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

Fast Capitalism 21.1

We are happy to announce the publication of Fast Capitalism 21.1. This issue has a special section about the 25th anniversary of Napster. Napster at 25 Years Introduction: Napster at 25 David M. Arditi PDF Napster “freedom” at Northeastern University: a distanced ethnography Marcus Breen PDF Inciting Infringement and Innovation from Napster to Now –…Continue Reading Fast Capitalism 21.1

Benjamin Terry Colloquium

Our final colloquium in the “Creativity in Academia,” will be Monday, April 22, 2024 at 12pm in UH 432. Benjamin Terry, Senior Lecturer and Area Coordinator of Painting in the Department of Art and Art History at UTA, will present “The Creative Practice: Academics and Artists.” Professor Terry’s Art Work is currently on display at…Continue Reading Benjamin Terry Colloquium

Spring 2024 Events

We have some exciting events sponsored by the Center for Theory this Spring. First, we have the colloquium series around the theme “Creativity in Academia.” Second, we will be co-sponsoring a book proposal workshop with the Division of Faculty Success. The book proposal workshop is geared to faculty across the university who are interested in…Continue Reading Spring 2024 Events