Language, Limits, and Beyond: Early Wittgenstein and Rabindranath Tagore by Priyambada Sarkar Oxford University Press, 2021

THE TWO WHO KNEW THE LIMITS OF REALITY AND THE EXISTENCE OF THE MYSTICAL ​"The world was non-existent to our knowledge until ourselves came upon the stage. It was waiting to be realized by the human mind." - Rabindranath Tagore, The Religion of Man "That the world is my world, shows itself in the fact that the limits of the language (the only language which I understand) mean the limits of my world." - Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

Ludwig Wittgenstein's interest in the writings of Rabindranath Tagore, is recognized among scholars worldwide though little has been written on his fascination with Tagore's poetry and symbolic plays. In Language, Limits, and Beyond, Priyambada Sarkar explores Tagore and Wittgenstein's philosophical arguments on the concept of 'threshold of language and meaning', highlighting the systematic connections between Tagore's canon and Wittgenstein's early works. Situating her study in the early 1900s, when Tagore's poetry had just become available in Europe, Sarkar finds similarities between Tagore's and Wittgenstein's exploration of the limits of language. She argues that Wittgenstein's early philosophy can be better understood when juxtaposed with Tagore. Drawing parallels between the worlds of philosophy and poetry, Sarkar identifies the point of convergence of their two philosophies in the realm of language, tracing how they reach surprisingly similar conclusions through entirely different paths of inquiry. Sarkar finally claims that such important points of contact will help one to arrange the pieces of the Tractarian jigsaw puzzle in a manner where all the pieces of logic, language, world, and the mystical will fall into place and form a coherent picture. An important study of the thinker/poet and the poet/thinker I most admire.

Revolutionary Possibilities in Black World Languaging BY Tasha Austin - 2026

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' traces the existence and potential of two concepts rarely considered together: Blackness and World Languages, and makes the connection between world languages and education, racialization, and culture more broadly. Link in the comments.

NATIONALISM: a World History by Eric Storm is now available in #paperback. 2026

A global perspective on the nature and evolution of nationalism, from the early modern era to the present. Nationalism:

Find it here: https://hubs.ly/Q04t3hWT0 The current rise of nationalism across the globe is a reminder that we are not, after all, living in a borderless world of virtual connectivity. In Nationalism, historian Eric Storm sheds light on contemporary nationalist movements by exploring the global evolution of nationalism, beginning with the rise of the nation-state in the eighteenth century through the revival of nationalist ideas in the present day. Storm traces the emergence of the unitary nation-state—which brought citizenship rights to some while excluding a multitude of “others”—and the pervasive spread of nationalist ideas through politics and culture. Storm shows how nationalism influences the arts and humanities, mapping its dissemination through newspapers, television, and social media. Sports and tourism, too, have helped fashion a world of discrete nations, each with its own character, heroes, and highlights. Nationalism saturates the physical environment, not only in the form of national museums and patriotic statues but also in efforts to preserve cultural heritage, create national parks, invent ethnic dishes and beverages, promote traditional building practices, and cultivate native plants. Nationalism has even been used for selling cars, furniture, and fashion. By tracing these tendencies across countries, Storm shows that nationalism’s watershed moments were global. He argues that the rise of new nation-states was largely determined by shifts in the international context, that the relationships between nation-states and their citizens largely developed according to global patterns, and that worldwide intellectual trends influenced the nationalization of both culture and environment. Over the centuries, nationalism has transformed both geopolitics and the everyday life of ordinary people. #PoliSci #History

Reparative Craft Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick As A Textile Artist - Jason Edwards

Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick is primarily known for her foundational work in queer and affect theory, but her artistic work with textiles remains largely unexplored. In “

Reparative Craft,” Jason Edwards examines a range of her textile art from a ten-year period in which she was also writing Touching Feeling.

On the occasion of global indigenous people's Day adivasi women themselves.

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lobal indigenous people's Day adivasi women themselves.

Democratic Drain by Justin Gest Explores a new phenomenon in which migration depletes origin countries of people with democratic political values, enabling authoritarianism

Explores a new phenomenon in which migration depletes origin countries of people with democratic political values, enabling authoritarianism

HarbansMukhia - BEYOND KINGS & DYNASTIES - RETHINKING MEDIEVAL INDIAN HISTORY - 2026

"History is far more than the "enthronement or dethronement of kings" and their battles." Renowned historian Harbans Mukhia explores the shift toward the "history of the people" and the wider social significance of our past. Explore how decolonising scholarship and using imagination can help us understand the "complex milieu of everyday life" across centuries. To read the full article, find the link in the comments. #

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