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Forum for kritisk teori at UiO organizes a two-days online seminar on Analytic Marxism, on July 20 and 21, starting at 13h on both days. The readings are: Meeting 1: Explanations G. A. Cohen. 2020. “Functional Explanation: In Marxism.” In Karl Marx’s Theory of History. Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv105b973.15. Elster, Jon. “Marxism, Functionalism, and Game Theory: The…

“Can scientific truth, knowledge and criticism coexist?” Saulkrasti, Latvia, 24–31 July 2026 In an interview on truth and power, Michel Foucault remarked that truth is inherently political. Today, understandings of truth have become deeply politicised both within academia and beyond it. A number of radical and progressive scientific movements, ranging from post-structuralism to STS,  have…

Welcome to this spring’s last seminar in the Critical Theory and Theoretization series at Stockholm University. This time we co-organize with the Critical Theory milieu in Sundsvall, with Oslo University Centre of Gender Studies and with Critical Theory Bergen. Take the opportunity to see the Nordic Network for Critical Theory at work! We meet on May…

We invite submissions for short talks (25 min) at the forthcoming NNCT conference Critical theory in the age of monsters, University of Bergen, October 15th/16th, 2026. Please send title, abstract (ca. 200 words) and brief information about yourself (affiliation, research) by April 30th, 2026 to franz.knappik@uib.no, using the email heading “NNCT conference 2026 submission”. Notification of…

The workshop brings together philosophers from different traditions to discuss how philosophy should respond to the crises that characterize our present time. This includes the climate crisis; economic, humanitarian, social, and democratic crises; and not least the many crisis scenarios linked to the rapid development of AI. Can — and should — philosophy make these…

UiB is seeking a motivated and academically strong candidate for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, commencing August 1st or as agreed upon. The position is for a fixed-term period of four years. The position offers a unique opportunity to advance your expertise within the field, contribute to the advancement of new knowledge, and participate…

Helge Høibraaten, professor emeritus ved NTNU, vil holde et foredrag om fiendskap og fremmedhet, etterfulgt av diskusjon. I foredraget vil et par sitater fra Carl Schmitt og Theodor Adorno stå sentralt, i forbindelse med Schmitt også René Girard. Høibraaten er en sentral skikkelse innen politisk teori i Norge, og har vært spesielt viktig i arbeidet…