The Center for Interdisciplinary Critical Inquiry (CICI) fosters cross-divisional, cross-regional and global collaborations in order to address the key political, social, religious and cultural issues of our time. We are committed to thinking creatively across an array of fields to develop a capacious vision of the arts and the human and social sciences, in relation to critical thought, justice and ethics.
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Conferences, Lectures, and Events
Dear Human at Future's Edge: Science, Creativity, and Climate Futures Conference
Join us on Tuesday, April 16 at for Dear Human at Future's Edge: Science, Creativity, and Climate Futures, a conference focused on the intersection of climate science, ecopoetry, and the arts. Learn more about the event at cici.berkeley.edu/events
Symposium recordings available now for Demos Anxiety: "Great Replacement" Theory and Democracy
The Center for Interdisciplinary Critical Inquiry is pleased to announce that select recordings of its annual symposium, Demos Anxiety: "Great Replacement" Theory and Democracy, are now available.
Designated Emphasis in The Study of Religion
The Designated Emphasis in the Study of Religion (DESR) supports graduate training in Religious Studies and in the Theory of the Study of Religion, promotes graduate research on topics related to religion, and brings together a cross-disciplinary faculty.
Designated Emphasis in Critical Theory
The Program in Critical Theory was launched with the intention of providing graduate students the opportunity to train in true interdisciplinarity, bringing together some of the most rigorous and innovative forms of critique from across the humanities and social sciences.
Spring event highlight
Toward a Counter-Imaginary: A Conversation with Angela Davis and Isaac Julien, moderated by Judith Butler