Sophie Cardin
@sophiecardin.bsky.social
Thinking about utopia and the history of Yiddish political thought at Oxford. Fond of poetry, pottery, philosophy, and talking politics at the dinner table. linktr.ee/shcardin
Very excited for another term of the Utopia Reading Group! Open to all Terrans living in and around Oxford interested in Ursula Le Guin's political thought and fiction
October 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Very excited for another term of the Utopia Reading Group! Open to all Terrans living in and around Oxford interested in Ursula Le Guin's political thought and fiction
Marxist theory has done wonders for my complexion
July 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Marxist theory has done wonders for my complexion
After five terms convening the Oxford Utopia Reading Group, I'm pleased to share that this coming term we'll be reading (one of my favorite utopias), William Morris's News from Nowhere (1890). Reading list below or as a PDF here: tinyurl.com/utopiaTT25 1/5
April 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
After five terms convening the Oxford Utopia Reading Group, I'm pleased to share that this coming term we'll be reading (one of my favorite utopias), William Morris's News from Nowhere (1890). Reading list below or as a PDF here: tinyurl.com/utopiaTT25 1/5
'Art is man’s embodied expression of interest in the life of man' -Morris, 'The Worker’s Share of Art' (1885)
April 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
'Art is man’s embodied expression of interest in the life of man' -Morris, 'The Worker’s Share of Art' (1885)
a reader with good taste either downsized, retired, or died — I dedicate this thrift haul to them, with love
April 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
a reader with good taste either downsized, retired, or died — I dedicate this thrift haul to them, with love
Looking forward to presenting my research at the European Association for Jewish Studies Graduate Seminar tomorrow! I'll be talking about Esther Frumkin's Marxist Yiddishism
March 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Looking forward to presenting my research at the European Association for Jewish Studies Graduate Seminar tomorrow! I'll be talking about Esther Frumkin's Marxist Yiddishism
Here he is (left) with his partner George Merrill (right)
March 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Here he is (left) with his partner George Merrill (right)
Carpenter preferred 'homogenic' to 'homosexual' because:
March 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Carpenter preferred 'homogenic' to 'homosexual' because:
Came across this gem from Edward Carpenter while building the reading list for the upcoming term of the Oxford Utopia Reading Group. From Carpenter's 1894 pamphlet 'Homogenic Love and its Place in a Free Society' printed for private circulation by The Labour Press Society Limited
March 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Came across this gem from Edward Carpenter while building the reading list for the upcoming term of the Oxford Utopia Reading Group. From Carpenter's 1894 pamphlet 'Homogenic Love and its Place in a Free Society' printed for private circulation by The Labour Press Society Limited
an obligatory oxford appreciation post before departing for the states: recent moody skies and sunny days
March 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
an obligatory oxford appreciation post before departing for the states: recent moody skies and sunny days
‘knowledge will guide us peacefully over the sea of tears and pain to the land of life.’ -A Vilna worker (1892)
February 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
‘knowledge will guide us peacefully over the sea of tears and pain to the land of life.’ -A Vilna worker (1892)
Some beautiful editions of Buber’s Tales from a used bookshop. Came with a letter tucked inside wishing Edgar a merry Christmas in 1964
December 29, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Some beautiful editions of Buber’s Tales from a used bookshop. Came with a letter tucked inside wishing Edgar a merry Christmas in 1964
One of my favourite exchanges about the status of the Bund in the RSDLP from the minutes of the 2nd Congress
December 27, 2024 at 7:44 PM
One of my favourite exchanges about the status of the Bund in the RSDLP from the minutes of the 2nd Congress
as advertised in דער פֿאָלסאַדװאָקאַט and די אַרבײַטער צײַטונג
December 25, 2024 at 8:36 PM
as advertised in דער פֿאָלסאַדװאָקאַט and די אַרבײַטער צײַטונג
just a jew looking for something to do on christmas? Why not go see the smallest lady in the world at the grand museum on grand street? Or, if you prefer, attend a christmas eve ball and concert to support the russian workers movement in russia?
December 25, 2024 at 8:36 PM
just a jew looking for something to do on christmas? Why not go see the smallest lady in the world at the grand museum on grand street? Or, if you prefer, attend a christmas eve ball and concert to support the russian workers movement in russia?
It’s beginning to look a lot like Lispector season:
December 17, 2024 at 5:50 PM
It’s beginning to look a lot like Lispector season:
Panel runs from 10.30am to 12.00pm ET and is called 'Remaking it New: Yiddish Socio-Political Thought'
December 16, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Panel runs from 10.30am to 12.00pm ET and is called 'Remaking it New: Yiddish Socio-Political Thought'
Looking forward to presenting my research tomorrow at AJS's (@jewishstudies.bsky.social) annual conference!
December 16, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Looking forward to presenting my research tomorrow at AJS's (@jewishstudies.bsky.social) annual conference!
fun find of the day: Yiddish language anti-tsarist postcard printed by Barnet Ruderman for his London bookstore (71 Hanbury Street). Depicts Nicholas II (aka ניקאָלייַקעלע) surrounded by scenes of imprisonment, flogging, and summary execution
December 6, 2024 at 12:08 PM
fun find of the day: Yiddish language anti-tsarist postcard printed by Barnet Ruderman for his London bookstore (71 Hanbury Street). Depicts Nicholas II (aka ניקאָלייַקעלע) surrounded by scenes of imprisonment, flogging, and summary execution
sleepy sunday afternoon translating frumkin
November 10, 2024 at 2:51 PM
sleepy sunday afternoon translating frumkin