Call for Papers: International Conference on Marxist Critical Theory in Eastern Europe – Social Modernization and Cultural Modernity

The International Conference on Marxist Critical Theory in Eastern Europe will be held during November, 2026 in Chengdu, China. This will be an opportunity for the presentation of new work and research results across a wide variety of Eastern Europe Marxist Critical Theory Studies, to enhance the world-wide field of Marxist critical theories, to share studies of critical theory of Eastern Europe, and to promote the construction of Chinese Marxism and its aesthetics.

Conference Report: In Memory of Zygmunt Bauman, Sichuan University 2024

by Eric Ferris

Previously honoring Agnes Heller and George Markus, the conference was part of an ongoing, larger Chinese federal research project on aesthetics which, in part, is a canopy for critical theory and has to date resulted in serious scholarship on Eastern European Marxist thinkers by Chinese intellectuals. Co-sponsored by Thesis Eleven, The Research Center for Marxist Theory of Literature in the College of Literature and Journalism at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, and the Marxist Aesthetics Committee of the Chinese Association of Aesthetics, the conference not only reflected Bauman’s global influence, it was also an example of how his influence continues to grow.

Call for Papers: International Conference on (Former)Third World Literature and Culture

This conference centers on exchanges in literature, film, and acrobatics between the (former)Third World and the (former)First and (former)Second Worlds, alongside interactions within and across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Equal emphasis is placed on addressing gender and minority issues within these contexts. We invite submissions from scholars across disciplines to engage in this vibrant intellectual exchange.