The role of Tumblr is under-appreciated. A lot of the online techniques and patterns come out of fandom.
But the ideological content has a much longer history, going back to the evolution of Critical Theory in the 1920s and 1930s, the postmodern/post-structuralist turn in the late 1960s, the progressive conquest of Teacher education: part…
The role of Tumblr is under-appreciated. A lot of the online techniques and patterns come out of fandom.
But the ideological content has a much longer history, going back to the evolution of Critical Theory in the 1920s and 1930s, the postmodern/post-structuralist turn in the late 1960s, the progressive conquest of Teacher education: particularly the adoption of Freirian Critical Pedagogy. “Wokery” can be reasonably described as Critical Constructivism (James Lindsay says this) or the popularisation of Critical Theory (Bishop Barron).
Yes, you have to be careful about that. The views of French postmodern/post-structuralist thinkers were definitely adapted, but the adaptations do not necessarily directly reflect what the thinker said. But such adaptations are definitely an important part of the story.
The role of Tumblr is under-appreciated. A lot of the online techniques and patterns come out of fandom.
But the ideological content has a much longer history, going back to the evolution of Critical Theory in the 1920s and 1930s, the postmodern/post-structuralist turn in the late 1960s, the progressive conquest of Teacher education: particularly the adoption of Freirian Critical Pedagogy. “Wokery” can be reasonably described as Critical Constructivism (James Lindsay says this) or the popularisation of Critical Theory (Bishop Barron).
Yes, you have to be careful about that. The views of French postmodern/post-structuralist thinkers were definitely adapted, but the adaptations do not necessarily directly reflect what the thinker said. But such adaptations are definitely an important part of the story.