Reading Groups

CRAM is associated with a variety of independent reading groups dedicated to intensive study of significant figures, texts and movements in the history of critical philosophy and theory.

No advanced preparation is required for the reading groups. All are welcome to attend: no institutional affiliation is needed and certainly no expertise. Simply come along and read.

Please contact the relevant reading group convenor for the latest update on the reading schedule and to confirm location/time.

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Reading Groups

Dante, Paradiso. Weekly, Monday, 2pm, John Medley 261E. Contact @Joe Hughes

Milton, Paradise Lost. Weekly, Monday, 4pm, John Medley 261E. Contact @Justin Clemens

Poetics and Prosody. Fortnightly, Tuesday, 5pm, John Medley W131. Contact @Jeremy George

Joyce, Ulysses. Weekly, Wednesday, 2pm, John Medley 261E. Contact @Ronan McDonald

Feminist Ethics in  Art, Literature, Cinema Reading Group. First Thursday of each month. Contact @Noni May

Beat and Counterculture Reading Group. Fortnightly, Thursday, 5:30pm. Contact @George Mouratidis

Seminar in Criticism.  Fortnightly, Thursday, 4pm. Contact @Josh Barnes or @Mona Rahimpour

Deleuze, Logic of Sense. Weekly, Friday, 10am, John Medley 261E. Contact @Georgia Gibbs

Hegel, Science of Logic. Weekly, Friday, 11am, John Medley 261E. Contact @Justin Clemens

Environmental Humanities Reading Group. Weekly, Friday, 11am.  Contact @Lynda Ng.

Marx, Grundrisse. Weekly, Friday, 12pm, John Medley 261E. Contact @Nandini Shah or @Brendan Duncan

Spinoza, Short Treatise. Weekly, Friday, 1pm, John Medley 261E. Contact @Jon Rubin

Auerbach, Mimesis. Weekly, Friday, 2pm, John Medley 261E. Contact @Sarah Fantini

Lacan Reading Group. Weekly, Friday, 2pm, The Clyde Hotel. Contact @Thomas Weight

Adorno, Negative Dialectics. Weekly, Friday, 3pm, John Medley 261E. Contact @Beau Kent

Badiou, Conditions. Weekly, Friday, 3:30pm, John Medley 261E. Contact @Justin Clemens

Critical Race Theory Reading Group. Weekly, Friday, 3.30pm. Contact @Hannah Murray

Bataille Reading Group, Weekly (during semester only), Friday, 3:30pm. Contact @Devi Lir

Reading group details last updated: 25 March 2026

Special Study Sessions

ECR First Book Writing Group. Weekly, Friday 12pm-4pm. Contact @Jessica Marian

ECR Grant Development. By appointment. Contact @Justin Clemens or @Joe Hughes