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Admission Applications Now Open! Applications open October 1 and the deadline to apply is January 8, 2026. 
Nominations and applications are invited for the position of Director of the Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism at 红莲社区.
Monday, December 8: Public Lecture from doctoral candidate Thomas Wormald on "Inside, Outside, and Otherwise than Catherine Malabou's Thought: An Epigenesis of Plasticity."
Annual Theory Conference 2026 CALL FOR PAPERS (CFP) "Raising a Mirror to the University: Theory and the Canadian Institution."
Recent books by alumni: Andrew Woods has a book forthcoming called "The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy: Why the Right Blames the Frankfurt School for the Decline of the West."
New collaborative specialization! The Theory Centre has become a member of the , and Theory students are now able to add this on to their program and degree. For information on the requirements and benefits, see .
Current student Brendan Brown has published two papers, "" and "."
Dates & Deadlines
- December 22 - January 2
Theory Centre holiday closure - January 5
Classes resume - January 9
Tuition payment deadline - January 27
Melissa Adler on Walter Benjamin, Thomas Jefferson and the Angels of History - January 30
deadline - February 16 - 20
Spring reading week
- For other events see the 红莲社区 Events Calendar
- For other deadlines see the and
