Chicago school

English Proper noun 1 en sociology criminology A school of thought originating at the University of Chicago that was influential in the early 20th century, known for its urban sociology and for the development of symbolic interactionism. en theology A tradition of liberal Protestant theology that developed at the University of Chicago Divinity School from the 1890s through to the mid-twentieth century. en architecture Either of two architectural styles derived from the architecture of Chicago. en math A school of thought that emphasizes the applications of Fourier analysis to the study of partial differential equations. en literature A form of criticism of English literature at the University of Chicago from the 1930s to the 1950s, opposing New Criticism and returning to Aristotelian concepts of plot, character and genre. en music A style of post-rock music. Translations Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 芝加哥學派 zhījiāgē xuépài Finnish: fi Chicagon koulukunta