The Central Concepts in Contemporary Theory (CCCT) workshop warmly welcomes all to its second colloquium and conference (Dialogues in Contemporary Theory II | On Benjamin) held this upcoming Saturday, December 2, 2017. The colloquium and conference will focus on the thought and legacy of Walter Benjamin.

The first event will be a colloquium, from 10am-12pm, in 3222 Angell Hall. In preparation for the talks given at 4pm, we will be discussing Walter Benjamin’s “On Language as Such and on the Language of Man” and “Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” as well as Lynne Huffer’s “Foucault’s Fossils: Life Itself and the Return to Nature in Feminist Philosophy.” If you want to request a copy of these essays, please email either Megan Torti (mtorti@umich.edu) or Srdjan Cvjeticanin (srdjan@umich.edu).

The second event will take place from 4-6:30pm in 3222 Angell Hall and will consist of the talks given by Professor Antoine Traisnel (University of Michigan; "The Stock Image: Muybridge, Uexkull, Benjamin"); Professor Ingrid Diran (University of Michigan; "Fossils and Monsters: Reading Benjamin with Foucault"); and Professor Michelle Ty (Clemson University, "When History Merges into Setting").