Project Summary: (Word count: 1,500 words, excluding Bibliography) Choose one of the following: Discuss the core elements of a critical theory of society (from Horkheimer’s inauguration as Director of the Institute) or; Account for the main theoretical insights of one of the following and discuss in relation to one example: Axel Honneth on the struggle for recognition Harmut Rosa on the societal costs of social acceleration Walter Mignolo on a decolonial critical theory Lois McNay on a critical theory of gender