The Social Theory & Space Network
The Social Theory & Space Network at the Department of Human Geography is dedicated to fostering an environment of intellectual curiosity and theoretical pluralism in human geography and human ecology through a collective engagement with social theory.
The Network’s activities are anchored in efforts to grapple with the enduring challenge of developing, evaluating, and operationalizing theory in relation to empirical research. In particular, members seek to better understand the connections between the systemic inequalities and contradictions of the present phase of capitalism and the diverse, contingent, and constantly evolving social and spatial forms it produces. Meeting regularly, the Network hosts activities and events to bridge diverse theoretical traditions and empirical interests, fostering a community of critical dialogue grounded in shared curiosity and knowledge of social theory.
The Social Theory & Space Reading Group
Previous reading selections: Karl Marx’s Grundrisse (HT23 and VT24), Perry Anderson’s The Antinomies of Antonio Gramsci (HT24), Phil A. Neel’s Hinterland and Brett Christophers’ The Price is Wrong (VT25), Ruth Wilson Gilmore’s Abolition Geography and Michel Foucault’s Discipline and Punish (HT25), Alyssa Battistoni’s Free Gifts and Ilias Alami and Adam Dixon’s The Spectre of State Capitalism (VT26).
To sign up for a reading list, please contact, ilia [dot] farahani [at] keg [dot] lu [dot] se (Ilia Farahani)
Autumn 2026
The Great Transformation by Karl Polanyi
How to See Like a Machine by Trevor Paglen
Contact
Interested in the Social Theory & Space Network?
Please contact:
johan [dot] pries [at] keg [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Pries )
mads [dot] barbesgaard [dot] 2321 [at] keg [dot] lu [dot] se (Mads Barbesgaard)