fwiw, critical theory is distinct from intersectionality. Intersectionality is more or less a 21st century concept. Critical theory dates to the Frankfurt Schoo

fwiw, critical theory is distinct from intersectionality. Intersectionality is more or less a 21st century concept. Critical theory dates to the Frankfurt School's work as far back as the 1930s. And conceptually, they have very little to do with one another, other than being "left". Critical theory is largely a Marxist critique of culture, targeted at all totalitarian systems - fascism, Stalinism, and capitalism (why they say capitalism is totalitarian is worth reading). The term "intersectionality" was first used in the late 1980s, one of the first shots of third wave feminism, but really didn't hit vogue until a decade or more later. Totally separate things.