The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to critical theory:

Critical theory the 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. The term "Critical Theory" was first coined by Max Horkheimer in his 1937 essay "Traditional and Critical Theory".

Essence of critical theory

Concepts

Branches of critical theory

Actor–network theory

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African-American studies

Gender studies

Marxist theory

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Postcolonialism

Structuralism

Post-structuralism

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Deconstruction

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Postmodern Philosophy

Reconstructivism

Psychoanalytic theory

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Schizoanalytic theory

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Queer theory

Semiotics

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Literary theory

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Theories of identity

  • Private sphere certain sector of societal life in which an individual enjoys a degree of authority, unhampered by interventions from governmental or other institutions. Examples of the private sphere are family and home. The complement or opposite of public sphere.
  • Public sphere area in social life where individuals can come together to freely discuss and identify societal problems, and through that discussion influence political action. It is "a discursive space in which individuals and groups congregate to discuss matters of mutual interest and, where possible, to reach a common judgment."
  • Creolization

Major works

Major theorists

References

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