Mellon Foundation Gives $1.02 Million to New Critical Theory Initiative
Using a $1.02 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Northwestern will collaborate with worldwide professionals to develop a curriculum on critical theory, a stream of philosophy that critiques the ways culture is formed and discussed.
German Prof. Peter Fenves, who is one of the collaborators in the project, said critical theory has normally been explored under a heavily Eurocentric focus in the past. The program plans to change that by working with professionals from the Global South, which includes Africa, Asia and Latin America, he said.
As part of the program, Spanish and Portuguese Prof. Jorge Coronado will offer a new graduate course on critical theory in Latin America, focusing on Andean countries such as Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador...