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NEW 2026-2027 Course offerings in Theory and Criticism. Learn more here.

Admission applications are now closed. Interested candidates should contact the program to ask whether late applications will be accepted.
Annual Theory Conference 2026 CALL FOR PAPERS (CFP) "Raising a Mirror to the University: Theory and the Canadian Institution."

Prof. Matthew Rowlinson will be giving a talk on “Tennyson’s Errors” on Thursday, April 16th at 4pm in Conron Hall as part of the Ross and Marion Woodman Speaker series in Romanticism. 

Chiasma: A site for Thought is excited to share the call for papers for our volume 11. This volume's theme is sovereignty, and graduate students, professors and scholars from various disciplines are encouraged to participate. Abstract submissions accepted until April 20th. Submissions should be sent to chiasma@uwo.ca.

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.