The Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory—known as 3CT—is a space for the critical discussion and reimagination of social, political, and cultural processes in the world today.

Jodi Dean speaking in front of an audience
Friday June 7, 2024

Video: Jodi Dean on Becoming Neofeudal

Lauren Berlant 3CT Graduate Student Conference
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Friday June 7, 2024

Fellows in the News: Summer 2024

large room with audience and panel of five speakers
Friday June 7, 2024

Video: On University Values

The Corporate University
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Theorizing the Present

Theorizing the Present
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Save the Date: 3CT 20th Anniversary Conference

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Gaza in Context: A Collaborative Teach-in Series

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Reimagining Cosmopolitanism

Principal Investigator(s): Dipesh Chakrabarty and Lisa Wedeen
Reimagining Cosmopolitanism