MACT Introductory Unit

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1、ContemporaryCriticalTheory:MALevelUnitOneBackgroundtoPost-structuralistLiteraryTheoryContemporaryCriticalTheory:AimsandObjectivesTheaimsandobjectivesforthiscoursearetoenablestudentsto:Becomefamiliarwithcurrentapproachestothestudyofliterature,includingdecon

2、structiveandpost-modernapproaches;feministcriticism;gay,lesbian,and“queer”theory;NewHistoricism;Neo-colonialism;CulturalStudies;andEco-criticalapproaches.Expandtheirknowledgeregardingthehistoricaldevelopmentofliterarytheory.Applythesecontemporarycriticaltheo

3、riestotheirreadingofliterature.ContemporaryCriticalTheory:CourseMaterialsandRequirementsCoursereadingswillbeprovidedbytheinstructor.Studentsareencouragedtosupplementthesematerialswiththeirownresearchintothetopicsraisedinclass.Studentsarerequiredtoreadprovide

4、dmaterialsandtocomefullypreparedtodiscusstheseinclass.ContemporaryCriticalTheory:StudentEvaluationTerm-endresearchpaper,applyingoneormoreofthecriticaltheoriesstudiedduringthetermtoaspecificliterarywork,bodyofworks,orauthor.Thepaperwillbegradedwithregardtothe

5、criticalinsightsexpressed.(80%)Attendanceandparticipationinclassactivities.(20%)ContemporaryCriticalTheory:So…let’sgetstarted!First,let’stakeasurveyoftheclass’anxietylevelaboutstudyingpost-structuralistcriticaltheory…Rateyourselffrom0–10concerninghow“stresse

6、d-out”(anxious)youfeelaboutthiscourse.(0=nostress;10=highanxiety.)Shareyourlevelofanxietywithapartnerandbeabletoexplainit.Bepreparedtoshareyourstresswiththeclass.CriticalTheory:AlittlereassuranceItisnaturaltoexperienceanxietyoverCriticalTheory,ascontentisoft

7、enofahighlyabstractnature,anditisconsideredachallengingcourse.Restassuredthattheconceptsforwardedbycriticaltheoristsarecomprehensible,evenifthelanguagetheyusetoexpresstheideassometimesisnot.Wewilluseourclasstimetograsptheessenceofthetheoriesandlearntoapplyth

8、esetoactualtexts.Carefulbefore-classpreparationisessential,andthosewhoarebetterpreparedwillalmostcertainlyexperiencestressreduction,understanding,andultimatelythethrillthataccompaniestheintellec