ALT BSA THEORY STUDY GROUP Call for online event proposals Are you working on a theory paper, project, or book and would like to present/discuss it with other BSA Theory Study Group members? or Would you like to support another scholar's theoretical work by inviting them to give a talk, perhaps with you as a discussant? Consider submitting your proposal! The involvement of Early Career Scholars (as co-organisers or presenters) is especially encouraged.

ALT Academic Freedom and the Politics of Free Speech with Jana Bacevic A BSA Theory Study Group Event 25 September 2024 (4:30-6:00pm BST) Online About the Event Within the current context of the media framing of a ‘free speech crisis’, the restructuring of the higher education sector, and changes of legislation, our immediate and collective attention is required to examine the meanings, manifestations of, and relationship between academic freedom and free speech. To this end, the BSA Theory Study Group is excited to welcome Jana Bacevic, who will present insights from her recently published and ongoing scholarship on academic freedom and the politics of ‘free’ speech. In particular, Jana will engage with theories of performativity of speech to reflect on the performative nature of societal and institutional speech-acts.

ALT The Frankfurt School Beyond Its Centenary: Exploring Contemporary Critical Social Theory and its Critique of Political Economy Sponsored by BSA Theory Study Group 6 November 2024 (4-6pm GMT) Online Guest Speakers Stephan Lessenich Chris O’Kane Cecilia Sebastian Esteban Torres About the Event We are excited to invite you to the next BSA Theory event – celebrating contemporary Critical Theory that is furthering the legacy pioneered by Frankfurt School members such as Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer, and developing new perspectives on contemporary conjunctures, contradictions, crises, and opportunities for collective emancipation. The event will explore the Frankfurt School’s Political Economy and Critical Social Theory.