Ateş Uslu
atesuslu.bsky.social
Ateş Uslu
@atesuslu.bsky.social
Istanbul University Faculty of Political Science, professor |
Humboldt Uni. zu Berlin, Centre for Social Critique, guest researcher

global intellectual history | Marxism | Lukács

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https://atesuslu.com/en
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An interview about my book A Social History of Political Thought (in Turkish). The original interview was published in 2021 and is now available in English - for those interested in historiography and methodological issues related to the history of political thought.
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CONVERSATION WITH ATEŞ USLU ON HIS BOOK ‘A SOCIAL HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT’ – Ateş Uslu
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The true academic method: open 12 papers, read none of them, feel intellectually intimidated
November 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Deadline for HM Istanbul extended!!!

"Dear all, we are delighted by your interest in our conference. In response to requests, we are pleased to announce that we have extended the deadline by 10 days. The new deadline for paper and panel submissions is 3 December 2025."
hmistanbul.org
Historical Materialism Istanbul 2026
From Catastrophe to Struggle: Rethinking Capitalism amid Wars and Disasters
hmistanbul.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
My final academic talk of 2025 is the fourth session in an online seminar series on Lukács’s Aesthetics (held in Turkish). We have been reading the dense text of The Specificity of the Aesthetic paragraph by paragraph, and we have only just reached the end of the first section of the first chapter.
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
A wonderful conference on "Hegel, Woman and Feminism" (20229. I was particularly amazed by Ankica Čakardić's speech.

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Hegel, Woman and Feminism (International Conference) - YouTube
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November 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I wonder why there is a frenzy about celebrating Spinoza’s birthday this year.
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The comments section of any opera video on YouTube features a few recurring characters:
1. The Callas-fan bot

2. The contemporary-singer hater

3. The Pavarotti fan

4. The classical-staging enthusiast
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Today and tomorrow: “Environmental Humanities Meets the History of Knowledge,” an interdisciplinary workshop organized at the University of Konstanz ( @uni-konstanz.de ). I will speak on “Reconsidering Nature: Lukács’s Ontological Turn and Its Contemporary Relevance,” alongside excellent colleagues.
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The 1981 Stuttgart Hegel Congress—where D. Henrich, R. Spaemann, J. Habermas, and O. Pöggeler were keynote speakers, and where philosophers from the Eastern Bloc (Oizerman, Buhr...) presented alongside Gadamer, Rorty, Labarrière, and D’Hondt...
We need to discuss more about the circulation of ideas.
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Nicolas Tertulian was one of the foremost scholars of Lukács. The articles collected in this book are excellent examples of his ability to combine historical methods—marked by an erudite reading and contextualization of a variety of texts, especially those of Heidegger—with philosophical critique.
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
On board a Deutsche Bahn train heading to Berlin, in the midst of semi-insomnia, I check my itinerary and suddenly find myself transported to the late 19th- and early 20th-century history of German social democracy.
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
This evening: A conference organized by the Chair of the History of Knowledge (Prof. Anne Kwaschik) at the University of Konstanz — “Translating Hitler,” by Olivier Mannoni.
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
How fascinating that this book was published just a few days before my session on "The Specter of the Haitian Revolution: Kant and Hegel on Slave Labour and the Racial Division of Labour." ☺️

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Hegel and Colonialism, by Daniel James and Franz Knappik. Open Access at cup.org/3LqOwGa
Hegel and Colonialism
Cambridge Core - Ancient Philosophy - Hegel and Colonialism
cup.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Today is Halloween. On All Hallows' Eve in 1590, Scottish authorities claimed 200 witches tried to prevent King James from reaching his bride in Denmark. Dozens were arrested & tortured, and 1000s killed in an era of sexist witch-hunts. Learn more here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/wit...
October 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Nobody seems to have noticed, but the event is actually scheduled to Tuesday, *4 November* (and not the 5th).
Next Tuesday (5 November 2025, 17:00-18:30): A talk on "The Specificity of the Political: Georg Lukács’s Political Thought in the Post-Stalinist Ferment of Ideas (1956-1971)" @uni-konstanz.de Colloquium of Modern History.
October 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Herr Kollege Uslu ist derzeit Gastwissenschaftler an der Universität Konstanz. Sein Forschungsschwerpunkt liegt seit Jahren im politischen Denken Lukács’. Kolleg:innen in und um Konstanz möchte ich das Kolloquium besonders empfehlen.
Next Tuesday (5 November 2025, 17:00-18:30): A talk on "The Specificity of the Political: Georg Lukács’s Political Thought in the Post-Stalinist Ferment of Ideas (1956-1971)" @uni-konstanz.de Colloquium of Modern History.
October 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Freely available as a PDF on our website 💕

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October 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Next Tuesday (5 November 2025, 17:00-18:30): A talk on "The Specificity of the Political: Georg Lukács’s Political Thought in the Post-Stalinist Ferment of Ideas (1956-1971)" @uni-konstanz.de Colloquium of Modern History.
October 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Georg Lukács Commemoration Day in Heidelberg (Press Release)
October 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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We’re excited to announce the launch of our new website and the opening of the Call for Papers for Historical Materialism Istanbul 2026! Please visit our website here: www.hmistanbul.org
Historical Materialism Istanbul 2026
From Catastrophe to Struggle: Rethinking Capitalism amid Wars and Disasters
hmistanbul.org
October 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Coll: Colloquium Modern History

https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-158222

Konstanz, 21.10.2025-03.02.2026, AG Kolář, Universität Konstanz
www.hsozkult.de
October 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
‘Lukács Day’ has begun in Heidelberg. First stop: Keplerstr. 28, one of his residences in the city during the 1910s.
October 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
October 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The syllabus for my Winter semester course, “Work and Gender in Political Thought (18th–19th c.),” is now online: atesuslu.com/genel/syllab...

For now, it includes only the main readings and will be expanded with additional materials throughout the semester.
WORK AND GENDER IN POLITICAL THOUGHT (18TH–19TH CENTURIES) – Ateş Uslu
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October 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
István Mészáros is an underrated philosopher and this one is his most underrated book.
October 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM