[FRA:] Critique Today: review of

matthew piscioneri mpiscioneri at hotmail.com
Mon Jan 28 05:06:14 GMT 2008


Ralph,
 
again thnxs for the links...> it seems as if critical theory (plus > the postmodern supplements to it) have degenerated into pointless > academic masturbation: it has become narcissistic and feeds on itself > rather than manifesting any real insight into present social reality.
 
unless of course "present social reality" is *narcissistic* and *feeds on itself*. 
 
If this is the case -- and some would argue it is -- then perhaps contemporary CT manifests more "real insight" than first thought :-(. Maybe contemporary CT fits its contemporary audience? 
 
MP
 
 
 
 
 
 
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