Modern Critical Theory Lecture Series 2022
The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory offers a series of public lectures on the history of critical theory every fall semester.
Modern Critical Theory Lecture Series 2021
The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory offers a series of public lectures on the history of critical theory every fall semester.
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Nicholson Fellowship 2025 Awarded to Alex Kaiser and Umair Rasheed
Umair Rasheed (PhD candidate, Sociology) and Alex Kaiser (PhD student, Sociology) have been awarded 2025 Nicholson Fellowship to attend School of Criticism and Theory at Cornell University. In an intensive six-week course of study, participants work...
Marxism, Materiality, Nature, and Fredric Jameson
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On September 24, 2024 Lou Turner (Urban and Regional Planning, UIUC) and Zsuzsa Gille (Sociology, UIUC) gave a lecture on “Marxism” as part of the ongoing Modern Critical Theory lecture series organized by Unit for Criticism and Interpretative Theory at UIUC.Lou Turner’s lecture, titled “Marx: ‘The Ruthless Criticism of All That Exists,’” started with the young Karl Marx. “The ruthless criticism of all that exists” is a quote from a letter Marx wrote to his friend, Arnold Ruge. In it, Marx aimed to define radicalism and tried to rethink the nature of the criticisms of the time while...