The Gender of Critical Theory: On the Experiential Grounds of Critique

by McNay and Lois McNay

Frankfurt School Critical Theory describes itself as an unmasking critique of power. However, it has surprisingly little to say about major structural oppressions, including gender. A distinctive feature of critique is that, in diagnosing what is wrong with the world, it ought to be guided by the experiences of oppressed groups. Yet, in practice, it tends to pay little heed to these experiences. The Gender of Critical Theory shows how these oversights...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198857756
• ISBN13: 9780198857754
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"