Each year, the conference fosters emergent debate through attendee-proposed streams. Access full programmes and abstracts.

2023: Institutional Critique

2022: Emergent Epistemologies

2021: Non-Hierarchical Dialogue

Focused on challenging academic conventions and exploring alternative modes of knowledge production and dissemination. Download the full programme.

Examined new ways of knowing and the philosophical underpinnings of radical thought across interdisciplinary fields. Access the full stream list.

Explored collaborative research models and the deconstruction of traditional academic power structures. View abstracts and presentations.

Moments of Critical Exchange

A raw, documentarian record of seminar discussions, printed materials, and room dynamics from past conferences.

Open-Access Research & Radical Publishing

Explore special issues dedicated to conference themes, independent publications challenging mainstream narratives, and platforms committed to un-siloed enquiry. These collaborations extend the dialogue initiated at our annual gatherings.

The Midlands Conference fosters connections with partner open-access journals and independent radical presses. We believe in the free dissemination of critical thought beyond institutional paywalls.