Reading, research, and conversation throughout 2026–27.
Counterpoint meets approximately once a month during the academic year for participant-led book discussions, research exchanges, informal gatherings, and a guest conversation.
Planning & Introductory Meeting
Start-of-term social gathering introducing the group and its aims, discussing the idea of “reading the understudied,” sharing members’ research interests, and finalizing the reading list and schedule.
Book Discussion
A reading conversation focused on language diversity, cultural memory, and endangered languages.
Book Discussion
A discussion focused on historical narratives, memory, and the production of knowledge.
Research Roundtable & Term Reflection
Members share work-in-progress, research ideas, or ongoing projects, followed by discussion and feedback, alongside an end-of-term gathering and reflection on the first term’s conversations.
Research Roundtable & Planning Meeting
The group reconvenes to exchange ideas on current research, methodological questions, and emerging projects, while identifying shared interests and directions for the term ahead.
Book Discussion
A discussion focused on environmental thought, colonialism, and ecological justice.
Book Discussion
A discussion on the intersection of technology, material culture, recycling, and everyday histories.
Guest Lecture & Discussion
A guest lecture and discussion with a visiting scholar, followed by a Q&A session.
Fiction Reading Discussion & Research Roundtable
A fiction discussion alongside an exchange on members’ work-in-progress, research ideas, and methods, followed by group feedback.
Closing Meeting
Reflection on the year’s readings and activities, followed by a conversation about possible future directions.
