Andrew Hartman
@andrewhartman.bsky.social
"Chill Commie." Professor of History at Illinois State University. Intellectual historian. I write books about US history, Karl Marx, culture wars, history of education.
Love when people send me pics of my book in the wild (this is Foyles in London). This might be a little too wild, however.
November 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Love when people send me pics of my book in the wild (this is Foyles in London). This might be a little too wild, however.
The great Robin Blackburn reviews my book for @thenation.com.
"In Karl Marx in America, Andrew Hartman provides us with a kaleidoscopic vision of Marxism in the United States in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries."
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
"In Karl Marx in America, Andrew Hartman provides us with a kaleidoscopic vision of Marxism in the United States in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries."
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
October 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The great Robin Blackburn reviews my book for @thenation.com.
"In Karl Marx in America, Andrew Hartman provides us with a kaleidoscopic vision of Marxism in the United States in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries."
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
"In Karl Marx in America, Andrew Hartman provides us with a kaleidoscopic vision of Marxism in the United States in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries."
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Kate Carpenter's podcast @draftingthepast.bsky.social is fantastic. It was an honor to be a guest.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Kate Carpenter's podcast @draftingthepast.bsky.social is fantastic. It was an honor to be a guest.
draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
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I went on the Pod Damn America podcast (hilarious name for a podcast, btw) to discuss Marx in America -- they titled the episode on my idea for a great counter-historical novel: "Karl Marx: Texas Ranger."
August 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I went on the Pod Damn America podcast (hilarious name for a podcast, btw) to discuss Marx in America -- they titled the episode on my idea for a great counter-historical novel: "Karl Marx: Texas Ranger."
Great review essay in Raritan.
August 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Great review essay in Raritan.
DC people. This coming Tuesday evening I will be at
@busboysandpoets.bsky.social (14th and V) talking about my book with the great historian Tim Shenk. Would love to see you there.
@busboysandpoets.bsky.social (14th and V) talking about my book with the great historian Tim Shenk. Would love to see you there.
August 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
DC people. This coming Tuesday evening I will be at
@busboysandpoets.bsky.social (14th and V) talking about my book with the great historian Tim Shenk. Would love to see you there.
@busboysandpoets.bsky.social (14th and V) talking about my book with the great historian Tim Shenk. Would love to see you there.
Long review by one of the all time greats.
July 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Long review by one of the all time greats.
Loved giving a book talk at the Trident Booksellers & Cafe in Boulder last night. Great crowd, fantastic spot.
July 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Loved giving a book talk at the Trident Booksellers & Cafe in Boulder last night. Great crowd, fantastic spot.
Anticommunist vigilantes have always helped keep Marx alive.
July 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Anticommunist vigilantes have always helped keep Marx alive.
Enjoying my morning read. Malcolm Harris has seriously thought thru our options for creating an environmentally sustainable future.
June 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Enjoying my morning read. Malcolm Harris has seriously thought thru our options for creating an environmentally sustainable future.
In conversation with Mogens Lykketoft, former leader of Danish Social Democrats, & Niels Bjerre-Poulsen, Denmark's US explainer--about the future of the American left. At the Arbejdermuseet, or the Workers Museum in Copenhagen, located in the Workers' Assembly Hall, the oldest in Europe.
June 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In conversation with Mogens Lykketoft, former leader of Danish Social Democrats, & Niels Bjerre-Poulsen, Denmark's US explainer--about the future of the American left. At the Arbejdermuseet, or the Workers Museum in Copenhagen, located in the Workers' Assembly Hall, the oldest in Europe.
I like my chapter titles.
June 6, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I like my chapter titles.
Talking Marx in America in Berlin was a blast. The German academics gave me a proper grilling and I loved every minute. Now onto Aarhus for a talk tomorrow (Friday) and then Copenhagen on Monday. Links below.
May 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Talking Marx in America in Berlin was a blast. The German academics gave me a proper grilling and I loved every minute. Now onto Aarhus for a talk tomorrow (Friday) and then Copenhagen on Monday. Links below.
Had a great time talking Karl Marx in America in Oxford. They even put me up in the “Shelley Suite.” Now on to Berlin.
May 27, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Had a great time talking Karl Marx in America in Oxford. They even put me up in the “Shelley Suite.” Now on to Berlin.
Most memorable part of my book launch at King's College was when Robin Blackburn, whom I've long admired, began his comments by declaring everyone on the left or anyone who wants to know more about the history of the left should read my book.
May 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Most memorable part of my book launch at King's College was when Robin Blackburn, whom I've long admired, began his comments by declaring everyone on the left or anyone who wants to know more about the history of the left should read my book.
Karl Marx, Texas Ranger.
May 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Karl Marx, Texas Ranger.
For yet another year, I am co-hosting the Newberry Library History of Capitalism Seminar with the awesome @etshermer.bsky.social. Check out the CFP--submission deadline June 6.
May 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
For yet another year, I am co-hosting the Newberry Library History of Capitalism Seminar with the awesome @etshermer.bsky.social. Check out the CFP--submission deadline June 6.
Another great mail day. My summer reading list is 🔥!
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Another great mail day. My summer reading list is 🔥!
Monthly Review, an independent socialist magazine in the US founded after WW2, kept a robust version of Marx alive even through the Red Scare years. Pictured here are the MR writers with Castro, Paul Sweezy, Paul Baran, Leo Huberman, ca 1963.
May 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Monthly Review, an independent socialist magazine in the US founded after WW2, kept a robust version of Marx alive even through the Red Scare years. Pictured here are the MR writers with Castro, Paul Sweezy, Paul Baran, Leo Huberman, ca 1963.
Fun mail day. But I resent seeing my reflection on the cover!
May 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Fun mail day. But I resent seeing my reflection on the cover!
We have a winner! @jclardie.bsky.social -- you won a free, signed copy of Karl Marx in America! DM me to give me your address. Thanks everyone for playing along.
PS I used this randomizer website, which worked well: randraw.com
PS I used this randomizer website, which worked well: randraw.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We have a winner! @jclardie.bsky.social -- you won a free, signed copy of Karl Marx in America! DM me to give me your address. Thanks everyone for playing along.
PS I used this randomizer website, which worked well: randraw.com
PS I used this randomizer website, which worked well: randraw.com
Sleep deprived but totally worth it.
May 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Sleep deprived but totally worth it.
This was a fun conversation.
May 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This was a fun conversation.