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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · 7d

When I was researching my book in Prague, Ivan Klíma and his wife Helena invited me into their home and talked to me for hours over zázvorová limonáda. Their hospitality was just one reason their apartment was a first stop for visiting US writers like Philip Roth.
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Ivan Klima, Czech Novelist Who Chafed Under Totalitarian Regimes, Dies at 94

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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · 11d

This was a great excuse to finally read Riley’s book on Civic Foundations of Fascism in Europe, and man is it a useful corrective on civil society, democracy, and authoritarianism (even if I don’t agree with all of it so far)

Dissent Magazine @dissentmag.bsky.social · 11d

New online: John Ganz (@lioneltrolling.bsky.social) interviews Dylan J. Riley on Trump and the state of American democracy.

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The Battle Over Civil Society - Dissent Magazine

An interview with Dylan J. Riley on Trump and the state of American democracy.

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Dissent Magazine @dissentmag.bsky.social · 11d

New online: John Ganz (@lioneltrolling.bsky.social) interviews Dylan J. Riley on Trump and the state of American democracy.

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The Battle Over Civil Society - Dissent Magazine

An interview with Dylan J. Riley on Trump and the state of American democracy.

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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · 12d

“Antipolitics is the ethos of civil society, and civil society is the antithesis of military society.”

-György Konrád

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Eva Payne @evapayne.bsky.social · 18d

Come hang out at @redemmas.org on Wednesday October 1st!

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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · 26d

Kino Lucerna, Dec. 21, 2013

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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · 26d

Incredible. Would be so interested to see a deep dive on the period, roughly, between ‘68 and ‘89.

Dan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 26d

Big essay out by @sdileonardi.bsky.social in @publicbooks.bsky.social today, drawing on 100 years of translations and bestseller data to show that the US has seen three waves of translation: European; Latin American Boom; Nordic Noir. And what this means for us.
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How Translations Sell: Three U.S. Eras of International Bestsellers - Public Books

A translation renaissance in US publishing just ended. And you probably missed it.

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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · Sep 10

Ditto! The dissident intellectual milieu I study was definitely attracted to the failed attempts at "socialism with a human face," but now I'm curious about the extent to which these nineteenth-century antecedents were on their mind (well, aside from Marx, obviously).

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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · Sep 10

Also, since I'm writing about Gyorgy Konrad right now, I guess I'll have to check out Citizen Marx on antipolitics (which I usually associate with 19th-c anarchists like Bakunin rather than the Owenites, etc.)

Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · Sep 10

This review made me very curious about what these authors would make of a different liberal socialist tradition from the 20th century: attempts to liberalize state socialism from inside the Eastern bloc (Prague Spring, etc.).

Matt McManus @mattpolprof.bsky.social · Sep 10

Cool. "The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism" gets a thoughtful review alongside the great "Citizen Marx" by @brunoleipold.com. For @dissentmag.bsky.social

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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thanks for this, @platanoclassics.bsky.social!

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An Open Letter to Our Students: Universities Do Not Deserve You

At the start of the school year, two professors provide some hard truths about the state of academia and what you should fight for.

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Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · Sep 3

New at PB: In conversation with @carolyndever.bsky.social, @devoney.bsky.social talks about her new book “Wild for Austen,” covering everything from sexuality, erotica, and love to class, moms, dads, and the power of naughtiness.
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Alex Zucker @alexzucker.bsky.social · Aug 31

“68 Publishers ‘was far and away the most important of the émigré publishing houses,’ said Derek Sayer. ‘It basically kept Czech literature alive.’ And, Mr. Sayer recalled, Mr. Škvorecký ‘was very insistent’ that ‘[Zdena Salivarová] was the one who kept it going.’”

Unpaywalled: archive.ph/7JJjL

Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · Aug 31

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Zdena Salivarova, Publisher Who Kept Czech Literature Alive, Dies at 91

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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · Aug 31

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Zdena Salivarova, Publisher Who Kept Czech Literature Alive, Dies at 91

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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · Aug 31

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Dylan Gottlieb @dygottlieb.bsky.social · Aug 31

Yuppies has a cover! And a release date!

Out May 12 with @harvardpress.bsky.social.

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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · Aug 29

THE NONCONFORMISTS made the Allen Ginsberg Project's weekly round-up: allenginsberg.org/2025/08/f-a-...

Friday's Weekly Round-Up - 732 - The Allen Ginsberg Project

Big news on the William Burroughs front this week – the discovery of his – hitherto unknown – third wife! David S Wills breaks the story on Beatdom. See here for an exclusive excerpt from Thomas Anto...

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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · Aug 26

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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · Aug 26

(And it’s still funded for next summer!)

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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · Aug 26

There were no apocalyptic haboobs in Bulgaria this summer. Highly recommend applying to this institute co-sponsored by @acls1919.bsky.social and the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia.

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ACLS Convenes Scholars of East Central and Southeastern Europe for 2025 Summer Institute in Bulgaria

The residency offered 15 scholars time and space to research and writing in a collaborative, interdisciplinary setting.

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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · Aug 26

Love raising resilient kids in Phoenix in 2025.

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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · Aug 25

(From today’s coincidental reading…)

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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · Aug 25

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Jeffrey J Cohen @jeffreyjcohen.bsky.social · Aug 19

We need to offer counter-narratives to the reductions to humanities that many institutions are undertaking, and equip our colleagues across institutions with evidence that the myths being deployed to reduce our fields are not based in fact.
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"The Myth of the Useless Humanist" vs "Humanities myths, busted"

a letter to colleagues

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Brian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · Aug 12

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Jacob Ari Labendz (Lion Swan) @labendz.bsky.social · Aug 3

Promo vid. Links to other vids in fundraiser page.
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Oy Kay Greetings From Esti And Yossi!

YouTube video by Oy Kay TV

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