Academic Course Schedule

2026–2027

A year of philosophy, psychoanalysis, theology, politics, and the arts

Our final course schedule will be published on 1 July. In the meantime, here are some highlights from the year ahead.

The GCAS academic year runs from September through June, with teaching across our BA, MA, and PhD programs. MA seminars are offered as focused month-long intensives spanning Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Theology, and Politics; the BA program builds across tiered courses in writing, philosophy, literature, science, and ethics; and the PhD program is anchored by Orientation and a recurring Advanced Research Techniques sequence. The year culminates in our Florence Seminars and Commencement in May.

GCAS MA philosophy class in Florence

Selected Highlights

A sample of MA seminars across the 2026–2027 year

September

Theopoetics

John D. Caputo

Philosophy / Theology

October

Theatre, Theory, Politics

Arthur Bradley

Philosophy

November

Energy and Change

Clayton Crockett

Philosophy

November

Jung

Florian Kleinau

Psychoanalysis

December

Philosophy and Psychedelics

Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes

Philosophy

January

Violence and Desire

Avital Ronell

Philosophy / Psychoanalysis

February

Sex, AI, Philosophy and Psychoanalysis

Isabel Millar

Philosophy / Psychoanalysis

February

Theology and the Digital Age

Barry Taylor

Theology

March

Theological Figures

Catherine Keller

Theology

April

Psychoanalysis Seminar

Jamieson Webster

Psychoanalysis

Politics Program

MA Politics seminars across the 2026–2027 year

September

Political Theory

Asma Abbas

Politics

October

History of Anarchism

Francisco González Castro

Politics

October–November

Political Economy

Silvia Federici

Politics

November–December

Art and Anarchism

Lucy Quezada

Politics

January

Research Methodologies

Asma Abbas

Politics

February

Imperialism and Colonialism

Manuel Carrión

Politics

March

Post-Anarchism

Alberto Pacheco

Politics

April

Anarcho-Feminism and Intersectionality

Amapola Cortés

Politics

May–June

The Last Word

Franco Berardi

Philosophy / Politics

June

Philosophy and Politics

Chris Hedges

Philosophy / Theology / Politics

Florence Seminars & Commencement

Our May intensive in Florence brings the GCAS community together in person for a week of seminars, culminating in Commencement on Sunday, May 16.

Mysticism

Simon Critchley

Psychoanalysis

Bruce Fink

The Last Word

Franco Berardi

Learn More About Florence 2027 →

Highlights are a selection only and subject to change. The complete BA, MA, and PhD schedule — including dates, times, and credits — will be published on 1 July.