Critical Theory in Berlin
@ktbberlin.bsky.social
The Bluesky representation of the Centre for Social Critique at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/
https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/
Save the Date: In a two-day workshop on December 4th & 5th we will bring together scholars working at the intersection of philosophy, political economy, and critical theory to reflect on the contested rationality of economic planning.
More information: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-gr...
More information: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-gr...
November 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Save the Date: In a two-day workshop on December 4th & 5th we will bring together scholars working at the intersection of philosophy, political economy, and critical theory to reflect on the contested rationality of economic planning.
More information: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-gr...
More information: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-gr...
We are excited to officially announce Dipesh Chakrabarty as our next Benjamin Chair in 2026. Chakrabarty, leading scholar of postcolonial theory and subaltern studies, will join us as Benjamin Chair in Berlin next summer.
Save the Date - More information coming soon on our website!
Save the Date - More information coming soon on our website!
October 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
We are excited to officially announce Dipesh Chakrabarty as our next Benjamin Chair in 2026. Chakrabarty, leading scholar of postcolonial theory and subaltern studies, will join us as Benjamin Chair in Berlin next summer.
Save the Date - More information coming soon on our website!
Save the Date - More information coming soon on our website!
Save the Date: On Oct 30-31, our research project Socialization in Theory and Praxis will bring together a range of social, legal and historical scholars to analyze the question of land ownership and socialization.
Full programme now online on our website: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-la...
Full programme now online on our website: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-la...
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Save the Date: On Oct 30-31, our research project Socialization in Theory and Praxis will bring together a range of social, legal and historical scholars to analyze the question of land ownership and socialization.
Full programme now online on our website: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-la...
Full programme now online on our website: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-la...
Registration now open for our mini-workshop on "Democratizing Finance" with Michael A. McCarthy (UC Santa Cruz), author of "The Master’s Tools: How Finance Wrecked Democracy (And a Radical Plan to Rebuild It)".
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/democr...
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/democr...
August 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Registration now open for our mini-workshop on "Democratizing Finance" with Michael A. McCarthy (UC Santa Cruz), author of "The Master’s Tools: How Finance Wrecked Democracy (And a Radical Plan to Rebuild It)".
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/democr...
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/democr...
To wrap up the Benjamin Lectures that Tommie Shelby held this semester, we have published two texts reporting on the three evenings - in English (by Mara Cayarga & Marvin Ester) & in German (by Hanna Hoffman-Richter).
Go to Report/Veranstaltungsbericht here:
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
Go to Report/Veranstaltungsbericht here:
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
August 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
To wrap up the Benjamin Lectures that Tommie Shelby held this semester, we have published two texts reporting on the three evenings - in English (by Mara Cayarga & Marvin Ester) & in German (by Hanna Hoffman-Richter).
Go to Report/Veranstaltungsbericht here:
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
Go to Report/Veranstaltungsbericht here:
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
Am 10.07. lädt das Forschungskonsortium Transforming Solidarities zur Buchvorstellung des neuen Sammelbandes "Solidaritäten transformieren. Praktiken und Infrastrukturen in der Migrationsgesellschaft" ein - Mehr Infos: transformingsolidarities.net/de/news/buch...
July 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Am 10.07. lädt das Forschungskonsortium Transforming Solidarities zur Buchvorstellung des neuen Sammelbandes "Solidaritäten transformieren. Praktiken und Infrastrukturen in der Migrationsgesellschaft" ein - Mehr Infos: transformingsolidarities.net/de/news/buch...
Save the Date: On July 9, Kohei Saito will discuss his work on Marx's ecological critique of capitalism with Rahel Jaeggi & Thomas Khurana.
Tickets available at Volksbühne: www.volksbuehne.berlin#/de/repertoi...
More info: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/event/fre...
Tickets available at Volksbühne: www.volksbuehne.berlin#/de/repertoi...
More info: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/event/fre...
June 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Save the Date: On July 9, Kohei Saito will discuss his work on Marx's ecological critique of capitalism with Rahel Jaeggi & Thomas Khurana.
Tickets available at Volksbühne: www.volksbuehne.berlin#/de/repertoi...
More info: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/event/fre...
Tickets available at Volksbühne: www.volksbuehne.berlin#/de/repertoi...
More info: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/event/fre...
Save the Date: Next Wednesday, we will meet at Uferstudios to discuss the relation between capitalism and racism with Manuale Bojadžijev, R. Gooding-Williams, Tommie Shelby and Inés Valdez. More infos: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/racial...
June 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Save the Date: Next Wednesday, we will meet at Uferstudios to discuss the relation between capitalism and racism with Manuale Bojadžijev, R. Gooding-Williams, Tommie Shelby and Inés Valdez. More infos: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/racial...
Unfortunately, this year's Benjamin Lectures are already over, but we are very thankful that so many people took interest in Tommie Shelby's Political Ethics of the Oppressed. Thank you all for coming and for such great Q&A sessions! The lectures will soon be uploaded on our youtube channel.
June 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Unfortunately, this year's Benjamin Lectures are already over, but we are very thankful that so many people took interest in Tommie Shelby's Political Ethics of the Oppressed. Thank you all for coming and for such great Q&A sessions! The lectures will soon be uploaded on our youtube channel.
Tonight, it is time for Tommie Shelby's final Benjamin lecture - he will talk about the role of self-respect for the oppressed and its relation to protest. We are excited to see him wrap up this lecture series and to see you back at the HKW at 6pm!
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
June 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Tonight, it is time for Tommie Shelby's final Benjamin lecture - he will talk about the role of self-respect for the oppressed and its relation to protest. We are excited to see him wrap up this lecture series and to see you back at the HKW at 6pm!
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
Tonight, it is time for Tommie Shelby's second lecture - he will speak about the role of solidarity and intellectuals in the struggle for liberation. We're looking forward to seeing you (again) at the HKW at 6pm!
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
June 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Tonight, it is time for Tommie Shelby's second lecture - he will speak about the role of solidarity and intellectuals in the struggle for liberation. We're looking forward to seeing you (again) at the HKW at 6pm!
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
In his first lecture, Tommie Shelby talked about what it means to live a life of dignity under conditions of oppression. Come (back) tomorrow to hear about his views on "Solidarity, Politics and Intellectual Life"!
June 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
In his first lecture, Tommie Shelby talked about what it means to live a life of dignity under conditions of oppression. Come (back) tomorrow to hear about his views on "Solidarity, Politics and Intellectual Life"!
Tonight it is finally time for Tommie Shelby's first Benjamin Lecture! He will begin with the topic of "Race and Class in the Political Ethics of the Oppressed". We are looking forward to seeing many of you at Haus der Kulturen der Welt at 6pm!
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
June 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Tonight it is finally time for Tommie Shelby's first Benjamin Lecture! He will begin with the topic of "Race and Class in the Political Ethics of the Oppressed". We are looking forward to seeing many of you at Haus der Kulturen der Welt at 6pm!
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
Have you already discovered our posters around Berlin? Only two more days until Tommie Shelby gives his first lecture on the political ethics of the oppressed at Haus der Kulturen der Welt:
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
June 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Have you already discovered our posters around Berlin? Only two more days until Tommie Shelby gives his first lecture on the political ethics of the oppressed at Haus der Kulturen der Welt:
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
Registration now open until June 20: On June 27 Tommie Shelby will discuss racism as a form of ideology with us.
More info & registration form on our website: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/worksh...
More info & registration form on our website: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/worksh...
June 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Registration now open until June 20: On June 27 Tommie Shelby will discuss racism as a form of ideology with us.
More info & registration form on our website: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/worksh...
More info & registration form on our website: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/worksh...
Thank you all for coming to our panel on "Abolition or Reform" last night! We were glad to see so much interest in the discussion. If you are curious to hear more from our Benjamin Chair Tommie Shelby, join us again on the evenings of June 18-20! criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
June 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Thank you all for coming to our panel on "Abolition or Reform" last night! We were glad to see so much interest in the discussion. If you are curious to hear more from our Benjamin Chair Tommie Shelby, join us again on the evenings of June 18-20! criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
Nachdem wir morgen um 16 Uhr mit Matthew Huber über "De-Socialization of Electricity" diskutieren, wird nächste Woche Mi um 18h30 Johannes Franke mit uns über die rechtliche Lage in der Vergesellschaftung von Energieinfrastruktur sprechen. Mehr Infos: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/verges...
June 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Nachdem wir morgen um 16 Uhr mit Matthew Huber über "De-Socialization of Electricity" diskutieren, wird nächste Woche Mi um 18h30 Johannes Franke mit uns über die rechtliche Lage in der Vergesellschaftung von Energieinfrastruktur sprechen. Mehr Infos: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/verges...
Next week: Matthew Huber from Syracuse University will join us on Wednesday at 4pm to talk about socialist electricity politics.
More info: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-de...
More info: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-de...
May 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Next week: Matthew Huber from Syracuse University will join us on Wednesday at 4pm to talk about socialist electricity politics.
More info: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-de...
More info: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-de...
📆 Save the Date: In only one month it is already time for this year's Benjamin Lectures by philosopher and African American studies scholar Tommie Shelby. On 3 consecutive evenings, he will talk to us about the political ethics of the oppressed. More info: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
May 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
📆 Save the Date: In only one month it is already time for this year's Benjamin Lectures by philosopher and African American studies scholar Tommie Shelby. On 3 consecutive evenings, he will talk to us about the political ethics of the oppressed. More info: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/benjamin_...
📆 Save the Date: On June 5, Vanessa Thompson, Simin Jawabreh & our Benjamin Chair Tommie Shelby will discuss the different strategies of abolitionists & reformists for adressing racist migration policies, police violence & criminalisation. More information: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/event/abo...
May 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
📆 Save the Date: On June 5, Vanessa Thompson, Simin Jawabreh & our Benjamin Chair Tommie Shelby will discuss the different strategies of abolitionists & reformists for adressing racist migration policies, police violence & criminalisation. More information: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/event/abo...
Tonight! Join Jacob Blumenfeld and Alex Demirović on Zoom at 7pm (Berlin) (California: 10am / New York: 1pm). Zoom link on our website: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-po...
May 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Tonight! Join Jacob Blumenfeld and Alex Demirović on Zoom at 7pm (Berlin) (California: 10am / New York: 1pm). Zoom link on our website: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-po...
📆 Save the Date: Am 20.05. werden Autor:innen und zwei der Herausgeber ihr neues Buch "Umkämpftes Eigentum" diskutieren, welches erstmals eine umfassende Einführung in hochaktuelle Streitfragen zum Thema Eigentum bietet.
Mehr Informationen: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/umkaem...
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May 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
📆 Save the Date: Am 20.05. werden Autor:innen und zwei der Herausgeber ihr neues Buch "Umkämpftes Eigentum" diskutieren, welches erstmals eine umfassende Einführung in hochaktuelle Streitfragen zum Thema Eigentum bietet.
Mehr Informationen: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/umkaem...
@suhrkamp.de
Mehr Informationen: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/umkaem...
@suhrkamp.de
📅 Save the Date: Am Mittwoch den 7.5. stellen Hans-Jürgen Urban, Sabine Nuss, Gelareh Shahpar und Lea Prix die Frage nach der Vergesellschaftung der Industrie angesichts der sozial-ökologischen Transformation und der Rolle der Gewerkschaften darin.
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/die-in...
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/die-in...
April 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
📅 Save the Date: Am Mittwoch den 7.5. stellen Hans-Jürgen Urban, Sabine Nuss, Gelareh Shahpar und Lea Prix die Frage nach der Vergesellschaftung der Industrie angesichts der sozial-ökologischen Transformation und der Rolle der Gewerkschaften darin.
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/die-in...
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/die-in...
Tommie Shelby, who holds the Benjamin Chair 2025 at the Centre for Social Critique, sat down for an interview with @robin-c.bsky.social and @rahelj.bsky.social to outline the content of his Benjamin Lectures in June.
Listen to this in our latest podcast:
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/podcast/podc...
Listen to this in our latest podcast:
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/podcast/podc...
March 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Tommie Shelby, who holds the Benjamin Chair 2025 at the Centre for Social Critique, sat down for an interview with @robin-c.bsky.social and @rahelj.bsky.social to outline the content of his Benjamin Lectures in June.
Listen to this in our latest podcast:
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/podcast/podc...
Listen to this in our latest podcast:
criticaltheoryinberlin.de/podcast/podc...