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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

This is the New Normal

  • Publication date March 21, 2025
  • Categories: CFP

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