Two faculty associated with the Center for Theory have praxis projects – i.e. putting theory to work. First, Dr. Jennifer Millerhas a blog (RaiseThemRighteous) about the role cultural texts, like picture books, play in shaping how we perceive ourselves, the world, and all the people in it (and the animals, environments, ideas, etc.). Dr. Miller regularly blogs about…Continue Reading PRAXIS PROJECTS
Month: March 2019
FAST CAPITALISM 1.1 ON NEW SITE
An important part of UTA’s Center for Theory is the administration of Fast Capitalism. After hosting the journal on an HTML website since 2005, we are making a big move. We partnered with the UTA Library to develop the website on the Open Journal System (OJS) platform. OJS allows us to bring the journal in-line with other online journal platforms. This…Continue Reading FAST CAPITALISM 1.1 ON NEW SITE
DR. TIMOTHY RICHARDSON COLLOQUIUM
Dr. Timothy Richardson, associate professor of English at UTA, the University of Texas at Arlington presents “A Haunting Tune: Music, Nostalgia, and Ordinary Psychosis.” The Center of Theory will host the event in University Hall 432 at Noon on April 17. The event is free and open to everyone. Visit the Facebook event page here….Continue Reading DR. TIMOTHY RICHARDSON COLLOQUIUM
ENGLISH PROFESSOR GIVES FINAL TALK BEFORE RETIREMENT AT CENTER FOR THEORY COLLOQUIUM
On Monday, March 25, Dr. Ken Roemer presented at the Center for Theory’s Colloquium. This was his last presentation on campus before his retirement this Spring. It was our pleasure to host the event, and Dr. Roemer will be sorely missed. The Shorthorn wrote a great article about the event….Continue Reading ENGLISH PROFESSOR GIVES FINAL TALK BEFORE RETIREMENT AT CENTER FOR THEORY COLLOQUIUM
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP IN THE CENTER FOR THEORY
Each semester, the Center for Theory at the University of Texas at Arlington offers a Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) to assist with the Center’s programs. We offer this to one graduate student in the Sociology Program’s MA program. This is a wonderful opportunity to graduate students interested in studying sociological theory at the Master’s level. The Graduate Research Assistant helps in…Continue Reading GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP IN THE CENTER FOR THEORY