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.
You might notice something on the tables that doesn’t belong if you walk into some of the sociology seminars that…
When the rules are changed in the middle of a game, a certain kind of tension arises over a pastime.…
There is a quiet but tenacious dispute taking place in American university reading rooms. It typically comes up during curriculum…
The recent endorsement of Theory Trading Cards by a major American university press contains a small irony, the kind of…
The fact that Antonio Gramsci, a hunchbacked Sardinian communist who spent the final eleven years of his life in a…
The fact that a concept strong enough to change American civil rights law is still frequently misinterpreted by those who…
Something unexpected has been showing up on desks lately, whether it’s in a community college classroom in Ohio or a…
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…