Research Seminars, Colloquia and Reading Groups
Critical Theory Reading Group
The Critical Theory Reading Group will be reading three texts in Feminism over the next three weeks. We meet on Wednesdays from 14.30-16.00 and the readings and rooms are as follows:
20th Nov - S1.69 - 'Introduction' and 'Chapter 3: The Point of View of Historical Materialism' from Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex.
27th Nov - S1.71 - 'Performative Acts and Gender Constitution: An Essay in Phenomenology and Feminist Theory' by Judith Butler.
4th Dec - S1.69 - 'Introduction' and 'Chapter 3: The Great Caliban, The Struggle Against the Rebel Body' from Silvia Frederici's Caliban and the Witch.
Each extract will be introduced by a member of the group and we welcome future suggestions for themes and specific readings.
Please email oscar.jenkinson@warwick.ac.uk if you'd like to come along or stay up-to-date with what we're reading in future weeks through our whatsapp group.