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What Is Critical Theory?

An Explainer

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Matthew McManus
Apr 30, 2021
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Critical theory has always been controversial, but never more than now. In the last few years, it’s become a major culture war symbol, spawning an entire industry of commentary that, in its most extreme offerings, either antagonistically sees it as the fountain of all evil, or positively regards it as the most fruitful framework for remaking society.

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Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Michigan. Author of "The Political Right and Equality," "The Rise of Post-Modern Conservatism," and other books.
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