Critical Theory Cluster/Certificate Courses

2026-27 Courses counting towards the Graduate Certificate in Critical Theory:

*Additional courses may be added as department course information is finalized prior to each quarter. Please check CAESAR for all up-to-date course information. This course list is subject to change as department and program schedules change throughout the year.

*Students may petition to count courses not listed below by filling out this form.

Fall 2026

BLK_ST 480-0 Citations of Black Political Thought - Graduate Topics in African American Studies - Barnor Hesse - Wed 2:00 PM - 4:50 PM

COMM-ST: 425-0 Rhetoric and Ideology of Equality - Dilip Gaonkar - Mon 2:00 PM - 4:50 PM

ENGLISH 481-0 Queer Theory and Queer Cinema - Studies in Literary Theory & Criticism - Nick Davis - Wed 2:00 PM - 4:50 PM

FRENCH 410-0 Theories of Literature - Christopher Bush - Wed 2:00 PM - 4:50 PM

FRENCH 486-0 Studies in Literature & the Disciplines - Alessia Ricciardi - Tues 2:00 PM - 4:50 PM

FRENCH 487-0 Archive Poetics: Subaltern Knowledges & Irreverent - Studies in Literature and the Arts - Alejandra Uslenghi - Thurs 2:00 PM - 4:50 PM

GERMAN 403-0 German Literature, Critical Thought and New Media 1900-1945 - Peter Fenves - Mon 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

PHIL 410-0 Protest and Resistance - Seminar: Special Topics in Philosophy - Jose Medina - Mon 2:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Winter 2026

Spring 2026

Please fill out this form if you would like to petition for a course to count toward the Critical Theory Certificate that is not listed.