Postgraduate "Work In Progress" Seminar
Postgraduate Work-In-Progress SeminarA weekly seminar for Philosophy postgraduates to present their in-progress work, followed by a well-spirited trip to the pub. OverviewThe WIP provides a risk-free and supportive space for postgraduates to present their work and receive feedback from other graduates and faculty.
Attendance optional but highly recommended. All postgraduates are welcome to present or attend -- whether MA, MPhil, PhD, Visitors, etc. Useful InfoThe WIP is a unique opportunity for graduates to develop their presenting and writing skills, take risks, test out ideas, and receive constructive feedback from peers.
Presentations need not be watertight or polished pieces at all. You are encouraged to present work at all stages of the writing process. Should you present?Are you a postgraduate? Then yes, you should present. |
NEXT TALKBen Long (PhD) Scepticism Thursday 04/06/2026 5pm - 6:15pm S1.50 ORGANISERS |
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CRPLA Symposium - Critical Theory in the Digital Age
Critical Theory in the Digital Age
Friday 8 March 2024, 1 pm – 5 pm, S2.77 (Cowling Room), Social Sciences Building, and on
Ever since its beginnings, Critical Theory has been concerned with the constitution of human subjectivity. Its proponents have understood this constitution as a process between individuals and society that changes historically. In this symposium, we will explore how social imperatives today form and deform human faculties – sensually and intellectually – and critically investigate the extent to which the work of early Frankfurt School theorists (Adorno, Marcuse, Benjamin, and others) enables us to shed light on these contemporary processes.
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1 – 1.50 pm |
Alexandra Schauer (Institute for Social Research, Goethe University, Frankfurt): 鈥楳an without a World: On the Disappearance of the Idea of Social Agency鈥� |
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2 – 2.50 pm |
Lars Rensmann (University of Passau): 鈥極n the Politics of Unreason in the Digital Age: Reading Social Media and Reconfigurations of Authoritarianism with Adorno鈥�
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3.10 – 4 pm |
Sebastian Tr盲nkle (Free University, Berlin): 鈥楧eformation or Perfection. On the Dialectic of Aesthetic Self-Formation鈥� |
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4.10 – 5 pm |
Antonia Hofst盲tter (91福利): 鈥楢trophied Images: Childhood as Critique in T.W. Adorno鈥� |
Please join us in person or on MS Teams (use this ).
This event is co-organised by the Centre for Research in Philosophy, Literature and the Arts and the 91福利 Workshop for Interdisciplinary German Studies
Contact: Antonia Hofst盲tter (antonia.hofstatter@warwick.ac.uk) or Christine Achinger (c.e.achinger@warwick.ac.uk)