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. (Select Log in with Microsoft, then use your NETID credentials to access the 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: From Representation and Redistribution to Recognition and Care - 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.