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.

Dominique Baker, Lauren Rivera, Ron Lieber, and Jennifer Pitts speaking at a table in front of an audience
Monday June 1, 2026

Video: Dominique J. Baker, Ron Lieber, and Lauren A. Rivera on University Admissions

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Monday June 1, 2026

Call for Papers: 2026 Lauren Berlant 3CT Graduate Student Conference

Lauren Berlant 3CT Graduate Student Conference
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Monday June 1, 2026

Video: Roy Scranton on Climate Change and the Virtues of Pessimism

Leah Feldman speaking in front of an audience

Video: Leah Feldman on Exhausting Internationalism

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The Corporate University

Principal Investigator(s): 3CT Fellows
The Corporate University
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Theorizing the Present

Theorizing the Present

Video: Cédric Durand on The Vacant Throne