The final colloquium of the semester will be held April 28 at 12pm in University Hall 432. Dr. Doug Stark, Assistant Professor of English, will present “Protective Play: On Farocki’s Operational Games.” Abstract: Traditionally, scholars have considered play a means of expanding our horizons, but as education, labor, and daily life are increasingly “gamified,” Dr….Continue Reading Dr. Doug Stark Colloquium – 4/28/25
Year: 2025
This is the New Normal
Timothy W. Luke section editor Fast Capitalism is seeking critical essays for possible inclusion in a special section about the changing dynamics of US politics during the current Trump administration. The goal is to gather both scholarly essays and political commentaries in time to present careful critical studies of the changing political realities in the…Continue Reading This is the New Normal
Dr. Jason Shelton Colloquium
Join us for the second Center for Theory Colloquium of Spring 2025. Dr. Jason Shelton, Professor of Sociology, will present his new book “The Contemporary Black Church: The New Dynamics of African American Religion.” The colloquium will be held at 12pm on March 31 in 432 University Hall. Recent decades have ushered in a profound…Continue Reading Dr. Jason Shelton Colloquium
Ben Agger Theory Library Office Hours Update
This Spring the Ben Agger Theory Library will be open 3 days a week! You can stop by for regular office hours with the Center for Theory’s GRA, Anagha Rao: Monday and Wednesday 11am-12:30pm and 2-5pm. Or come speak with a research librarian on Tuesdays 11am-1pm. We have a growing number of books used in…Continue Reading Ben Agger Theory Library Office Hours Update
Kelsey Hanson Colloquium – February 24, 2025
We have the first Center for Theory Colloquium of the Spring coming up at the end of February. Dr. Kelsey Hanson will present “Paint Production and the Performance of Power in the Chaco World” on February 24, 2025 at 12pm in University Hall 432. Here is the abstract: The advent of the Chaco World transformed…Continue Reading Kelsey Hanson Colloquium – February 24, 2025