BooksThe Men Who Made Theory FrenchFrench theory, as taught in American classrooms, has acquired a reputation of forbidding difficulty and hauteur. A new history seeks to surface its human side.By Dayna TortoriciJuly 23, 2026Part memoir, part biography, part philosophy primer, “The Frenchmen,” by Emily Eakin, is a welcome corrective to the ahistorical, impersonal way that theory is often presented.Illustration by Alex Merto; Source photographs from Getty.Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyPicture an innocent: a corn-fed girl from a landlocked American suburb who loves more than anything to read. She heads east for college, eager to slough off...
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