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Critique of ideology

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The critique of ideology is a concept in critical theory. It entails the submission of received understanding to critical reappropriation for the purpose of human emancipation.[1] An important part of ideology critique has to do with “looking suspiciously at works of art and debunking them as tools of oppression.”[2]

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  1. ^ See the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Critical Theory, for examples of usage.
  2. ^ Rita Felski (2004) “The Role of Aesthetics in Cultural Studies” in The Aesthetics of Cultural Studies (ed. Michael Bérubé). Malden, MA: Blackwell, p. 30
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