Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought
@columbiaccct.bsky.social
Critique and praxis at Columbia Law School
NEXT TUESDAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Immigration in New York City: Policy, Belonging, and the Future of Sanctuary. In-person at Columbia University. December 2 at 7:00 PM. For more information, please visit holder.college.columbia.edu/events/immig...
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
NEXT TUESDAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Immigration in New York City: Policy, Belonging, and the Future of Sanctuary. In-person at Columbia University. December 2 at 7:00 PM. For more information, please visit holder.college.columbia.edu/events/immig...
THIS WEDNESDAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for "King of the North" A Conversation with Jeanne Theoharis. In-person at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. November 19 at 6:30 PM. For more information, please visit events.columbia.edu/go/king_of_t...
November 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
THIS WEDNESDAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for "King of the North" A Conversation with Jeanne Theoharis. In-person at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. November 19 at 6:30 PM. For more information, please visit events.columbia.edu/go/king_of_t...
NEXT MONDAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative and Columbia Votes for Why Authoritarians Fear Democracy. In-person at Columbia University. November 17 at 6:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit www.eventbrite.com/e/why-author...
November 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
NEXT MONDAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative and Columbia Votes for Why Authoritarians Fear Democracy. In-person at Columbia University. November 17 at 6:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit www.eventbrite.com/e/why-author...
NEXT MONDAY: Join The Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities in honoring Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature by @alybatt.bsky.social. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. November 17 at 6:15 PM. To register, please visit sofheyman.org/events/celeb...
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
NEXT MONDAY: Join The Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities in honoring Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature by @alybatt.bsky.social. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. November 17 at 6:15 PM. To register, please visit sofheyman.org/events/celeb...
NOVEMBER 21 AND 22: Join Fall of Freedom in organizing an event uniting artists to defy the authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. For more information on Fall for Freedom, resources to organize your own event, and to find events near you, please visit www.falloffreedom.com.
October 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
NOVEMBER 21 AND 22: Join Fall of Freedom in organizing an event uniting artists to defy the authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. For more information on Fall for Freedom, resources to organize your own event, and to find events near you, please visit www.falloffreedom.com.
NEXT TUESDAY: Join the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life at Columbia University for American Religion is…Surveillance. In-person at Union Theological Seminary. October 28 at 5:30 PM. For more information and to register, please visit www.ircpl.columbia.edu/calendar/ame...
October 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
NEXT TUESDAY: Join the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life at Columbia University for American Religion is…Surveillance. In-person at Union Theological Seminary. October 28 at 5:30 PM. For more information and to register, please visit www.ircpl.columbia.edu/calendar/ame...
THIS TUESDAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Covering Politics: Journalism Through the Lens of Local Elections. In-person at Columbia University. October 21 at 6:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit events.columbia.edu/go/covering_...
October 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
THIS TUESDAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Covering Politics: Journalism Through the Lens of Local Elections. In-person at Columbia University. October 21 at 6:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit events.columbia.edu/go/covering_...
THIS WEDNESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our introductory session of the Hegel 13/13 seminar series. In-person at Columbia University. October 8 at 8:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit www.eventbrite.com/e/launch-of-...
October 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
THIS WEDNESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our introductory session of the Hegel 13/13 seminar series. In-person at Columbia University. October 8 at 8:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit www.eventbrite.com/e/launch-of-...
THIS TUESDAY: Join us for a book celebration of The Care of the Self and the Care of the Other by Daniel Wyche in conversation with Bernard E. Harcourt. In-person at Book Culture. October 7 at 7:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit www.bookculture.com/event/112th-...
October 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
THIS TUESDAY: Join us for a book celebration of The Care of the Self and the Care of the Other by Daniel Wyche in conversation with Bernard E. Harcourt. In-person at Book Culture. October 7 at 7:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit www.bookculture.com/event/112th-...
NEXT THURSDAY: Join Revolution Books and @bkbookfest.bsky.social for Weaver of Dreams, Voice of Conscience: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. In-Person at Revolution Books. September 18 at 7:00 PM. To register, please visit brooklynbookfestival.org/event/weaver...
September 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
NEXT THURSDAY: Join Revolution Books and @bkbookfest.bsky.social for Weaver of Dreams, Voice of Conscience: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. In-Person at Revolution Books. September 18 at 7:00 PM. To register, please visit brooklynbookfestival.org/event/weaver...
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OK, here's the new website for Hegel 13/13: hegel1313.law.columbia.edu. Soon we begin with preparatory sessions (informal conversations, small seminars, reading groups, lectures) to lay the groundwork for the full seminars. The ambition: to develop a new critical praxis for these times of crisis...
September 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
OK, here's the new website for Hegel 13/13: hegel1313.law.columbia.edu. Soon we begin with preparatory sessions (informal conversations, small seminars, reading groups, lectures) to lay the groundwork for the full seminars. The ambition: to develop a new critical praxis for these times of crisis...
TOMORROW: Join Professor Jamee Moudud for the launch of his new book "Legal and Political Foundations of Capitalism: The End of Laissez Faire?". Remotely from Zoom. July 30 at 10:00 AM. For more information and to register, please visit lpecollective.org/event/legal-...
July 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
TOMORROW: Join Professor Jamee Moudud for the launch of his new book "Legal and Political Foundations of Capitalism: The End of Laissez Faire?". Remotely from Zoom. July 30 at 10:00 AM. For more information and to register, please visit lpecollective.org/event/legal-...
NEXT TUESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our concluding session of Marx 13/13 with philosopher Étienne Balibar. In-person at Columbia Global Paris Center or remotely from Zoom. May 27 at 16h30 Paris time or 10:30 AM NY time. For more information and to register, please visit marx1313.law.columbia.edu/13-13/
May 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
NEXT TUESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our concluding session of Marx 13/13 with philosopher Étienne Balibar. In-person at Columbia Global Paris Center or remotely from Zoom. May 27 at 16h30 Paris time or 10:30 AM NY time. For more information and to register, please visit marx1313.law.columbia.edu/13-13/
THIS SUMMER: Professor Dani Friedrich will be teaching Foucault & Education. This course discusses some of Foucault's contributions and their intersection with education. Starting on May 22 at Teachers College. The syllabus for the course is available here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
May 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
THIS SUMMER: Professor Dani Friedrich will be teaching Foucault & Education. This course discusses some of Foucault's contributions and their intersection with education. Starting on May 22 at Teachers College. The syllabus for the course is available here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Join UNESCO for the Conference on Intergenerational Trauma Resulting from Enslavement and the Holocaust. In-person at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris or remotely from Zoom. May 21 at 11:00 AM. For more information and to register, please visit indico.un.org/event/1017855/
May 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Join UNESCO for the Conference on Intergenerational Trauma Resulting from Enslavement and the Holocaust. In-person at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris or remotely from Zoom. May 21 at 11:00 AM. For more information and to register, please visit indico.un.org/event/1017855/
Many of you have been following the situation of our friend and colleague, Nascimento Blair. The New York Times has just published a long-form essay on Mr. Blair, which you can read here:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/n...
Thank you for your support and continued concern about Nascimento Blair.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/n...
Thank you for your support and continued concern about Nascimento Blair.
21 Years Later, Deported Back to a ‘Home’ He Barely Knew (Gift Article)
Two decades had passed since Nascimento Blair was last in Jamaica, his homeland. Much had changed, including Mr. Blair himself.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Many of you have been following the situation of our friend and colleague, Nascimento Blair. The New York Times has just published a long-form essay on Mr. Blair, which you can read here:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/n...
Thank you for your support and continued concern about Nascimento Blair.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/n...
Thank you for your support and continued concern about Nascimento Blair.
NEXT WEDNESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our twelfth Marx 13/13 seminar with philosopher Bruno Bosteels. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. April 23 at 6:15 PM. For more information and to register, please visit marx1313.law.columbia.edu/12-13/
April 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
NEXT WEDNESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our twelfth Marx 13/13 seminar with philosopher Bruno Bosteels. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. April 23 at 6:15 PM. For more information and to register, please visit marx1313.law.columbia.edu/12-13/
TODAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Civil and Political Rights for a talk with Ian Manuel on ending the cycle of mass incarceration. In-person at Columbia University. April 15 at 6:30 PM. For more information and to register, please visit events.columbia.edu/cal/event/ev...
April 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
TODAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Civil and Political Rights for a talk with Ian Manuel on ending the cycle of mass incarceration. In-person at Columbia University. April 15 at 6:30 PM. For more information and to register, please visit events.columbia.edu/cal/event/ev...
NEXT WEDNESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our third installment of the Marx 13/13 Keynote Lectures with philosopher Eduardo Cadava. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. April 16 at 6:15 PM. For more information, please visit marx1313.law.columbia.edu/eduardo-cada...
April 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
NEXT WEDNESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our third installment of the Marx 13/13 Keynote Lectures with philosopher Eduardo Cadava. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. April 16 at 6:15 PM. For more information, please visit marx1313.law.columbia.edu/eduardo-cada...
STARTING THIS THURSDAY: Join the New School for a three-day conference honoring the work of Nancy Fraser and Eli Zaretsky. Starr Foundation Hall at the New School. April 10 - April 12 starting at 6:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit event.newschool.edu/nancyfraser-...
April 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
STARTING THIS THURSDAY: Join the New School for a three-day conference honoring the work of Nancy Fraser and Eli Zaretsky. Starr Foundation Hall at the New School. April 10 - April 12 starting at 6:00 PM. For more information and to register, please visit event.newschool.edu/nancyfraser-...
NEXT TUESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our eleventh Marx 13/13 seminar with philosopher Kōhei Saitō. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. April 8 at 6:15 PM. For more information and to register, please visit marx1313.law.columbia.edu/11-13/
April 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
NEXT TUESDAY: Join the CCCCT for our eleventh Marx 13/13 seminar with philosopher Kōhei Saitō. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. April 8 at 6:15 PM. For more information and to register, please visit marx1313.law.columbia.edu/11-13/
NEXT TUESDAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Civil and Political Rights for a panel and networking reception on careers in social justice. In-person at Columbia University. April 1 at 6:30 PM. For more information and to register, please visit events.columbia.edu/go/careers_i...
March 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
NEXT TUESDAY: Join the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Civil and Political Rights for a panel and networking reception on careers in social justice. In-person at Columbia University. April 1 at 6:30 PM. For more information and to register, please visit events.columbia.edu/go/careers_i...
THIS Tuesday: Join the CCCCT for a book panel of Power and Freedom in the Space of Reasons. In-person at Columbia University. March 11 at 4:30 PM. For more information and to register, please visit www.eventbrite.com/e/book-panel...
March 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
THIS Tuesday: Join the CCCCT for a book panel of Power and Freedom in the Space of Reasons. In-person at Columbia University. March 11 at 4:30 PM. For more information and to register, please visit www.eventbrite.com/e/book-panel...
THIS FRIDAY : Join the CCCCT for a book celebration of Lawless Zones, Rightless Subjects: Migration, Asylum and Shifting Borders. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. March 7 at 4:30 PM. For more information and to register, please visit www.eventbrite.com/e/book-celeb...
March 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
THIS FRIDAY : Join the CCCCT for a book celebration of Lawless Zones, Rightless Subjects: Migration, Asylum and Shifting Borders. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. March 7 at 4:30 PM. For more information and to register, please visit www.eventbrite.com/e/book-celeb...
NEXT Wednesday: Join the CCCCT for our ninth Marx 13/13 seminar series with philosophers Michael Hardt and Sandro Mezzadra. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. March 5 at 6:15 PM. For more information and to register, please visit marx1313.law.columbia.edu/9-13/
February 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
NEXT Wednesday: Join the CCCCT for our ninth Marx 13/13 seminar series with philosophers Michael Hardt and Sandro Mezzadra. In-person at Columbia University or remotely from Zoom. March 5 at 6:15 PM. For more information and to register, please visit marx1313.law.columbia.edu/9-13/