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...

video of the discussion from May with Alex Demirović about the politics of critical theory in the post-war Frankfurt School is now online www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDfe...

Eine neue Folge Future Histories! Diesmal spreche ich mit Rahel Jaeggi (@humboldtuni.bsky.social; @ktbberlin.bsky.social) über die Krise des Liberalismus, Fortschritt als Prozess und sozialistisches Utopisieren. Zu finden hier: www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo... @suhrkamp.de

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...

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_...

In der 52. Folge von unserem Theorie-Podcast «tl;dr» geht es um den zweiten Band von «Das Kapital». Zu Gast bei Alex Demirović ist in dieser Sendung Christian Schmidt. Hört euch jetzt die neue Folge an, überall, wo es Podcasts gibt! 🎧

Is Marx a degrowth communist and does he advance a conception of "ecological freedom"? The video of Kohei Saito's talk and the conversation w/ Rahel Jaeggi and Thomas Khurana at Volksbühne is online: cpkp.net/event/freedo... @ktbberlin.bsky.social @cominsitu.bsky.social @tbheinze.bsky.social

All three of Tommie Shelby's Benjamin Lectures can now be viewed on our youtube channel! youtu.be/6MwKumpSai0?...

Fanon Today. Contemporary Struggles and Theoretical Perspectives next week in Berlin! program etc here: www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/we01/institu...

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...

Neues Buch: Solidaritäten transformieren. Praktiken und Infrastrukturen in der Migrationsgesellschaft mit Texten v. Manuela Bojadžijev, Wendy Brown, Rahel Jaeggi, Sandro Mezzadra, Stephan Lessenich, Paul Mecheril u.v.m. open access! adocs.de/de/buecher/t...

Next week in Berlin! www.volksbuehne.berlin/de/repertoir...

Tonight at 6pm!

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...

Gibt es ein richtiges Leben im falschen? Bei den Walter-Benjamin-Lectures sprach Tommie Shelby über Solidarität und Protest – und darüber, wie man angesichts von Unterdrückung die eigene Würde bewahrt. Der Bericht von @jensbisky.bsky.social und Karsten Malowitz: www.soziopolis.de/das-recht-au...

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.

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_...

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_...

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"!

In den USA protestieren Millionen gegen Trumps Abschiebepolitik. Der Philosoph Tommie Shelby entwickelt bei den Benjamin Lectures in Berlin eine politische Ethik der Unterdrückten. Was tun, wenn Überleben und Würde in Konflikt geraten? (F+) www.freitag.de/autoren/lore...

FAQ: 🔴How to get to HKW: U Bundestag/Bus 100 Haus der Kulturen der Welt. 🔴Translation into German available. 🔴No registration needed. 🔴Lectures from 6-8pm today, tomorrow and Friday.

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_...

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_...

If you want to get a first impression of what our Benjamin Lectures next week will be about, you can listen to Tommie Shelby talk to the host Lukas Ondreka on Dissens Podcast about grassroots solidarity and resistance to today's authoritarian movements: podcast.dissenspodcast.de/306-racism

📅 Berlin | 18./19./20. Juni Die politische Ethik der Unterdrückten Über Freiheit, Solidarität und Selbstachtung – Walter-Benjamin-Lectures von Tommie Shelby 👇 www.rosalux.de/veran...

Um soziale Ungerechtigkeit zu bekämpfen bedarf es einer Ethik der Unterdrückten, meint der Philosoph Tommie Shelby. Doch worin besteht diese Ethik? Ein Gespräch über gute Solidarität und den Widerstand in aussichtslosen Situationen. www.philomag.de/artikel/tomm...

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...

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_...

Tonight @ Refugio!

Only two more weeks!

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...

Save the date: Fanon Today: Contemporary Struggles and Theoretical Perspectives International Symposium Berlin, July 22-23, 2025 organized by @vethompson.bsky.social, @raulzelik.bsky.social & me

The deadline for abstracts for our Land Question Conference is in two days! More info on our website.

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...

📆 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...

📆 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_...

Heute Abend 18h00 in der Vierten Welt!

📆 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...

📆 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

Reminder: Diesen Mittwoch um 18 Uhr im Auditorium des Grimm-Zentrums. Wir freuen uns auf eine spannende Debatte.

📆 Save the Date: - Online Event! - One week from today Jacob Blumenfeld will talk to Alex Demirović about the history of Critical Theory, the role of critical intellectuals in society and his experiences in the New Left and beyond. Zoom link on our website: criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-po...

Reminder: Diesen Mittwoch um 18 Uhr im Auditorium des Grimm-Zentrums. Wir freuen uns auf eine spannende Debatte.

The Call for Abstracts to our conference „The Land Question/Die Bodenfrage" just went online. The conference asks what it would mean to socialize land today, to democratize land ownership and reorient land use to fulfill social needs and ecological demands. criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/the-la...

📅 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...

Reminder: Diesen Donnerstag, 18-20 Uhr, diskutieren mehrere Autor:innen von "Ökonomie als Gesellschaftstheorie" (u.a. @tbiebricher.bsky.social) im Senatssaal der HU. Wir freuen uns über das Buch und auf die spannende Veranstaltung! www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/10.5771/9...

Authoritarian, right-wing populist, and fascist tendencies are gaining strength all over the world. The task is not only to analyze authoritarianism critically, but also to respond to it politically. Our new project is online! w/ @danielloick.bsky.social @gambettiz.bsky.social & other comrades