Melvin Rogers
@prorogers.bsky.social
Edna and Richard Salomon Distinguished Professor
Political Science Department @ Brown University
Teaches Political Theory
Book: The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought (PUP)
Political Science Department @ Brown University
Teaches Political Theory
Book: The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought (PUP)
So satisfying to read these three together. There is a rich conversation taking place. 😀
November 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
So satisfying to read these three together. There is a rich conversation taking place. 😀
So proud to work on this book series with Christia Mercer: Oxford New Histories of Philosophy. @esglaude.bsky.social @nneka.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So proud to work on this book series with Christia Mercer: Oxford New Histories of Philosophy. @esglaude.bsky.social @nneka.bsky.social
What I'm working on these days.
August 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
What I'm working on these days.
When things seem dark, I say paint. It will put a smile on your face. Here are some of my pieces. Enjoy 😀
April 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
When things seem dark, I say paint. It will put a smile on your face. Here are some of my pieces. Enjoy 😀
March 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Sabbatical 2025-2026, here I come.
March 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Sabbatical 2025-2026, here I come.
In light of the criticisms of Zelenskyy's outfit, I want to remind folks:
February 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
In light of the criticisms of Zelenskyy's outfit, I want to remind folks:
I am reposting this because I think every word these days counts. But also thinking about this:
February 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I am reposting this because I think every word these days counts. But also thinking about this:
Ellison is speaking to this moment.
February 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Ellison is speaking to this moment.
Some thoughts on Trump, Mercy, and Leadership. We add and we resist where we can.
January 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Some thoughts on Trump, Mercy, and Leadership. We add and we resist where we can.
In 2018!, I wrote the following in the pages of Boston Review:
January 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
In 2018!, I wrote the following in the pages of Boston Review:
Had the pleasure of writing a review for this wonderful new book on David Walker by Sherrow O. Pinder.
January 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Had the pleasure of writing a review for this wonderful new book on David Walker by Sherrow O. Pinder.
I am looking forward to teaching this course on Niebuhr. Here is the description and schedule of readings.
January 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I am looking forward to teaching this course on Niebuhr. Here is the description and schedule of readings.
In preparation for my spring undergraduate seminar on Reinhold Niebuhr, I am returning to this excellent short text. So much about Niebuhr is missing. But what Diggins is after in Niebuhr is a sensibility that might guide and inform our way of seeing against our tendency toward hubris.
December 19, 2024 at 1:49 PM
In preparation for my spring undergraduate seminar on Reinhold Niebuhr, I am returning to this excellent short text. So much about Niebuhr is missing. But what Diggins is after in Niebuhr is a sensibility that might guide and inform our way of seeing against our tendency toward hubris.
Just finished a draft essay on Emmett and Mamie Till. There is always this mix feeling of enjoyment in handling the ideas and the issues, and sadness in knowing those issues are still with us. Sigh
December 10, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Just finished a draft essay on Emmett and Mamie Till. There is always this mix feeling of enjoyment in handling the ideas and the issues, and sadness in knowing those issues are still with us. Sigh
Some books worth reading. The one on the bottom is White Poverty: How Exposing Myths about Race and Class can Reconstruct American Democracy.
November 16, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Some books worth reading. The one on the bottom is White Poverty: How Exposing Myths about Race and Class can Reconstruct American Democracy.
I am excited about this event. The 2024-25 Tanner Lecture features Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II. Co-sponsored by Stanford's McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society and the Office of the President. Join us and be inspired!
November 14, 2024 at 4:51 PM
I am excited about this event. The 2024-25 Tanner Lecture features Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II. Co-sponsored by Stanford's McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society and the Office of the President. Join us and be inspired!
I am so excited about these two new volumes from the Oxford New Histories of Philosophy series, for which I serve as a co-editor. There are more books on the way on Alexander Crummell, Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Anna Julia Cooper. For the full list: global.oup.com/academic/con...
November 12, 2024 at 4:11 PM
I am so excited about these two new volumes from the Oxford New Histories of Philosophy series, for which I serve as a co-editor. There are more books on the way on Alexander Crummell, Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Anna Julia Cooper. For the full list: global.oup.com/academic/con...
My thinking post-election
November 12, 2024 at 3:06 PM
My thinking post-election
I look forward to joining Neil Roberts next week, October 17th, to discuss The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought. Register and join the discussion: secure.givelively.org/event/boston...
October 15, 2023 at 7:44 PM
I look forward to joining Neil Roberts next week, October 17th, to discuss The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought. Register and join the discussion: secure.givelively.org/event/boston...
Happy Publication Day!! Have a listen to this interview where I discuss The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought. revdem.ceu.edu/2023/09/25/t...
September 26, 2023 at 12:20 PM
Happy Publication Day!! Have a listen to this interview where I discuss The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought. revdem.ceu.edu/2023/09/25/t...
Drops this week from Princeton University Press.
September 23, 2023 at 12:29 PM
Drops this week from Princeton University Press.
I am so excited!! The advance copies of my book, The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought arrived today.
August 22, 2023 at 3:29 PM
I am so excited!! The advance copies of my book, The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought arrived today.