'Slavery's Future Past' -- this is the name for the 2026 Reading Group of the Critical Antiquities Network for 2026. Meetings will be in a hybrid format, with the first to take place on 11am-1pm on Friday 28 August (Sydney time). For all the details, go to criticalantiquities.org/reading-group.

The 2026 Critical Antiquities Workshop kicks off this Wed morning (Sydney time) with Sara Brill’s paper, ‘“From the womb of capital itself”: Commodity Fetishism, Reproductive Fantasy, and the Use of Birth.’ For more details and to register, go to: criticalantiquities.org/workshop

The Critical Antiquities Workshop is returning! See our schedule of speakers at criticalantiquities.org. Come online or in person @ University of Sydney on March 3/4 for our first event: Sara Brill, 'From the womb of capital itself: Commodity Fetishism, Reproductive Fantasy, and the Use of Birth.'

The Critical Antiquities Public Lecture is back in 2026. On February 24 (US/UK) or 25 (Australia), Page Dubois (UC, San Diego) will give her lecture entitled, 'Blind Spot: Marxism in U.S. Classics.' More details at our website (criticalantiquities.org) and in the attached flyer.

June 13 hybrid/Wollongong - Critical Antiquities Network inaugural assembly on “Transformative Action in the Face of Debt” criticalantiquities.org/assembly/exa... @critantiquities.bsky.social

Come along to the last instalment of our reading group on transformative action in the face of debt - 10am-12pm, Tuesday 6 May, online and in-person at UNSW (co-hosted by the Critique Now cluster). Details: criticalantiquities.org/reading-grou...

Hope to see you there!

April 15 hybrid [ANU Canberra, 10am-12pm AEDT] Critical Antiquities Network Reading Group - “Transformative Action in the Face of Debt” criticalantiquities.org/reading-grou... @critantiquities.bsky.social

Come see Tom Geue (ANU) @tomgeue.bsky.social launch his book on Italian Classical philologist and radical activist Sebastiano Timpanaro! Held @gleebooks.bsky.social on Thurs April 10 @ 6:30 in discussion with Tristan Bradshaw, Andrew Brooks and Frances Muecke. RSVP: gleebooks.com.au/event/tom-ge...

April 1 hybrid [Wollongong, 10am-12pm AEDT] Critical Antiquities Network Reading Group - "Transformative Action in the Face of Debt" criticalantiquities.org/reading-grou... @critantiquities.bsky.social

CAN co-director @tomgeue.bsky.social has published a brilliant book with @versobooks.bsky.social on an Italian Classical philologist and radical activist. See it launched @ Gleebooks April 10 with Tom, Tristan Bradshaw, Andrew Brooks and Frances Muecke. Register: gleebooks.com.au/event/tom-ge...

Ever thought much about debt? Eg. Pondered that it’s messed up that people have to pay huge sums of interest over most of their adult lives simply to have a place to call their own? Ever considered how stultifying that could be and whether there’s another way?

Hey all! We’re new here but have been around for a few years, organising research and events for people interested in the way ancient worlds can be used in critical and emancipatory ways. We’ve got a website (criticalantiquities.org) where you can see what our network involves and what’s coming up.