samfundskritisk

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Danish

Etymology

From samfund (society) +‎ -s- +‎ kritisk (critical), from samfundskritik (social criticism). Compare German gesellschaftskritisch.

Pronunciation

Adjective

samfundskritisk (neuter samfundskritisk, plural and definite singular attributive samfundskritiske)

  1. (also of an artistic production) critical of society or some aspect thereof; sociocritical; advocating for reform
    • 2016, SVilly Sørensen, Demokratiet og kunsten, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Det var først efter 1870, under Estrup, at litteraturen blev udtalt samfundskritisk.
      It was only after 1870, under Estrup, that literature became markedly critical of society.
    • 1999, Ebbe Kløvedal Reich, Kun et gæstekammer. Historien om den danske folkekirkes fødsel, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      Omkring ham dannedes et progressivt, samfundskritisk kulturliv. Det moderne gennembrud havde som et af sine vigtigste kendetegn, at det var fritænkende og kirkefjendsk.
      Around , a progressive, sociocritical cultural sphere formed. The Modern Breakthrough had free thought and hostility to the church as one of its most important characteristics.
    • 2010, Pia Schwarz Lausten, Anders Toftgaard, En verden af krimier, Klim, →ISBN:
      Den samfundskritiske krimi er ikke (længere) forbeholdt Skandinavien.
      The society-critical crime story is not (anymore) exclusive to Scandinavia.