Colin Danby
Heterodox economist working in history of thought, specifically the commerce between body, nation, race, and economy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He/him.
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- Reposted by Colin DanbyLasse Thomassen, Derrida, Deconstruction and Political Theory - @edinburghup.bsky.social, January 2026 edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-derrida...
- Tag yourself! I'm the little demon at the right edge, wondering why I'm always the one who has to carry the fish.
- Reposted by Colin DanbyJust found my forthcoming book, 'The Drunkard in Victorian Fiction and Culture', on the Waterstones website! Pre-order it now or I should get a discount code nearer the time so e-mail me if you'd like that or if you'd like me to suggest you as a reviewer: www.waterstones.com/book/the-dru...
- Reposted by Colin DanbyAn Ectatomma tuberculatum ant tends to Guayaquila gracilicornis treehoppers in a Colombian cloud forest. Minca, Colombia.
- Reposted by Colin DanbyWords, actions, deeds. That general sort of thing. I regret them.
- Part of what's deeply upsetting about the latest Chomsky stuff is there was a time I looked up to him. He was an important Vietnam War opponent, and in the early 80s I was in his outer orbit, though I never met him, working with a Boston-area Central America research group he helped found.
- Part of his stock in trade was research plus moral principle. People tended to attribute his Cambodia failure to bad analysis and stubbornness. To see him enabling abuse of women is distressing. Nor is Epstein's circle unique.
- As Marty chills, Max patrols the back yard.
- Max is now playing fetch, which is rare! He has this adorable prancing run when he catches the toy. Hope he doesn't hurt himself, but he's really engaged and having feelings today.
- Reposted by Colin DanbySo I started writing this paper almost exactly a year ago, based on the talks I'd given across 2024, including my keynote for the Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum. This is the pre-print and, all things considered, the full edited version should be available in April. …
- Reposted by Colin Danbythis seems so outlandish a thing that one must needs go a little into the history and philosophy of it
- Reposted by Colin DanbyCan't believe I hadn't put these together. The reason MeToo caused a panic and we're still living with the subsequent Gender reverberations is the very same as that huge swathes of the international business, entertainment, political, and academic elite were besties with a sex-trafficking paedophile
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- I realize Mandelson has a reputation for ethical shortcuts, but I'm still kind of stunned.
- This is who runs this account.
