critical theory
noun /ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈθɪəri/
/ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈθiːəri/, /ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈθɪri/
[uncountable] (specialist)- a way of thinking about and examining culture and literature by considering the social, historical and ideological forces that affect it and make it the way it is