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Andrew Arato
Andrew Arato is Dorothy Hart Hirshon Professor of Political and Social Theory in the department of sociology at The New School University.
Andrew Arato is Dorothy Hart Hirshon Professor of Political and Social Theory in the department of sociology at The New School University.
Anibal Quijano
Anibal Quijano (born 1928, Yungay) is a Peruvian sociologist and humanist thinker, known for having developed the concept of "coloniality of power".
Anibal Quijano (born 1928, Yungay) is a Peruvian sociologist and humanist thinker, known for having developed the concept of "coloniality of power".
Bolívar Echeverría
Bolívar Echeverría was a philosopher, economist and cultural critic, born in Ecuador and later nationalized mexican.
Bolívar Echeverría was a philosopher, economist and cultural critic, born in Ecuador and later nationalized mexican.
Douglas Kellner
Douglas Kellner is a “third generation” critical theorist in the tradition of the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research, or Frankfurt School.
Douglas Kellner is a “third generation” critical theorist in the tradition of the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research, or Frankfurt School.
E. San Juan, Jr.
Epifanio San Juan, Jr., also known as E. San Juan, Jr. (born on December 29, 1938 at Sta.
Epifanio San Juan, Jr., also known as E. San Juan, Jr. (born on December 29, 1938 at Sta.
Gary Peller
Gary Peller (b. 1955 in New York, New York) is Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center and a prominent member of the critical legal studies and critical race theory movements.
Gary Peller (b. 1955 in New York, New York) is Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center and a prominent member of the critical legal studies and critical race theory movements.
Hamid Dabashi
Hamid Dabashi ( حمید دباشی), born 1951 in Ahvaz, is an Iranian-American Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York City.
Hamid Dabashi ( حمید دباشی), born 1951 in Ahvaz, is an Iranian-American Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York City.
Jean L. Cohen
Jean L. Cohen is Professor of Political Science at Columbia University.
Jean L. Cohen is Professor of Political Science at Columbia University.
Jeremy J. Shapiro
Dr. Jeremy J. Shapiro (born 1940), is an American academic, a professor at Fielding Graduate University who works in the area of critical social theory with emphasis on the social and cultural e...
Dr. Jeremy J. Shapiro (born 1940), is an American academic, a professor at Fielding Graduate University who works in the area of critical social theory with emphasis on the social and cultural e...
Jürgen Habermas
Jürgen Habermas is a German sociologist, geographer and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism.
Jürgen Habermas is a German sociologist, geographer and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism.
Khen Lampert
Khen Lampert is an educator and a philosopher who teaches Philosophy, History, Cultural Studies and Education.
Khen Lampert is an educator and a philosopher who teaches Philosophy, History, Cultural Studies and Education.
Marc Blanchard
Marc Blanchard was a professor of Comparative Literature and Critical Theory at the University of California, Davis.
Marc Blanchard was a professor of Comparative Literature and Critical Theory at the University of California, Davis.
Matthew Giobbi
Matthew Tyler Giobbi is an author, photographer and educator in the fields of science criticism, philosophy, media theory, psychoanalysis and psychology.
Matthew Tyler Giobbi is an author, photographer and educator in the fields of science criticism, philosophy, media theory, psychoanalysis and psychology.
Max Horkheimer
Max Horkheimer was a German-Jewish philosopher-sociologist, famous for his work in critical theory as a member of the 'Frankfurt School' of social research.
Max Horkheimer was a German-Jewish philosopher-sociologist, famous for his work in critical theory as a member of the 'Frankfurt School' of social research.
Nancy Fraser
Nancy Fraser (Baltimore, 20 May 1947) is an American critical theorist, currently the Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Political and Social Science and professor of philosophy at The New Sc...
Nancy Fraser (Baltimore, 20 May 1947) is an American critical theorist, currently the Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Political and Social Science and professor of philosophy at The New Sc...
Nicholas Burbules
Nicholas C. Burbules is a Gutgsell Endowed Professor of Educational Policy Studies and an affiliate of the Unit for Criticism and Interpretative Theory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Ch...
Nicholas C. Burbules is a Gutgsell Endowed Professor of Educational Policy Studies and an affiliate of the Unit for Criticism and Interpretative Theory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Ch...
Nikolas Kompridis
Nikolas Kompridis is a professor at the Centre for Citizenship and Public Policy at the University of Western Sydney.
Nikolas Kompridis is a professor at the Centre for Citizenship and Public Policy at the University of Western Sydney.
Richard A. Macksey
Richard A. Macksey is Professor of Humanities and Co-founder and longtime Director of the Humanities Center at The Johns Hopkins University, where he has taught critical theory, comparative lite...
Richard A. Macksey is Professor of Humanities and Co-founder and longtime Director of the Humanities Center at The Johns Hopkins University, where he has taught critical theory, comparative lite...
Theodor W. Adorno
Theodor W. Adorno was a German sociologist, philosopher and musicologist known for his critical theory of society.
Theodor W. Adorno was a German sociologist, philosopher and musicologist known for his critical theory of society.
Veronica Forrest-Thomson
Veronica Forrest-Thomson (1947–1975) grew up in Glasgow, Scotland, studied at the Universities of Liverpool and Cambridge, and later taught at the Universities of Leicester and Birmingham.
Veronica Forrest-Thomson (1947–1975) grew up in Glasgow, Scotland, studied at the Universities of Liverpool and Cambridge, and later taught at the Universities of Leicester and Birmingham.
Walter Benjamin
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German-Jewish literary critic, philosopher, social critic, translator, radio broadcaster and essayist.
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German-Jewish literary critic, philosopher, social critic, translator, radio broadcaster and essayist.