The Theory Network at Cornell serves as a hub for resources in the theoretical humanities, bringing together faculty and students across numerous departments in the College of Arts and Sciences. The network offers faculty and students the opportunity to discover courses, and faculty working on topics in theory. Courses taught by each faculty member are available on their web pages.
SPRING 2025 series:
Wednesday, February 12th at 4:45 PM
POSSESSED: The meaning of Possession (s)
Undergraduate Colloquium presented by: Sia Gu, Alice Roberts, and Hanako Yamasaki
258 Goldwin Smith Hall
Wednesday, March 12th at 4:45 PM
Beyond the Human: Questions for Comparative Literature
A panel of Comparative Literature faculty will raise questions about the idea of the "post-human" as it affects comparatist research in its theoretical framework as well as its choice of objects and methodology. The colloquium will also raise questions about the ways in which Comparative Literature as a theoretical and critical discipline can help shape inquiry into the "post-human."
Panel members: Anindita Banerjee, Laurent Dubreuil, Patricia Keller, and Xinyu Zhang
258 Goldwin Smith Hall
Friday, April 18th at 3:30 PM
Machine and Sovereignty for Planetary Thinking
Following the publication of Recursivity and Contingency (2019) and Art and Cosmotechnics (2021), Machine and Sovereignty is the third and last volume of Yuk Hui's politico-technological treaties, an endeavor to examine and contemplate the relationship between political philosophy and the question of technology.
Graduate Colloquium - Dr. Yuk Hui, Erasmus University Rotterdam
G64 Goldwin Smith Hall
Saturday, April 19th at 10:00 AM
Graduate Student and Faculty Workshop with Dr. Yuk Hui, POST-EUROPE
236 Goldwin Smith Hall