intro to Critical Theory here:
http://gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/kellne...orysociety.pdf
CT is a neutral cover name, a euphemism for, new and improved marxism; neo-marxism; marxism for the 20th century and beyond; if CT were a tv show, it would be "Marxism Today."
Frankfurt School
- Institute for Social Research founded in 1930
- Horkheimer took over in 1930
- he was an 'academic entrepreneur
- aim to develop a 'theory of society'