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This course will introduce and interrogate the diverse set of theories called ‘critical theory.’ How have scholars explained differential access to social, cultural, political, and economic power? Topics may include the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory, intersectionality, Critical Race Theory, DisCrit, and other frameworks that are utilized to explain inequality and social justice in modern society. Students will apply these diverse theoretical traditions to contemporary educational problems and practices. This course demands a willingness to be self-reflexive around topics of race, gender, class, socioeconomic status, and other categories of social identity.