Issues for the week of May 18, 2023 - Public Seminar

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A global intellectual commons

Curated Essays for the

Week of May 18

Previous Weeks

State Power

Toward a Postliberal Future?

Geoffrey Kurtz

Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Social Sciences at Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
Language Matters

After Derby Day, a Note of Caution About Horses and “Races”

Mackenzie Cooley

Assistant Professor of History and Director of Latin American Studies at Hamilton College

When Words Lose Their Meaning

Harold James

Professor of History and International Affairs, Princeton University
#MeToo

The Courage of E. Jean Carroll

Claire Potter

Contributing Editor at Public Seminar, and Emeritus Professor of History at the New School for Social Research
Here Comes Summer

The History of Camping

Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young