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Critical Theory

Critical Theory. Necessary to study the lived experience of real people Critical theorists examine social conditions to bring hidden structures to light. Critical theories align themselves with the interests opposed to those of the dominant culture. Some CT. Feminist Theory

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Critical Theory

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  1. Critical Theory • Necessary to study the lived experience of real people • Critical theorists examine social conditions to bring hidden structures to light. • Critical theories align themselves with the interests opposed to those of the dominant culture.

  2. Some CT • Feminist Theory • Habermas and universal pragmatics • Dwight Conquergood and performance studies • Ex: biblical prophets

  3. First: Conquergood • Perspective: Critical Cultural Politics -ex: Four Seasons by Marc Chagall -ex: Chagall -Or go to www.google.com and type in Chicago and Chagall. Then visit the windy city and its art.

  4. Feminist Theory as CT • Introduction • Great Reasons to be a Guy or “Why Women are Jealous of Men • How to impress a women/men • Haters of Men=Misindry • Haters of Women=Misogyny

  5. CT Theory • Remember CT’s think a lot about oppression • Mission: to challenge/change things • Use semiotics, poststructuralism, hermeneutics, whatever-they are rhetorical theories really

  6. Back to Feminism • A spectrum from liberal to radical • Liberal=equal rights • Radical=rejects entire patriarchal nature of society

  7. Two Approaches of F. • Inclusion stage=more public recginition for contributions of women • Revisionist stage=challenge definitions used to characterize communication in society “constructionist theory”

  8. Muted Group Theory • Based on notion that public discourse is dominated my masculine language • Based on notion presented by Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in that the way we talk is the way we think and see or linguistic determinism

  9. More on Muted • Women uncomfortable to express in public • Women monitor their own communication more intensely • Women translate what they feel into male terms before speaking • Masculine tends to win out whenever it conflicts with feminine expressions

  10. Women's Special Characteristics • Women express themselves with more difficulty • Women understand men’s meanings more easily then vice versa • Women create their own meaning outside male system ex: Foss “Women Speak” • Women tend to express more dissatisfaction about communication than do men

  11. More • Women often make efforts to change the dominat rules of communication. • Women are traditionally less likely to coin new words that become popular in society at large. • Ex: Now for a revision

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