Research
Our affiliated faculty members' research is quite broad, reflecting its interdisciplinary nature. Some common areas of focus include:
- political theory, international relations and globalization
- Marxist and post-Marxist thought
- post-structuralism, deconstruction
- feminist theory, gender and sexuality studies, masculinity theories
- political ecology and ecofeminism
- surveillance studies, theories of sovereignty, governmentality, the State, city and urban theory
- post-humanism
- literary and aesthetic theory
See our list of faculty members to learn about their individual research interests.
Faculty & student research
Cultural, Social and Political Thought (CSPT) faculty and students partner on research on many topics. They disseminate their research through publications, conferences and public lectures.
Colloquium series
The CSPT Colloquium series is an ongoing initiative run entirely by students from the program. The format and content of each event depends largely upon the organizers, volunteers, presenters and community members in attendance. Workshops, presentations and discussions are typically offered by both faculty and graduate students.
Committee members organize 4 to 6 colloquia between October and March of every academic year. Each colloquium features a member of CSPT faculty or a student at the latest stages of their degree (usually while writing their thesis or dissertation). The colloquium presenters speak of their research and engage in dialogue with their audience.
Student conferences
Each year a collective of CSPT students organizes a graduate conference to be held in late April or May. Topics are in line with a particular theme, movement, problematique or impulse that they feel speaks to their particular moment and circumstance.
Theses & dissertations
There have been over 100 theses and dissertations by CSPT students since the program’s inception. These titles indicate the diversity of interests of CSPT students and faculty, as well as the vast range of focuses and methods employed, from abstract and conceptual studies to empirical research and fieldworks.
These theses can be viewed on UVic D-Space.