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: Jeanne Morefield, Theo Hickfang, Benjamin O'Brien, Joseph Ward
Timing: HT AND TT W1,3,5,7: Thursday at 5:15PM

Talks:

Thursday 5 February 2025

Towards a Theory of Counter-Communities
Date: 5 February 2026, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Daniel Loick (Amsterdam)
Venue: New College, Holywell Street OX1 3BN
Venue Details: Lecture Room 6
Organisers: Joseph Ward, Benjamin O'Brien, Theo Hickfang, Jeanne Morefield
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 19 February 2025

Rehearsing the Right Life: Adorno on Flourishing
Date: 19 February 2026, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Richard Elliott (Reading)
Venue: New College, Holywell Street OX1 3BN
Venue Details: Lecture Room 6
Organisers: Joseph Ward, Benjamin O'Brien, Theo Hickfang, Jeanne Morefield
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 5 March 2025

Are Corporations Spatial Entities?: The Demos in Digital Sovereignty
Date: 5 March 2026, 17:15 - 18:45
Speaker : Alina Utrata (University of Oxford)
Venue: New College, Holywell Street OX1 3BN
Venue Details: Lecture Room 6
Organisers: Joseph Ward, Benjamin O'Brien, Theo Hickfang, Jeanne Morefield
Hosts: TBA

Editors: Kendall Gardner, Joseph Ward