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r/CriticalTheory
186k members
r/CriticalTheory is a subreddit with 186k 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?"
10 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Is critical theory gatekept through language and access?"
1 post
#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
Politics
: "The End of Politics, Replaced by Simulation: On the Real Threat of Large Language Models"
21 posts
#2
Philosophy
: "Do you think we can still do direct Philosophy about the world or we can only critique critiques?"
20 posts
#3
Theory
: "Do not give in to Despair. Study Theory and practice Praxis. My 3 fav articles from the Library. Bless."
14 posts
#4
Technology
: "Jennifer C. Pan on "Selling Social Justice" | Doomscroll"
11 posts
#5
Critical Theory
: "Any recommendations involving psychoanalysis, Critical Theory and the 'far-right' phenomena?"
9 posts
#6
Capitalism
: "The Era of Passive Consumption — Late-Stage Capitalism, Culture, and the Death of Attention"
9 posts
#7
Art
: "The Aesthetics of Liberation: a Critique of Art Under Capitalism"
7 posts
#8
Society
: "Jennifer C. Pan on "Selling Social Justice" | Doomscroll"
7 posts
#9
Power
: "Should Power-aesthetics be actively shunned?"
6 posts
#10
Ideology
: "Liberalism — The Ideology of Abstract Universality"
6 posts
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