S. Contemporary Critical Thought I

This seminar focuses, each year, on a different set of topics at the heart of contemporary critical theory in law, politics, and social inquiry. During 2024-25, for instance, the seminar explored the writings of Karl Marx and organized a public seminar called Marx 13/13, which can be viewed here: https://marx1313.law.columbia.edu.

This coming year 2026-2027, the seminar will continue in the Fall to focus on legal and political thinkers and actors who "inverted" Hegel's thought. You can get a sense of the topics here at the website: https://hegel1313.law.columbia.edu In the Fall, we will have lectures by Homi Bhabha and Axel Honneth, among others.

The graduate student seminar will be structured to frame a series of formal public seminars at which guests, from different disciplines, will be invited to discuss the readings and present on the themes of the seminar. Each formal seminar will host specialists from across the disciplines, from Columbia University and from outside campus. It will prepare entries for the blog of the formal seminars, host the scholars invited to participate in the formal seminars, and prepare questions and comments for the formal seminars. This seminar will function as an advanced graduate research seminar.

The seminar will meet every two weeks or so in the Fall.