Just Theory Lecture Series
The "Just Theory" Lecture Series is an annual program hosted by the Department of Comparative Literature. Each year we welcome leading voices in literary criticism and philosophy to share their latest research. These events are free and open to the public, drawing students, faculty, and scholars from across the UB community and beyond.
September 18
Lecture: “We Have Always Been Action Theorists: Toward an Interdisciplinary Theory of Language for the Age of Generative AI"
708 Clemens Hall | 4 p.m.
Lauren Goodlad, Rutgers University
September 19
Workshop: “Teaching Critical AI Literacies”
708 Clemens Hall | 3 p.m.
Lauren Goodlad, Rutgers University
October 3
Book Seminar: On Kalliopi Nikolopoulou’s “Hunting for Justice: The Cosmology of Dike”
708 Clemens Hall | 4 p.m.
Jason Winfree, California State University at Stanislaus
Marina McCoy, Boston College
October 27
Trans Studies Symposium: "Trans Ethics, Affirmation, and Care"
708 Clemens Hall | 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
October 30
Lecture: "Memories of Violence: Argentina, Chile, Guatemala"
708 Clemens Hall | 5 p.m.
Enrique Díaz Alvarez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Milena Grass, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
November 6
Jorge Gracia Seminar: “The Captive Maternal: Anti-Fascists in Search of the Beloved”
640 Clemens Hall | 4 p.m.
Joy James, Williams College
November 8
Jorge Gracia Seminar: “Confronting Counterinsurgencies: Cop Cities and Democracy's Terrors”
TBD | 3 p.m.
Joy James, Williams College
