Robin Goodman, an English professor at Florida State University, presents a paper Friday at the University of Houston-Victoria during the annual Winter Theory Institute sponsored by the Society for Critical Exchange. The theme of this year’s institute was Antitheory. The participants explored questions such as, What does it mean to be against theory in the new millennium, What is the current state of post-theory, the alleged deaths of theory, and the critique of critique. The Society for Critical Exchange is North America’s oldest scholarly organization devoted to theory. The group uses interdisciplinary projects, conferences and symposia to advance the role of theory in academic and intellectual arenas. The projects encompass a broad spectrum of disciplines including literary studies, legal studies and practices, economics, composition and pedagogy.