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Spring 2026 Colloquium: Class, Identity, Politics In the New Conjuncture
The 2025-2026 colloquium continues for the Spring semester, and we are excited to host these challenging and dynamic scholars, writers, researchers, and activists. All events will be livestreamed on GMU-TV on the dates and times listed below. Please note that the March and April events will be held on Wednesdays at 1 PM.
Recordings from each event can be viewed by clicking on the event from the list below. ↓
How to Win a Working-Class Majority: A Conversation
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM EDT
Online Location, livestreamed and recorded by GMU-TV
Dustin “Dino” Guastella is Director of Operations for Teamsters Local 623 in Philadelphia. Jared Abbott is a political scientist, professor, and director of the Center for Working-Class Politics with nearly two decades of experience in progressive politics and the labor movement. Guastella and Abbott will discuss the work of the Center and paths forward for the Democratic left. This event is cosponsored by the Schar School of Policy and Government
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Online Location, The event will be livestreamed by GMU-TV
Dr. Shenk is an Assistant Professor of History at George Washington University and the author of "Left Adrift: What Happened to Liberal Politics" (Columbia Global Reports, 2024). He will talk about his new research project. This event is cosponsored by History and Art History.
The Gramscians of the New Right: How the Politics of Reaction Appropriated the Left
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST
Online Location, livestreamed and recorded by GMU-TV
Kenan Malik is a columnist for the Observer and an occasional columnist for the New York Times and Göteborgs-Posten. He has written books about the history of ethics, the idea of multiculturalism, and the construction of race. His most recent book is "Not So Black and White: A History of Race from White Supremacy to Identity Politics." This event is cosponsored by the Schar School of Policy and Government
Thursday, February 5, 2026 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM EST
Online Location, livestreamed and recorded by GMU-TV
Kenneth Warren is a Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago, and author of several books on African American literature, Jim Crow, and black intellectual history. On the recording, he discusses his new book with Adolph Reed Jr., which incorporates historical, contemporary, and literary perspectives on Black cultural criticism to explore the full portrait of racial injustice and inequality in America. This event is cosponsored by the English Department.
