# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Weird Academia
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Voyage to the wilder shores of thought with Weird Academia, a live conversation exploring ideas that challenge the conventional boundaries of scholarship. This event brings together artists and thinkers from both inside and outside the academy to stage an encounter with the Weird: the occult, mysticism, hauntings, telepathy, UFOs, spirit mediumship, and other notions that seldom find a home in mainstream academia.

The evening gathers together leading thinkers and creators from the intellectual sphere of the Weird: IU professor Phil Ford and Canadian philosopher J. F. Martel of the Weird Studies podcast; IU professor Jacob Foster, whose work imagines a science of the possible; religious studies scholar Jeffrey Kripal, whose influential writings challenge humanists to confront the paranormal; artist Shannon Taggart, known for her uncanny spiritualist photography; primatologist Cat Hobaiter, whose research on non-human communication opens new frontiers of understanding; and public intellectual Erik Davis, whose writings on esoterica and media culture defy categorization.

Expect a night of startling ideas, unexpected connections, and intellectual explorations untethered from disciplinary constraints. Whether you’re a seeker, skeptic, or sim
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bloomington/weird-academia/200029223216002
- **Event Categories**: contests, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Bloomington
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 114 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, United States, Indiana 47401
- **lat**: 39.16634
- **long**: -86.53279
- **full address**: 114 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, United States, Indiana 47401

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Weird Academia being held?
  - **A:** Weird Academia takes place on Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 114 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN, United States, Indiana 47401.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Weird Academia?
  - **A:** Weird Academia is organized by Buskirk-Chumley Theater.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Weird Academia is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Bloomington, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Weird Academia sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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