Outline of critical theory
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to critical theory:
Critical theory – examination and critique of society and culture, drawing from knowledge across the social sciences and humanities. The term has two different meanings with different origins and histories: one originating in sociology and the other in literary criticism. This has led to the very literal use of 'critical theory' as an umbrella term to describe any theory founded upon critique.
Essence of critical theory
Branches of critical theory
Gender studies
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Gender studies
Marxist theory
Postcolonialism
Structuralism
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Structuralism
Post-structuralism
Deconstruction
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Deconstruction
Postmodernism
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Postmodernism
Reconstructivism
Psychoanalytic theory
Queer theory
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Queer theory
Semiotics
Cultural anthropology
Theories of identity
Linguistical theories of literature
Major works
- Bloch, Ernst (1938-'47). The Principle of Hope
- Fromm, Erich (1941). The Fear of Freedom (UK)/Escape from Freedom (US)
- Horkheimer, Max; Adorno, Theodor W. (1944/'47) Dialectic of Enlightenment
- Barthes, Roland (1957). Mythologies
- Habermas, Jürgen (1962). The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere
- Marcuse, Herbert (1964). One-Dimensional Man
- Adorno, Theodor W. (1966) Negative Dialectics
- Derrida, Jacques (1967). Of Grammatology
- Derrida, Jacques (1967). Writing and Difference
- Habermas, Jürgen (1981). The Theory of Communicative Action
- Mohan, Brij (2005). Reinventing Social Work
Major theorists
See also
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