Literature and capitalism, esp in Russia. Prof at Georgetown. Erstwhile union organizer.https://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3mo72ssxeek2tFor @thetls.bsky.social I wrote about the conflicted legacies of the Soviet empire in modernist culture and contemporary literature Books reviewed by Nariman Skakov and Tamar Koplatadze Thanks to Rebecca Reich for the invite! https://www.the-tls.com/literature/literary-criticism/reorientalism-nariman-skakov-postcolonial-identities-in-central-asian-and-caucasian-literature-book-reviews-bradley-a-gorski13 Jun 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo72ssxeek2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3m3bggq2hz22fHappy to see the @newyorker.com got the description right. We’re in the middle of an outright assault on Higher Ed. Trump’s vindictive and illegal campaigns to destroy the best of our society are not “crackdowns,” they’re assaults, attacks, onslaughts.15 Oct 2025 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3bggq2hz22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3m2ttpz4hts2aAnother reminder that it’s worth thinking about dissent in as many ways as possible these days. Resistance is always possible [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Oct 2025 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ttpz4hts2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3m2s3mkeql22nGreat news! https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/09/laszlo-krasznahorkai-wins-the-nobel-prize-in-literature-202509 Oct 2025 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2s3mkeql22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3m2ik7hum2k2iI got to talk with Maria Lipman about my book last week. Check it out! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Oct 2025 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ik7hum2k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3lyb7ubgsac2eTotally normal headline07 Sep 2025 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyb7ubgsac2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3ly7hifnsuk27Masked agents kidnapping civilians, hanging 50 ft banners of the leader’s face, declaring war on an American city — that anyone can’t see this is evil is just insane07 Sep 2025 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly7hifnsuk27https://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3ly7hhrxc4c27Masked agents kidnapping civilians, hanging 50 ft banners of the leader’s face, declaring war on an American city — that anyone can’t see this is evil is just insane07 Sep 2025 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly7hhrxc4c27https://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3lmk7cq6iqk2lThis guy says he wants universities to focus on the truth. Why wasn’t the question asked whether it bothers him that the political movement he has aligned himself with is based on a rigorously enforced lie? [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmk7cq6iqk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3lmfxjz52pc2yUniversities: before you capitulate, remember that you’re up against a weak-willed petty tyrant who wasn’t able to face a stock market dip for more than a weak. He gives up all the time. He gives in all the time. He loses interest even more. Stand up. You’re stronger than this.09 Apr 2025 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmfxjz52pc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3llw5y2hh2c2jI think this might actually be right [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2025 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3llw5y2hh2c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3lloktlxdh22xIf a pediatrician talking about children dying “might be perceived as anti-government,” maybe the problem is not with the pediatrician [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2025 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lloktlxdh22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3lkgwskdgl22vToday is the official pub date for my book, Cultural Capitalism. Get out there and protest extra-judicial arrests, the concerted destruction of expertise and knowledge creation, the defunding of social services, the attack on freedom of movement, and the gentle compliance of the Democratic Party. https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501779794/cultural-capitalism/15 Mar 2025 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgwskdgl22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3ljfyirpj3c2zMakes me want to read the whole collection cover to cover! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Mar 2025 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljfyirpj3c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3ljduytev7c2rI’m as disgusted as anyone with T&V’s behavior yesterday. But I don’t think Zelenskyy is getting his due. He wasn’t just the adult in the room. He handled himself with incredible dignity. He was walking into a trap. He knew it. He was prepared. And he refused to either back down or take the bait.01 Mar 2025 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljduytev7c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3lgy4lczaec2xTo be fair, with equal evidence, I assumed it was because a lush is in charge at the pentagon and all government employees (including FAA) are scared for their livelihoods.30 Jan 2025 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgy4lczaec2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3lgxtpdn2t22bWhat’s amazing about this is how narrow the band is. Record lows and highs are only 12 pts apart. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jan 2025 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgxtpdn2t22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3lgvtdvnrt22c@microsoft.com is charging you for AI you never wanted and didn’t ask for. If you don’t want to pay for this BS you need to go into your Office365 account and change your subscription to the cheaper option without AI. You were “upgraded” automatically.29 Jan 2025 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvtdvnrt22chttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3lgm7ailwss2xI made a book! It’s about the wild Russian book industry as the Soviet Union fell; it’s got interviews with authors, publishers, and critics, close readings and bestseller stats—all while showing how capitalism emptied out Russian culture and how it might be coming for us next.26 Jan 2025 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgm7ailwss2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bgorski.bsky.social/post/3lgb2ugfjgc2hI’m honestly scared after yesterday. I don’t see how democracy survives the next four years. But it’s more than that. We have a retributive police state with a self-fashioned messiah at its head. This is so obviously terrifying that the cheers behind the executive actions yesterday just ring evil.21 Jan 2025 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:qrnc7kbit4msi2llfbjf5g6q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgb2ugfjgc2h