This is very good and I agree with much of it. However, I don't think the defining feature of critical theory is quite encapsulated by the desire to liberate people from oppression. This is a larger liberal (and libertarian) drive.http://quillette.com/2017/12/09/white-women-tears-wilfrid-laurier-critical-theory/ …
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... deconstructing and reversing social hierarchies by foregrounding group identity.
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Corrected - wrong Crenshaw screencap. This is how Kimberlé Crenshaw, pioneer of critical race theory and intersectionality, described the difference between liberalism and the identity politics based critical theory she developed.pic.twitter.com/DMZqtIgYf0
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We should see a significant methodological difference between the Civil Rights Movement & critical race theory, between 2nd wave liberal feminism & intersectional feminism, between Gay Pride & queer theory tho both sets have as an aim the drive to liberate people from oppression
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It's the difference between attempting to do so by removing barriers which prevent certain groups from accessing equal rights & opportunities (universal liberalism) and attempting to do via theoretical considerations of group identity and systems of privilege.
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Critical theory as taught in the universities I have attended in relation to English literature is contrasted with what went before and what it reacted against - liberal humanism. Liberal humanism is also concerned with liberating ppl from oppression tho PoMos say it perpetuates.
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