We’re pleased to welcome Professor Arun Saldanha as a Visiting Professor at the Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought in the Autumn term of 2025. Arun Saldanha is Professor in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Society at the University of Minnesota. He is the author or editor of books on race, music, and continental philosophy. At CPCT, he will be working on a new book tentatively titled Phenotypically: A Materialist Theory of Race, which seeks a critical “return to” Darwin after Fanon in light of a resurgence of far-right fantasies around human biology. Professor Saldanha will deliver a talk at CPCT on the basic questions driving his book on Friday 21 November 2025 from 17:00-19:00 in RHB 137a. To receive a notification about this event, please consider subscribing to our mailing list here.

Professor Saldanha will also be leading a session of CPCT’s Research Seminar on “Music and Philosophy” around a piece he published on the October 7 rave massacre. The session will take place on Wednesday, 26 November 2025 from 16:00-18:00 in RHB 139 and online. For details including registration link for hybrid attendance, please visit https://cpct.uk/2025-26/.