A full house for tonight's special event with Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz who is speaking about his new book, 'The road to freedom: economics and the good society'. #LSEStiglitz
 
Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=HfBgGW…

Stephen Breyer on the perils of originalism go.nybooks.com/3wnoyvZ

“The draperies in which he shrouds his men and women are so thin and sinuous that they reveal everything beneath—and then underline it all with a flourish.” —Ingrid D. Rowland on Antonio Canova’s impeccable sculptures go.nybooks.com/3Ud1OXD

My book will be out May 14!! pennpress.org/9781512825343/…

Friends in Germany (in German time)! I give a Zoom book talk on MAK in conversation with the amazing David Motadel chaired by the fantastic Ulrike Freitag at Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient next Monday 12 February 5 pm Berlin time. zmo.de/en/events/mode…

My take on Ridley Scott's Napoleon, now out in the New York Review of Books: nybooks.com/articles/2024/…

Dr Samuel Johnson: 'No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.' Why should scientists earn millions with their patents while scholars in the humanities are expected to publish their books without charge?

What was it like to be a Jewish prisoner of war in a Nazi camp? Join us online on 23 Jan as Dr Yorai Linenberg explores the lives of American and British Jewish POWs during their time in Nazi captivity. Tickets: bit.ly/3SmydeJ

Last chance to book: Join us online tomorrow at 1pm for 'Jewish soldiers, Nazi captors – what was it like to be a Jewish POW in a Nazi camp?' with Dr Yorai Linenberg. Tickets here: bit.ly/3HtuUMk

The deadline to apply to be an Assistant Professor in Modern South Asian History within our department is this Monday 22 January

Take this weekend to finalise your applications, we look forward to receiving them soon!

Full details on the role 👇🏾
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/14…

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Je ne l'avais pas fait jusqu'à présent: un fil sur ce livre auquel nous avons travaillé durant des années. Le voici: l'histoire des révolutions de par le monde vaut bien qu'on y passe du temps, de l'enthousiasme et de la minutie. Elle offre aussi de puiser élan, force et espoir⤵️

Applications are open!

This programme delves into the forces that have transformed our world 🌍. Under the guidance of esteemed historians, you will learn about the events, ideas, and individuals that shaped society.

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Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, a French historian at the forefront of the Annales movement, which rejected traditional historiography, with its emphasis on great events and rulers, in favor of exploring the world of ordinary people, has died. nyti.ms/3sLRpIM

Geoffrey Wheatcroft on Pétain—and Vichy France—on trial go.nybooks.com/47qBRcy

time.com/6337581/napole…

Der Historiker David Motadel spricht im Interview über die erschreckende Sichtbarkeit des #Antisemitismus nach dem Terrorakt der #Hamas und die historische Verantwortung Deutschlands für den Antisemitismus in muslimisch-geprägten Gesellschaften.

Interview…

Saddened by news of the death of John Röhl, extraordinary scholar and definitive biographer of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Incredibly proud of my brilliant former doctoral student Yorai Linenberg who has just published his groundbreaking dissertation as a book: JEWISH SOLDIERS IN NAZI CAPTIVITY (Oxford University Press): global.oup.com/academic/produ… via OUP History

Incredibly proud of my brilliant former doctoral student Yorai Linenberg who has just published his groundbreaking dissertation as a book: JEWISH SOLDIERS IN NAZI CAPTIVITY (Oxford University Press): global.oup.com/academic/produ… via OUP History

Johannes von Moltke on the elusive Siegfried Kracauer go.nybooks.com/3QUFvFQ