Political Theory Reading Group<\/p>\n
Over the past academic year, some of the staff and students working in political theory have held a regular reading group, initiated by Mihaela Mihai. We read texts that fall within political theory (broadly construed) and started out with Michael Freeden\u2019s recent book The Political Theory of Political Thinking: The Anatomy of a Practice<\/i> (2013). We then moved on to Walter Benjamin\u2019s posthumously edited volume of essays, Illuminations<\/i> (1970), and finally Simone de Beauvoir\u2019s vast and seminal work in feminist theory, The Second Sex\u00a0<\/i>(1949). We meet roughly every second week for highly rewarding discussions in a productive yet relaxed atmosphere. While currently on a summer break, we will reconvene before the next academic year to continue our meetings.<\/p>\n