Foundations of the Global Theory Industry Frankfurt School critical theory has been—along with French theory—one of the hottest commodities of the global theory industry. Together, they serve as the common ... Read More
I had read a little in the past about how the CIA funded literary magazines (like the paris review) in order to spread western ideology globally in opposition to the ussr.
This is along the same line of thought, the us and corporate backers funding anticommunist left philosophers to focus on everything besides material analysis and class struggle. I knew a little bit about this before reading this article, but some of the specifics are really damning. The story of Walter Benjamin is heartbreaking.
I had read a little in the past about how the CIA funded literary magazines (like the paris review) in order to spread western ideology globally in opposition to the ussr.
This is along the same line of thought, the us and corporate backers funding anticommunist left philosophers to focus on everything besides material analysis and class struggle. I knew a little bit about this before reading this article, but some of the specifics are really damning. The story of Walter Benjamin is heartbreaking.