Browsing: Theory Cards
Theory Cards – This blog is dedicated to exploring the world of Theory Trading Cards, the groundbreaking educational resource originally created by David Gauntlett at theory.org.uk. From Theodor Adorno to bell hooks, we break down the ideas of the most influential cultural, media, and social theorists — one card at a time. Perfect for students, teachers, and lifelong learners.
Things that are genuinely helpful but a little hard to explain are given a special kind of neglect. When you…
A media professor by the name of David Gauntlett printed a series of little cards with social theorists like Foucault,…
A professor at UCLA has a small set of cards by the lectern. It’s a simple deck of theory cards…
Seminar rooms at American universities are experiencing something subtly peculiar. Students who used to clearly dread the reading list in…
At the Lahore Literary and Academic Book Fair, there is a specific booth that most attendees pass three or four…
The fact that Pierre Bourdieu, a man who devoted his career to analyzing the imperceptible hierarchies of power, class, and…
Like so many odd things, it began with a joke that got out of control. Karl Marx was featured on…
In sociology seminars all over the world, a game is played, almost imperceptibly. A theory is presented by someone. It…
A tiny laminated theory card that is tucked into the back of a course pack, almost like an afterthought, is…
Most Thursday afternoons, a loose group of four or five people spread out a deck of cards at a specific…