The Cornell Political Theory Workshop offers faculty, visiting scholars, and graduate students the opportunity to present work in progress to a diverse, interdisciplinary audience. The Workshop features presenters and participants from a wide array of fields, including philosophy, history, jurisprudence, social theory, classics, literature, and other related disciplines. Papers are distributed in advance and participants come prepared to discuss them in detail.
All meetings are held from 4:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. If you arrive before 4:30 p.m., please wait in the hallway, as a class may be in session.
- Faculty Convener: Alexander Livingston
Graduate Student Coordinator: Alex Harris
To join the Workshop listserv, please email ah2368@cornell.edu.
The schedule for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 is enclosed below.
- September 10: Julia Clara Maier (Columbia University)
- October 1: Sara Brill (Fairfield University)
- October 15: Brandon Terry (Harvard University)
- November 5: Chris Chambers (University of Pennsylvania)
- December 3: Helena Crusius (Cornell University)
- February 4: Katrina Forrester (Harvard University)
- February 18: Nazmul Sultan (Yale University)
- March 4: Damali Britton (Furman University)
- March 18: Paisley Currah (Brooklyn College & CUNY)
- April 15: Shatema Threadcraft (Vanderbilt University)
- May 6: Bonnie Honig (Brown University)
The Workshop is generously supported by the Government Department.