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Admission Applications Now Open! Applications open October 1 and the deadline to apply is January 8, 2026. apply now.JPG


PhD Public Lecture: Alexandra Lepine on "Proletarian Literature in Canada: The Legacy of the Progressive Arts Clubs" Nov. 3 at 11:00a.m.


Dr. Lambert Zuidervaart on "The Best Defence: Rescuing Scientific Truth from Authoritarian Attacks and Academic Neglect." Thursday, November 13.


The Royal Society of Canada recognized seven Western scholars for their outstanding contributions to the arts, humanities and sciences, including our very own Dr. Joel Faflak


Recent books by alumni: Andrew Woods has a book forthcoming called "The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy: Why the Right Blames the Frankfurt School for the Decline of the West." See more here.


New collaborative specialization! The Theory Centre has become a member of the Transitional Justice collaborative graduate specialization, and Theory students are now able to add this on to their program and degree. For information on the requirements and benefits, see tjcentre.uwo.ca


Current student Brendan Brown has published two papers, "A Democracy (Never) to Come: Fugitivity and Metaphysics in Afropessimism" and "Anarcho-Pacifism: Derrida, Benjamin, The General Strike and its Afterlife in Arnold Roller’s Der Generalstreik und die Soziale Revolution."