Follow our Seminar Series as we take a look at some of the most pressing intellectual and political questions of our day with guest scholars from around the globe. The Department of Politics is internationally recognized as one of the leading sites for the study of politics informed by a diverse range of critical intellectual approaches.
2024-2025 Seminar Series
Fall 2024 Seminar Series
Sarah Jaffe & Sean Isaacs
Date: Monday, December 2, 2024
Time: 2:30 - 4:00 PM
Topic: From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire
Adam Hanieh
Date: Monday, November 25, 2024
Time: 2:30 - 4:00 PM
Topic: Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market
Margaret Haderer
Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AM
Topic: Rebuilding Cities and Citizens: Mass Housing in Red Vienna and Cold War Berlin and its Legacies for Today
Joe Pateman
Date: Monday, October 21, 2024
Time: 2:30 - 4:00 PM
Topic: 'Works in Progress Talk': V. I. Lenin's Struggle Against Racism
Ashlee Christoffersen
Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Time: 2:30 - 4:00 PM
Topic: Advancing Equity and Applying Inter-sectionality in Europe: Challenges and Contradictions
Winter 2025 Seminar Series
Alan Sears
Date: Monday, January 6, 2025
Time: 2:30 - 4:00 PM
Topic: Eros and Alienation: Capitalism and the Making of Gendered Sexualities
Vanessa Christina Wills
Date: Monday, January 20, 2025
Time: 2:30 - 4:00 PM
Topic: Marx's Ethical Vision
Jaigris Hodson
Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Time: 2:30 - 4:00 PM
Topic: Polarization, Toxics Speech, And Misinformation: The Anti-Democratic Turn
Lynn
Date: Monday, January 27, 2025
Time: 2:30 - 4:00 PM
Topic: 'Works in Progress Talk': From Competition to Cooperation: Reworking Care Relations in Eldercare