Søren Mau
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- one of my favourite passages in Marx's writings: “From the standpoint of a higher economic form of society, private ownership of the globe by single individuals will appear quite as absurd as private ownership of one man by another. Even a whole society, a nation, or even...
- Replying to @sorenmauall simultaneously existing societies taken together, are not the owners of the globe. They are only its possessors, its usufructuaries, and, like boni patres familias, they must hand it down to succeeding generations in an improved condition" (Capital, vol III)
- In the last 3 months of 2024, I applied for 51 academic jobs; 3 in Denmark, 48 in the US. After waiting and waiting, the results are in: I made it to 1 shortlist, had 1 Zoom interview, and received zero offers. This market is so brutal. In other words: still looking for a job!My postdoc position ends in August, so I'm looking for a job! I’d love to teach and do research at a Danish or US university, but I'm open to other jobs that involve reading/writing/speaking. Any leads on job opportunities for a Marxist philosopher will be greatly appreciated!
- ‘Mute Compulsion’ has been shortlisted for the Deutscher Memorial Prize. Although this is a great honour, I have - after much consideration - decided to ask the Deutscher jury to withdraw my book from the shortlist. Here is the letter I sent the jury this morning: 1/8
- “We hereby declare that we are free and want to remain free.” Exactly 500 years ago today, peasants from 25 German villages Germany rose up against the nobility in one of the most significant uprisings of the German Peasants’ War. Their demands formed the basis of... 1/3
- I love reading Marx's letters. "It’s possible that I shall make an ass of myself. But in that case one can always get out of it with a little dialectic. I have, of course, so worded my proposition as to be right either way." (Marx in a letter to Engels, 1857).
- this will be the first in a series of public talks on this topic that I will give in Europe and the US in 2025
- ‘Mute Compulsion’ is based on my PhD thesis from 2019, but I made a lot of important changes and additions for the book version, so although the thesis is freely available online, I recommend reading the book rather than the thesis.
