Marx, Darwin, and Humanism
amid Planetary Crisis
On Saturday, April 4, 2026, Ohio State University will host a free, public, one-day conference on Marx, Darwin & the planetary crisis.
Join us for a special conference with topics ranging and multidisciplinary, and with participants from anthropology, sociology, philosophy, geography, political theory, and literary studies.
As the title suggests, one main aim is to engage with recent attempts to put Marx into conversation with Darwin, which has been done with an eye to understanding the ecological dimension of Marx’s thought.
Organizer: Paul Reitter
Speakers =
Neil Brenner, Sociology, U Chicago; Rebecca Karl, History, NYU; Nick Kawa, Anthropology, Ohio State; Ken Kawashima EAS, U Toronto; Paul Reitter, German, Ohio State; Inés Valdez, Politics, Johns Hopkins; Joel Wainwright, Geography, Ohio State; Vanessa Wills, Philosophy, GWU.
Sponsors =
Arts and Humanities Conference Grant Program; College of Humanities; Departments of Anthropology, Comparative Studies, Geography, and History; Political Theory Workshop; and Umwelt Center.
Thank you!