Dustin J. Byrd, Ph.D.
@drdjbyrd.bsky.social
Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Editor-in-Chief of Ekpyrosis Press; Founder and Co-Director of the Institute for Critical Social Theory; Cigars, mate!
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https://www.ekpyrosispress.com
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These are my two latest books coming out this December from Haymarket Books! They’re currently on sale for 40% off! Great deal for all kinds of tasty goodness!
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
These are my two latest books coming out this December from Haymarket Books! They’re currently on sale for 40% off! Great deal for all kinds of tasty goodness!
A nice delivery in the mail today. Congratulations to Joan Braun and David M. Gides who editing this most excellent volume. #philosophy #sociology #psychology #Christianity #nationalism #ChristianNationalism #Russia #Putin #Ruscism #Messianism #politcs #Ukraine #war #zelensky
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November 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A nice delivery in the mail today. Congratulations to Joan Braun and David M. Gides who editing this most excellent volume. #philosophy #sociology #psychology #Christianity #nationalism #ChristianNationalism #Russia #Putin #Ruscism #Messianism #politcs #Ukraine #war #zelensky
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COMING IN DECEMBER: #populism #politics #rightwing #farright #trump #JDVance #MAGA #erdogan #MBS #saudiarabia #Argentina #CGJung #freud #Adorno #Habermas #CriticalTheory #philosophy #politicalscience #politics #USA #GOP #liberalism #fascism #USA www.dustinjbyrd.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
COMING IN DECEMBER: #psychoanalysis #psychology #philosophy #sociology #politics #thanatos #politicalpsychology #oedipus #religion #religiousstudies www.dustinjbyrd.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Today, we remembers the Polish-British sociologist and philosopher, Zygmunt Bauman, on his 100 year birthday. May he never be forgotten. #philosophy #sociology #ZygmuntBauman #academia #modernity #fear #academicchatter #academia www.dustinjbyrd.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Today, we remembers the Polish-British sociologist and philosopher, Zygmunt Bauman, on his 100 year birthday. May he never be forgotten. #philosophy #sociology #ZygmuntBauman #academia #modernity #fear #academicchatter #academia www.dustinjbyrd.org
Out at the end of November: I have a chapter in it entitled, “Messianic Ruscism: Christian Nationalism and the lure of Putin’s Russkii Mir,” about how American Christian Nationalists look to #Russia as a template for what they’d like to do in the US. #Christianity #putin #MAGA www.dustinjbyrd.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Out at the end of November: I have a chapter in it entitled, “Messianic Ruscism: Christian Nationalism and the lure of Putin’s Russkii Mir,” about how American Christian Nationalists look to #Russia as a template for what they’d like to do in the US. #Christianity #putin #MAGA www.dustinjbyrd.org
Today, Ekpyrosis Press remembers the victims of the 1938 Kristallnacht attack on the Jews of Germany by the Nazis. Resistance to all forms of bigotry must always be the way of civilization. #kristallnacht #fascism #nazism #politics #antisemitism #resistance #antifascism #WWII
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Today, Ekpyrosis Press remembers the victims of the 1938 Kristallnacht attack on the Jews of Germany by the Nazis. Resistance to all forms of bigotry must always be the way of civilization. #kristallnacht #fascism #nazism #politics #antisemitism #resistance #antifascism #WWII
The Geist of Halloween: #philosophy #hegel #spirit #geist #halloween #idealism #academia #academicchatter #dialectics
November 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Geist of Halloween: #philosophy #hegel #spirit #geist #halloween #idealism #academia #academicchatter #dialectics
This paperback, published by Haymarket Books - amidst the supposed war zone of Chicago, will be available this December. #Freud #psychoanalysis #philosophy #sociology #religion #criticaltheory #academia #newpublication www.dustinjbyrd.org
October 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This paperback, published by Haymarket Books - amidst the supposed war zone of Chicago, will be available this December. #Freud #psychoanalysis #philosophy #sociology #religion #criticaltheory #academia #newpublication www.dustinjbyrd.org
I published this in 2023 and it’s never been more relevant. It’s a deep dive into the psyche of Trump and his devotees from a psychoanalytic and critical theory perspective. #philosophy #psychoanalysis #sociology #history #politics #politicalscience www.ekpyrosispress.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I published this in 2023 and it’s never been more relevant. It’s a deep dive into the psyche of Trump and his devotees from a psychoanalytic and critical theory perspective. #philosophy #psychoanalysis #sociology #history #politics #politicalscience www.ekpyrosispress.com
A very nice collection of essays regarding the revolutionary social theorist, Ali Shariati. #philosophy #Iran #sociology #psychoanalysis #Islam #religion #middleeast #criticaltheory www.dustinjbyrd.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
A very nice collection of essays regarding the revolutionary social theorist, Ali Shariati. #philosophy #Iran #sociology #psychoanalysis #Islam #religion #middleeast #criticaltheory www.dustinjbyrd.org
Unfortunately:
October 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Unfortunately:
Coming in November, the paperback version published by Haymarket Books in Chicago:
#populism #trump #MAGA #chicago #portland #fascism #politics #newbooks #academia #philsky #philosophy #sociology #academia #academicchatter #psychoanalysis www.dustinjbyrd.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Coming in November, the paperback version published by Haymarket Books in Chicago:
#populism #trump #MAGA #chicago #portland #fascism #politics #newbooks #academia #philsky #philosophy #sociology #academia #academicchatter #psychoanalysis www.dustinjbyrd.org
Truth! #philosophy #politics #Trump #MAGA #life #america #escalator #UN #UnitedNations www.dustinjbyrd.org
September 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A collection of my essays from some years back, but still very relevant. #philosophy #sociology #religion #Islam #criticaltheory #frankfurtschool #politicalscience www.dustinjbyrd.org
September 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A collection of my essays from some years back, but still very relevant. #philosophy #sociology #religion #Islam #criticaltheory #frankfurtschool #politicalscience www.dustinjbyrd.org
I’m editing a critical volume on the Russian fascist philosopher, Alexander Dugin, to be published by DeGruyter-Brill. If you are a political philosopher or specialist in Russian thought, and want to contribute, I have one more spot available (essay due in Dec.) #philosophy #Russia #Dugin #ukraine
September 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I’m editing a critical volume on the Russian fascist philosopher, Alexander Dugin, to be published by DeGruyter-Brill. If you are a political philosopher or specialist in Russian thought, and want to contribute, I have one more spot available (essay due in Dec.) #philosophy #Russia #Dugin #ukraine
You know you want a copy! #Trump #MAGA #Epstein #Trumpunfitforoffice #psychology #psychoanalysis #USA #criticaltheory #sociology #newbooks
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September 13, 2025 at 1:55 AM
You know you want a copy! #Trump #MAGA #Epstein #Trumpunfitforoffice #psychology #psychoanalysis #USA #criticaltheory #sociology #newbooks
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Happy Birthday Knobby Hegel! #Hegel #philosophy #germany #idealism #sociology #psychoanalysis #academia #academicchatter #berlin #geist #books #bookstodon www.dustinjbyrd.org
August 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Happy Birthday Knobby Hegel! #Hegel #philosophy #germany #idealism #sociology #psychoanalysis #academia #academicchatter #berlin #geist #books #bookstodon www.dustinjbyrd.org
This edited volume of mine came out a year ago and will soon be in paperback via Haymarket Books. #populism #Trump #authoritarianism #dictator #MBS #Orban #rightwing www.dustinjbyrd.org
August 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This edited volume of mine came out a year ago and will soon be in paperback via Haymarket Books. #populism #Trump #authoritarianism #dictator #MBS #Orban #rightwing www.dustinjbyrd.org
Get yourself a copy of this tremendous new book, in which I have a chapter on Alexander Dugin’s use of the biblical concept of the “Katechon” (restrainer of the apocalypse) in his neo-imperial Russian philosophy. #Russia #RusskiiMir dustinjbyrd.org
August 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Get yourself a copy of this tremendous new book, in which I have a chapter on Alexander Dugin’s use of the biblical concept of the “Katechon” (restrainer of the apocalypse) in his neo-imperial Russian philosophy. #Russia #RusskiiMir dustinjbyrd.org
It’s been awhile since I published this with Brill, but it remains relevant to the issues of Islam in the West. #philosophy #philsky #islam #religion #academia #criticaltheory #Europe #frankfurtschool #sociology #USA
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August 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
It’s been awhile since I published this with Brill, but it remains relevant to the issues of Islam in the West. #philosophy #philsky #islam #religion #academia #criticaltheory #Europe #frankfurtschool #sociology #USA
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Be that guy! #fascism #MAGA #resistance #Trump #WashingtonDC #Epstein #releasetheEpsteinfiles #Putin #Russia www.dustinjbyrd.org
August 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Seyed Javad Miri’s new book will be out soon. It comes highly recommended, especially as he shows how #sociology can enrich #psychology and #psychoanalysis, along with continental #philosophy. www.ekpyrosispress.com
July 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Seyed Javad Miri’s new book will be out soon. It comes highly recommended, especially as he shows how #sociology can enrich #psychology and #psychoanalysis, along with continental #philosophy. www.ekpyrosispress.com
Here's a nice photo from the recent Institute for Critical Social Theory conference at the University of Bristol, UK. Alongside me are Michael Naughton (UK) and Laurentiu Tanase (Romania). The conference theme was "Critical Theory in an Age of Social Disintegration." www.criticalsocialtheory.com
July 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Here's a nice photo from the recent Institute for Critical Social Theory conference at the University of Bristol, UK. Alongside me are Michael Naughton (UK) and Laurentiu Tanase (Romania). The conference theme was "Critical Theory in an Age of Social Disintegration." www.criticalsocialtheory.com
Just popping in to say the following to the unbearable North American heat and humidity: #psychoanalysis #philosophy #sociology #psychology #history #politicalscience #weather #summer #USA #climatechange www.dustinjbyrd.org
July 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Just popping in to say the following to the unbearable North American heat and humidity: #psychoanalysis #philosophy #sociology #psychology #history #politicalscience #weather #summer #USA #climatechange www.dustinjbyrd.org