Definition of critical theory noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

critical theory

noun

/ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈθɪəri/

/ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈθiːəri/,

/ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈθɪri/

[uncountable] (specialist)

a way of thinking about and examining culture and literature by considering the social, historical and ideological forces that affect it and make it the way it is

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