Critical Theory

Erotics & Politics : Gay Male Sexuality, Masculinity and Feminism (Critical Studies on Men and Masculinities) by Tim Edwards

Erotics and Politics examines the intersection of the study of sexuality (particularly gay males studies) and gender (specifically those concerned with feminist studies). In doing so, it covers a wide range of subjects important to gay and feminist movements of the past 25 years. These issues include gay liberational sexuality, sado-masochism, pornography, promiscuity, personal relationships, AIDS and postmodernity. The central focus of attention throughout is the nature and development of gay male sexuality and masculinity. This book is unique in its coverage of a wide range of topics and its analytical connection of these topics which are usually examined in isolation. Drawing upon both academic material as well as personal accounts, Erotics and Politics discusses such issues as how feminism and gay male sexuality enjoy a simultaneously collaborative and antagonistic relationship; how society has conflated issues of gay liberation, child abuse and sadomasochism.

Tim Edwards is Lecturer in Sociology at Oxford Brookes University.

Cultural Studies and Critical Theory from the English Server

Cultural studies draws from the fields of anthropology, sociology, gender studies, feminism, literary criticism, history and psychoanalysis in order to discuss contemporary texts and cultural practices. The works here may help to introduce the issues and concerns raised by the field.

Contemporary Philosophy, Critical Theory and Postmodern Thought

This resource base is from the University of Colorado at Denver, Department of Education.  Resources include Roland Barthes, Michel Foucault, and Ludwig Wittgenstein.

Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism

This site requires subscription, but it it a massive resource base for Literary and Critical Theory.

This is a companion site to The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism by Michael Groden (Editor), Martin Kreiswirth (Contributor)

Voice of the Shuttle Theory Page

This is a list of literary and cultural theory sites, giving general theory, classical theory, enlightenment,  romantic, 19th, 20th and contemporary resources.  Includes links to queer sites.

k.i.s.s. of the panopticon

The idea of k.i.s.s. of the panopticon is to give people a quick, user-friendly, one-stop shopping guide to new media literacy, as well as cultural/critical theory and its relationship with communications and new media, including the Internet. It might also help to get people thinking and maybe, just maybe, provide a fresh perspective on how this stuff really affects our lives.

Critical Theory Institute

The Critical Theory Institute provides a locus for the conduct and support of collaborative, interdisciplinary research focused on the theoretical underpinnings of such fields as history, literature, philosophy, art and politics. The Institute's principal function is to provide a forum for debate among competing movements in contemporary critical theory so that existing theoretical models can be challenged and refined. The Institute's research consists not only of the application of theory to date but also of self-reflexive investigation of theoretical presuppositions in order to produce alternative theoretical constructs and strategies. The Institute organizes colloquia, lectures, seminars, and workshops in which leading theorists from the United States and abroad participate in its research projects. It also sponsors the annual Wellek Library Lectures in which a leading theorist gives a series of lectures on a topic of importance in critical theory.

Journals