening an email from reviewers
Pleased to be putting on Berkeley's first-ever Graduate Conference on Early Modern Political Thought (1400-1800)
Keynote: Alison McQueen (Stanford) @aejm.bsky.social
Submission deadline: January 10
Date: May 3
Submission form: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Foy...
Please circulate widely!
Keynote: Alison McQueen (Stanford) @aejm.bsky.social
Submission deadline: January 10
Date: May 3
Submission form: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Foy...
Please circulate widely!
November 23, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Pleased to be putting on Berkeley's first-ever Graduate Conference on Early Modern Political Thought (1400-1800)
Keynote: Alison McQueen (Stanford) @aejm.bsky.social
Submission deadline: January 10
Date: May 3
Submission form: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Foy...
Please circulate widely!
Keynote: Alison McQueen (Stanford) @aejm.bsky.social
Submission deadline: January 10
Date: May 3
Submission form: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Foy...
Please circulate widely!
I need to show off my favorite 18th century fish.
I got to see them in person this summer at the Kelly Library (University of Toronto)
I got to see them in person this summer at the Kelly Library (University of Toronto)
November 22, 2024 at 6:53 AM
I need to show off my favorite 18th century fish.
I got to see them in person this summer at the Kelly Library (University of Toronto)
I got to see them in person this summer at the Kelly Library (University of Toronto)