Critical Theory Bergen

Critical Theory Bergen is a research environment for critical theory, affiliated with the Practical Philosophy Group at the Department of Philosophy.

Affiliation

About the research group

Critical Theory Bergen brings together researchers and advanced students from philosophy and other disciplines, organizes academic events and contributes to public debate. Our work is inspired by traditions like the Frankfurt school, antiracism, feminism and postcolonial theory, with a shared goal of an empirically and historically informed, emancipatory social philosophy.

Program for spring 2026

We meet this term on Fridays, 11.00-12.15h (unless stated otherwise). Room information refers to Sydnesplassen 12/13.

23.1, room 130: Frieder Vogelmann (2024), "Political epistemology without apologies (external link)", European Journal of Philosophy 33:4, 1259-1273

6.2, groundfloor meeting room: Rahel Jaeggi (2025), "Précis: Progress and regression (external link)", Analyse & Kritik 47:2, 237-252

[20.2, 14.15-16h, room 129 - online talk: Vanessa Wills (external link) (George Washington University), "What is a standpoint? The notion of standpoint in feminist standpoint theory"] postponed due to illness, new date tba

Thematic focus: Migration and critical theory

6.3, room 129: Fabian Georgi (2019), "Toward fortress capitalism: The restrictive transformation of migration and border regimes as a reaction to the capitalist multicrisis (external link)", Canadian Review of Sociology 56:4, 556-579

20.3, room 129: Katja Franko (2020), The crimmigrant other. Migration and penal power (external link), Routledge, ch. 1

10.4, room 129: Melina Duarte (2018), "Open borders and welfare states: Can't they really get along (external link)?", Journal of Identity and Migration Studies 12:1, 131-159

Public event:

4.6, Litteraturhuset, Olav H. Hauge, 19h: Kritisk teori i dialog: Sterk stat, sårbare mennesker: Politi og rett i møte med de marginaliserte (external link), talks and panel debate with Helene Oppen Ingebrigtsen Gundhus (external link) (UiO) and Franz Knappik, more panelists t.b.a.