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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
having no thesis = story of my life
March 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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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
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
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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
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February 24, 2025 at 12:39 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
February 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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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...
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
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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
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
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
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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-...
November 14, 2024 at 10:50 PM