Philosophy Professor Writes About Critical Race Theory College of Arts and Sciences
Arnold Farr, professor of philosophy in the University of Kentucky's College of Arts & Sciences, has written an article for the Academic Influence website titled "Critical Race Theory: What It Is and What It Is Not."
In the article, Farr states: "In today’s news, Critical Race Theory has become a hot political topic. It seems as if CRT burst on the scene overnight. However, Critical Race has been around for several decades. In this introduction to Critical Race Theory, I will briefly explain what Critical Race Theory (CRT) is and how it originated. I will also distinguish it from theories that it has been confused with. Finally, I will attempt to rescue CRT from several misunderstandings or false interpretations by its critics."
Farr’s research interests are in German idealism, Marxism, critical theory, philosophy of race, postmodernism, psychoanalysis and liberation philosophy. He is co-author and co-editor of Marginal Groups and Mainstream American Culture, and author of Critical Theory and Democratic Vision: Herbert Marcuse and Recent Liberation Philosophies. He is working on a book on race, a collection of essays on Marcuse and a manuscript entitled Misrecognition, Mimetic Rivalry, and One-Dimensionality: Toward a Critical Theory of Human Conflict. Arnold is also the founder of the International Herbert Marcuse Society.