Critical Theory Seminar

The Critical Theory Seminar showcases radical left political theory and social critique from a diverse range of traditions (Marxism, Frankfurt School, intersectional feminisms, antiracist and abolitionist critique, postcolonial studies, etc.) to an interdisciplinary audience from a variety of social science and humanities disciplines.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organisers: Miyo Peck-Suzuki, Theo Hickfang, Kendall Gardner
Timing: Wednesdays at 5 PM

Talks:

Wednesday 14 May 2025

British Moral Sentiment and Black Self-Respect: Wells on Truth and Political Action
Date: 14 May 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Jennie Ikuta (University of Missouri-Columbia)
Venue: New College, Holywell Street OX1 3BN
Venue Details: Lecture Room 6
Organisers: Kendall Gardner, Theo Hickfang, Miyo Peck-Suzuki
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 20 May 2025

A Precarious Happiness: Adorno and the Sources of Normativity
Date: 20 May 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Peter Gordon (Harvard)
Venue: New College, Holywell Street OX1 3BN
Venue Details: New Space at Gradel Quad
Organisers: Kendall Gardner, Theo Hickfang, Miyo Peck-Suzuki
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 4 June 2025

Title TBC
Date: 4 June 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Kai Heron (Lancaster University)
Venue: New College, Holywell Street OX1 3BN
Venue Details: New Space at Gradel Quad
Organisers: Kendall Gardner, Theo Hickfang, Miyo Peck-Suzuki
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 18 June 2025

The Authoritarian Personality and Political Culture Today
Date: 18 June 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Prof Benjamin Morgan (University of Oxford)
Venue: New College, Holywell Street OX1 3BN
Venue Details: Lecture Room 6
Organisers: Kendall Gardner, Theo Hickfang, Miyo Peck-Suzuki
Hosts: TBA

Editor: Kendall Gardner