Notes on Post-criticality: Towards an Architecture of Reflexive Modernisation by Robert Cowherd

“…Since around 2002, the performance of critical theory in architecture and the humanities has itself undergone a critical re-evaluation. …”
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Invisibilidade social a partir do filme “O som ao redor”: uma análise honnethiana das patologias sociais no Brasil by Thiago Aguiar Simim

“…Honneth demonstrates how primarily films and novels can draw attention to social pathologies in the sense pursued in his model of critical theory, thus creating tracks to investigate a particular understanding of a society situated in its time. …”
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Georg Simmel e as ambigüidades da modernidade by João Carlos Tedesco

“…The text analyses some aspects of Simmel´s critical theory on the forms of modern sociability, their repercussions on the cultural horizon and some strategies adopted by individuals to face this process…”
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Modernités de Bouvard et Pécuchet, Borges, Queneau by Jacques Neefs

“…They did so at a time when Flaubert’s “modernity” was the reference for a profound renewal of critical theory. Each point of view is singular, but both illuminate the truly philosophical and profoundly “sceptical” dimension of the novel.…”
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Whatever Happened to Projective Architecture? Rethinking the Expertise of the Architect by Lara Schrijver

“…Drawing from the ideas in the American debate on the ‘projective’ and the recent work of Richard Sennett on ‘craft’, this article puts forward the position that the notion of the ‘projective’ can extend the insights of critical theory towards a more fruitful dialogue with the everyday practice of architecture.…”
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Introduction to Dossier: Lessons from Latin America on the rational choice, cognitive and institutional approaches to policy change by Fontaine, Guillaume

“…The cognitivists- with their framework of promoter coalitions, the theory of social/ global references and critical theory- emphasize the presentation of policy problems and the legitimating discourse behind the decision-making process. …”
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The Making of The Tourist by Dean MacCannell

“…The author reflects on the historical context and intellectual and institutional foundations for his (1976) study The Tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class, especially its connections to classic social and critical theory, and its fit with post structuralism and deconstruction. …”
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MOKSLO VERTYBINIO NEUTRALUMO PROBLEMA XX A. FILOSOFIJOJE (M. WEBERIS, ANALITINĖ MOKSLO FILOSOFIJA IR METAETIKA, KRITINĖ TEORIJA) by Zenonas Norkus

“…Key words: value neutrality of science, Max Weber, metaethics, critical rationalism, critical theory …”
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Ecumenical ecclesiology as a tool for township congregations to facilitate transformation of the (South) African society by K.J. Pali

“…This empirical study implements a critical theory approach to analyse sources and data used in this study. …”
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“Making Positive Vibrations” in a mixed methods study of covert bullying: A transformative methodological framework for social justice by Ingrid E. Hunt-Anderson

“…Grounded in critical theory, the exemplar qualitative-oriented exploratory mixed methods study of covert bullying illustrates a methodological framework that adheres to the assumptions of the transformative agenda for prioritizing advocacy and social justice. …”
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The Instrumentalization of Metaphors in the Management Field: Reflections from the use of the Book “The Art of War” on Business by Luiz Gustavo Lara, Fabio Vizeu, Elizeu Barroso Alves

“…We use the essay form as a method, and we rely theoretically on Alvesson’s critical approach, on the hermeneutics by Gadamer and Ricoeur, and on Habermas’ Critical Theory. We illustrate our argument by recurring use of the work “The Art of War” as a metaphor for managerial practice.…”
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The Making-of Documentary: An Approximation to some Discourse Intentions and Contemporary Uses by Armando Andrade Zamarripa

“… Based on the theoretical studies that have been published to date regarding the Making- of Documentary — concerning intertextuality, film studies, critical theory, mass communication theory and audiovisual didactics — we explore its specificities as a meta- cinematographic practice that manifests itself when a film accounts for the process of creating another film. …”
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Ungrading: Socially Just Assessment Practices for the PA Classroom by Jeannine Love, Jamie Levine Daniel

“…To meet this need, public affairs programs and instructors are developing curricula that: incorporate content regarding systemic inequities; examine sociohistorical contexts in which such inequities are created and perpetuated; and, illuminate power dynamics embedded within these systems by utilizing concepts grounded in critical theory. However, engaging in social justice work requires administrators to not only assess existing power relations but also actively transform them. …”
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The Cultural Economy Moment? by Flew Terry

“…While work undertaken in cultural studies has contributed to these developments, the development of neo-liberalism as a meta-concept in critical theory constitutes a substantive barrier to more sustained engagement between cultural studies and economics, as it rests upon a caricature of economic discourse. …”
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Analyse interprétative du discours du Landscape Urbanism et impact sur le développement des pratiques des paysagistes dans le contexte français by Anaïs Leger-Smith

“…Will Landscape Urbanism, in the long term, acquire the status of critical theory, capable of provoking a mutation of the profession towards more innovative practices?…”
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The Best Constitution for the Flourishing Lives: Aristotle’s Political Theory and Its Implications for Emancipatory Purposes by Andrius Bielskis

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O debate da Escola de Frankfurt e suas contribuições para uma reflexão crítica da sociedade contemporânea by Rodrigo Marques Leistner

“…It aims to verify the way that the authors related to the critical theory understood the relations between subjective and structural spheres in terms of the possibilities of social emancipation and exercise of deliberative practices. …”
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Introduction to Dossier. Towards a Re-appropriation of Critical Geography for Latin America by Sofia Zaragocin Carvajal, Melissa Moreano Venegas, Soledad Álvarez Velasco

“…We suggest this approach be nested in critical theory and committed to local political and territorial struggles.…”
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Games as Windows and Remedies to Modern Society: A Qualified Defense of Agonistic Encounters by Francisco Javier López Frías

“… In this article, I explore connections among sport, competition, and capitalist society by drawing from works in the philosophy of sport and critical theory. Initially, I identify games, especially sports, as fundamental activities in contemporary life. …”
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