With the lecture series New Developments in Theory, the Department of English regularly organizes public lectures and workshops with guest scholars at the forefront of theoretical investigations. For more information, download the PDFs below.

19 May 2022: Jeff Diamanti, Universiteit van Amsterdam: guest lecture

2 December 2021: Thomas Nail, University of Denver: guest lecture

25 May 2021: Tommy J. Curry, University of Edinburgh: guest lecture

5/6 December 2019: Double Feature: Marco Caracciolo, Ghent University, and Elana Gomel, Tel Aviv University: guest lecture and workshop

21 May 2019: Birgit M. Kaiser, Universiteit Utrecht: guest lecture

16 November 2018: Luciana Parisi, Goldsmiths, University of London: guest lecture and workshop

18 May 2018: Steven Shaviro, Wayne State University: guest lecture and book launch

16/17 October 2017: Armen Avanessian: film screening, discussion, and workshop

19 May 2017: Babette Bärbel Tischleder, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen: guest lecture

24/25 October 2016: Jonathan Sterne, McGill University: guest lecture and workshop

14 March 2016: Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, George Washington University: guest lecture

30 November / 1 December 2015: Patricia MacCormack, Anglia Ruskin University: guest lecture and workshop

26 May 2015: Benjamin Noys, University of Chichester: guest lecture

24/25 November 2014: Stuart Elden, University of Warwick: guest lecture and workshop

13 May 2014: Claire Colebrook, Penn State University: guest lecture