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The gender of critical theory : on the experiential grounds of critique /

McNay, Lois,

The gender of critical theory : on the experiential grounds of critique / Lois McNay. - First edition. - 1 online resource (275 pages). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .

This edition also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 and tensions stem from the preoccupation with normative foundations that has dominated Frankfurt School theory since Habermas and has given rise to a mode of paradigm-led inquiry that undermines an effective critique of oppression.

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Frankfurt school of sociology.
Critical theory.
Sex discrimination--Philosophy.
Feminism.

HM467

301.01

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