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r/CriticalTheory
188k members
r/CriticalTheory is a subreddit with 188k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size, and has high activity.
Critical theory is a school of thought that stresses the examination and the critique of society and culture by applying knowledge from the social sciences and the humanities.
Popular Themes in r/CriticalTheory
#1
Advice Requests
: "How do you keep up-to-date with critical theory?"
11 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "ok, my blog...."
2 posts
#3
News
: "We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher – Felixstowe, Floods, and Decapitalised Production (June Update)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/CriticalTheory
#1
Philosophy
: "How Did Analytic Philosophy Become the Ruling Class of Thought? Christoph Schuringa Explains"
29 posts
#2
Theory
: "How do you grapple with Theory while struggling with executive functioning disorders?"
27 posts
#3
Politics
: "The End of Politics, Replaced by Simulation: On the Real Threat of Large Language Models"
20 posts
#4
Culture
: "Graeber mentions a "famous" essay wherein the French created civilization and the Germans created Culture. What is that essay?"
9 posts
#5
Technology
: "Jennifer C. Pan on "Selling Social Justice" | Doomscroll"
9 posts
#6
Capitalism
: "The Era of Passive Consumption — Late-Stage Capitalism, Culture, and the Death of Attention"
7 posts
#7
Fascism
: "Modern Fascism is strange, why does it still exist?"
7 posts
#8
Art
: "The Aesthetics of Liberation: a Critique of Art Under Capitalism"
6 posts
#9
Gender
: "Butler's theory of Gender performativity - what is Gender being performed for?"
6 posts
#10
Critical Theory
: "Ideology as Movement — Socialism Is Something That Does, Not Something That Is"
5 posts
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