[lbo-talk] "Theory's Empire," an anti-"Theory" anthology

Dennis Claxton ddclaxton at earthlink.net
Wed May 28 11:18:59 PDT 2008


At 10:57 AM 5/28/2008, Carrol Cox wrote:


>No -- I think Jerry's use of "theory" (which is not quite mine and
>certainly not that of the more careful followers of "French theory," is
>still a contribution.

But he is being pedantic. Shag suggested we "deal with the way people, here, are using the term." As I see it, that's not so complicated. Theory as used here is shorthand for critical theory, a term with a history dating from well before the '80s. What's the problem?



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