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Institute of Social Research (Frankfurt School)


Germany, Academic Org    (1923 to present)
• A center for Marxist/Jewish scholars, also known as the "Frankfurt school" (See: Instititute history)
• 1933 : Jewish faculty members move from Germany to the U.S. after Hitler comes to power
• 1950 : The ISR is re-established in Frankfurt
• 1992 : Excerpts from "The New Dark Age: The Frankfurt School and Political Correctness" by Michael J. Minnicino (See: Text online)
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1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
AdornoTWDirector
 
MarcuseHFaculty
 
HorkheimerMDirector
 
FrommEFaculty
 
AffiliateColumbiaUniv
 
AffiliateUofFrankfurt
 
Life ofInstSocRes
 
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Adorno, Theodor W.   (Director of, 1958 to 1969-08-06) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Director of the Institute
• 1950 : Published "The Authoritarian Personality" -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1966 : Published "Negative Dialectics" -- Duck | Google | Bing
Marcuse, Herbert   (Faculty of, 1933 to 1941) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Co-founder of the Institute
• 1934 : Moved to the Columbia University branch in New York City
• 1941 : Published "Reason and Revolution", comparing Hegel and Marx -- Duck | Google | Bing
Horkheimer, Max   (Director of, 1931 to 1957) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Director of the Institute
• 1946 : Published "Eclipse of Reason" -- Duck | Google | Bing
Fromm, Eric   (Faculty of, 1928 to 1938) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1999 : Essay "Erich Fromm, Judaism, and the Frankfurt School" by Douglas Kellner
Columbia University   (Affiliate of, 1933 to 1950) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1934 : Institute for Social Research granted offices and an academic affiliation with Columbia University
University of Frankfurt   (Affiliate of, 1923 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing