We will be joined by Daniel Hartley (Durham) for a discussion of his new book project, Peasant Modernism: The Cultural Logic of Post-Capitalism. Rethinking the peasant as a figure through which to approach ecology, dispossession, and life beyond capitalism, the project asks what peasant thought and practice might contribute to […]

A.J.A. Woods joins us to discuss their new Verso book examining the history and political uses of “Cultural Marxism” — one of the contemporary right’s most pervasive conspiracy theories. Drawing on archival research, their presentation traces how the Frankfurt School came to be recast as the hidden authors of civilisational […]

We will be holding a reading group discussing Andrea Dworkin’s book Right-Wing Women in light of its recent reissue. Led by the global historian of feminism Rosa Campbell (KCL), we’ll explore what the book still offers for thinking about contemporary right-wing femininity, including the “trad wife”, and where its analysis is no […]

Quentin Belot Couloumies, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble INP, CERAG, Grenoble, France Wednesday 22 April, 16:00-17:30, Practice Suite. The seminar will be introduced by Theo Bourgeron. Capital is back. Rethinking French capitalism through structures, power, and long-term dynamics of capital This paper presents my current work, that seeks to challenge dominant […]

In this semester’s Theory in Sociology series, we are aiming to promote discussion about theoretical issues in sociology through discussion of draft chapters or articles from PGRs and staff in SPS. At each session we will discuss a draft research paper, which those in attendance will have read in advance, […]

We’ll be joined by Mara Marin (University of Victoria) for a talk on ‘Enabling Structures and Socially Structured Action’. This will take place in Chrystal Macmillan Building room 3.15 between 3pm and 4:30pm on Monday 22nd June 2026. Abstract: Discussions of structural injustice have proliferated in political theory. I argue […]