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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Anaheed Al-Hardan, Arwa Awan, Julian Go, and Ibrahim KhanWednesday September 2, 2026

Anticolonialism and Social Thought

Monday, October 19, 2026, 5:30–7:00pm New Book Salon
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Wednesday September 2, 2026

In Case of Emergency: Catastrophe, Climate, and Capitalism

November 5–7, 2026 Lauren Berlant 3CT Graduate Student Conference
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Wednesday September 2, 2026

New: Doctoral Certificate in Critical Social Theory

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Monday September 14, 2026

Fall 2026 Co-sponsored Events

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Monday September 14, 2026

The Future of Nationalism

Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 6:00–700pm Future Café
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August H. NimtzMonday September 14, 2026

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

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

Revolutionary Disappointment and Recalibration

Principal Investigator(s): Adom Getachew, Daragh Grant, Ghenwa Hayek, Jennifer Pitts, David Scott, Lisa Wedeen
Revolutionary Disappointment and Recalibration
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Call for Papers: Critical Social Theory Working Group