Critical Theory

Critical theory is a key term in the humanities and social sciences that has a wide range of meanings and usages in contemporary art history, cultural studies, film studies, literature, and philosophy. One definition of critical theory points to its historical and intellectual beginnings with the Frankfurt school in Germany during the 1920s and 1930s. The second, more casual, definition is more amorphous and comes into usage across the disciplines as many of the Frankfurt school methodologies and concepts circulate, ...

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