Marcuse’s American popularity carried Critical Theory into the New Left

Evidence

In addition, through the sudden popularity of Herbert Marcuse in the America of the late 196o’s, the Frankfurt School’s Critical Theory (Kritische Theorie) has also had a significant influence on the New Left in this country. — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 93

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Marcuse served the New Left as a canonical revolutionary theorist by 1968. — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 4; One-Dimensional Man angered orthodox Marxists while galvanizing the New Left. — Herbert Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the…, 53; Marcuse’s path to New Left celebrity bypassed the Institute entirely — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 854 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• One-Dimensional Man angered orthodox Marxists while galvanizing the New Left. #corroborates (0.85) — Herbert Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man, 53