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October 24 — Parker Everett

The Social Theory Workshop is pleased to announce its next meeting will take place Monday, October 24 at 8pm in Wilder House (5811 S. Kenwood Ave.). We will be discussing a paper by History PhD Candidate Parker Everett, ” Berlin, … Continue reading

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Updated Fall Schedule Social Theory Workshop

October 3, Dwaipayan Sen, PhD Candidate, History “Representation, Education and Agrarian Reform: Jogendranath Mandal and the Nature of Scheduled Caste politics, 1937-1943” October 24, Parker Everett, PhD Candidate, History “Berlin, 1920-1927: The City that Labors” November 7, Spencer Leonard, Harper-Schmidt … Continue reading

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October 3 Dwaipayan Sen

Welcome back! The first meeting of the fall quarter will take place next Monday, Oct. 3 at 8pm in Wilder House (5811 S. Kenwood). We will be discussing a paper by History PhD candidate Dwaipayan Sen entitled, “Representation, Education and … Continue reading

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Critical Historical Studies Conference Dec. 2-4, 2011

Critical Historical Studies is an attempt by current and former members of the University of Chicago’s Social Theory Workshop to confront what we see as a looming methodological crisis in the social sciences. We note that the predominantly cultural approaches … Continue reading

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May 30 Eiichi Nojiri

Please join us to wrap up the 2010-11 academic year with our last session, to be held on May 30 at Wilder House (5811 S. Kenwood). We will be discussing a paper by visiting scholar Eiichi Nojiri, entitled “Negativity and … Continue reading

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May 16 Lauren Coyle

The next meeting of the Social Theory Workshop will take place this coming Monday, May 16 at 8pm in Wilder House. We will be discussing a paper by Lauren Coyle (Anthropology) entitled, “The Spiritless Rose in the Cross of the … Continue reading

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Monday May 9 Jake Werner

The  next meeting of the Social Theory Workshop will take place Monday May 9 at 8pm in Wilder House (5811 S Kenwood Ave). We will be discussing a paper by Jake Werner entitled, “The Chinese Communist Party’s bid for hegemony … Continue reading

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April 11, Bernard Dubbeld

Dear Social Theory Workshop Participants, Our next meeting will convene this coming Monday, April 11 at 8pm in Wilder House (5811 S. Kenwood). We will be discussing a paper by Bernard Dubbeld, entitled, “”Towards a critique of South Africa’s ‘progressive … Continue reading

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Spring Workshop Schedule

April 11, Bernard Dubbeld, Anthropology, “Towards a critique of South Africa’s ‘progressive governance’: transformation in neoliberal times” April 25, Stacie Hanneman, History “The China Treaty Port System and New Configurations of Authority” May 2, TBA May 16, Lauren Coyle, Anthropology, … Continue reading

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MARCH 7 Andrew Sartori

The next meeting of the Social Theory Workshop will take place this coming Monday, March 7 at 8pm in Wilder House (5811 S. Kenwood Ave). We are pleased to be hosting former workshop participant Andrew Sartori, currently Assistant Professor of … Continue reading

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