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.

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Thursday September 24, 2026

Everyone Hates AI

Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 5:00–6:30pm Theorizing the Present
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Eman Abdelhadi, Cathy J. Cohen, Moon Duchin, and Jeffrey A. WintersThursday September 24, 2026

Power, Rage, and New Possibilities: Midterms 2026

Thursday, October 15, 2026, 6:00–7:30pm Theorizing the Present
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Thursday September 24, 2026

New: Doctoral Certificate in Critical Social Theory

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Tuesday September 22, 2026

Call for Papers: Critical Social Theory Working Group

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Tuesday September 22, 2026

3CT Dissertation Writing Group

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Anaheed Al-Hardan, Arwa Awan, Julian Go, and Ibrahim KhanTuesday September 22, 2026

Anticolonialism and Social Thought

Monday, October 19, 2026, 5:30–7:00pm New Book Salon
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Thursday September 10, 2026

In Case of Emergency: Catastrophe, Climate, and Capitalism

November 5–7, 2026 Lauren Berlant 3CT Graduate Student Conference
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August H. NimtzThursday September 10, 2026

Revisiting ‘Black Marxism’ Four Decades Later in the Era of Trump

Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 5:00–6:30pm Global Capitalisms
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Thursday September 10, 2026

Fall 2026 Co-sponsored Events