Cecilia Sebastian on critical theory in revolt, in conversation with Arne Höcker

Cecilia Sebastian is the author of Critical Theory in Revolt: How Angela Davis and the New Left Remade the Frankfurt School (Verso 2026). She writes about critical theory and social movements. Her previous work has appeared in Jacobin, New German Critique, Polity, and The Oxford Handbook of Adorno. She holds a PhD in German Studies from Yale University and is currently pursuing a law degree.

Arne Höcker is Associate Professor of German Studies at CU Boulder. His publications include The Case of Literature: Forensic Narratives from Goethe to Kafka (Cornell UP 2020), and Paranoia and the Totalitarian Drift of Modernity (Cornell UP 2026).