On Monday, September 22, at 3pm, the UTA Libraries will host a session for graduate students in the Ben Agger Theory Library (University Hall 203). The event entitled “What can the library do for you?” will be led by subject librarians, Elizabeth Bittner and Samantha Streeter. This is speicifically for social science and humanties graduate…Continue Reading What can the library do for you?
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Dr. Doug Stark Colloquium – 4/28/25
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
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
Spring 2025 Ben Agger Theory Library Hours
This Spring the Ben Agger Theory Library will be open 4 days a week! You can stop by for regular office hours with the Center for Theory’s GRA, Anagha Rao: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 2-5pm. Or come speak with a research librarian on Tuesdays 11am-1pm. We have a growing number of books used in courses. Faculty…Continue Reading Spring 2025 Ben Agger Theory Library Hours
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