power, economics, politics, religion, & culture in lit. in relation to West. colonial hegemony

Post-Colonial Criticism (1990s-present)

concerned w/ class differences & complications of capitalism/how working classes oppressed

Marxist Criticism (1930s-present)

looks for underlying elements in culture & lit.; analyzes signs:non-linguistic obj or behavior

Structuralism and Semiotics (1920s-present)

examines appearance of race & racism, recognize racism as quotidian component of American life

Critical Race Theory (1970s-present)

investigates images & descriptions of disability, ableism & how narrative relates to disability

Critical Disability Studies (1990s to Present)

explore issues of sexuality, power, and marginalized populations (woman as other) in literature

Gender Studies and Queer Theory (1970s-present)

reconnect a work w/ its time period & identify it w/ cultural & political movements of the time

New Historicism, Cultural Studies (1980s-present)

art teaches moral, or is damaging...art as means to end (ex: enjoyment) w/ basic guidelines

Moral Criticism and Dramatic Construction (~360 BC-present)

considers readers' reactions to literature as vital to interpreting the meaning of the text

Reader-Response Criticism (1960s-present)

how lit. reinforces or undermines economic, political, social, & psycholog. oppression of women

Feminist Criticism (1960s-present)

concerned with ways & places where systems, frameworks, definitions, & certainties break down

Post-Structuralism, Deconstruction, Postmodernism(1966-pres)

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power, economics, politics, religion, & culture in lit. in relation to West. colonial hegemony
Post-Colonial Criticism (1990s-present)
Structuralism and Semiotics (1920s-present)
Critical Race Theory (1970s-present)
New Historicism, Cultural Studies (1980s-present)
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concerned w/ class differences & complications of capitalism/how working classes oppressed
Marxist Criticism (1930s-present)
Formalism (1930s-present)
Reader-Response Criticism (1960s-present)
Gender Studies and Queer Theory (1970s-present)
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looks for underlying elements in culture & lit.; analyzes signs:non-linguistic obj or behavior
Structuralism and Semiotics (1920s-present)
Psychoanalytic Criticism (1930s-present)
Post-Structuralism, Deconstruction, Postmodernism(1966-pres)
Formalism (1930s-present)
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examines appearance of race & racism, recognize racism as quotidian component of American life
Critical Race Theory (1970s-present)
Gender Studies and Queer Theory (1970s-present)
Reader-Response Criticism (1960s-present)
Moral Criticism and Dramatic Construction
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investigates images & descriptions of disability, ableism & how narrative relates to disability
Marxist Criticism (1930s-present)
Critical Disability Studies (1990s to Present)
Psychoanalytic Criticism (1930s-present)
Ecocriticism (1960-Present)
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explore issues of sexuality, power, and marginalized populations (woman as other) in literature
New Historicism, Cultural Studies (1980s-present)
Gender Studies and Queer Theory (1970s-present)
Moral Criticism and Dramatic Construction (~360 BC-present)
Critical Disability Studies (1990s to Present)
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reconnect a work w/ its time period & identify it w/ cultural & political movements of the time
Critical Disability Studies (1990s to Present)
Structuralism and Semiotics (1920s-present)
Post-Colonial Criticism (1990s-present)
New Historicism, Cultural Studies (1980s-present)
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art teaches moral, or is damaging...art as means to end (ex: enjoyment) w/ basic guidelines
Moral Criticism and Dramatic Construction (~360 BC-present)
Marxist Criticism (1930s-present)
Psychoanalytic Criticism (1930s-present)
Formalism (1930s-present)
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keys to understanding a text in "text itself" free from environment, era, author; focus on form
Psychoanalytic Criticism (1930s-present)
Marxist Criticism (1930s-present)
Formalism (1930s-present)
Moral Criticism and Dramatic Construction (~360 BC-present)
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considers readers' reactions to literature as vital to interpreting the meaning of the text
Structuralism and Semiotics (1920s-present)
Reader-Response Criticism (1960s-present)
Ecocriticism (1960-Present)
Marxist Criticism (1930s-present)
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relationship b/w lit & environ.; critiques how we represent, interact w/, & construct environ.
Post-Structuralism, Deconstruction, Postmodernism(1966-pres)
Ecocriticism (1960-Present)
Feminist Criticism (1960s-present)
Structuralism and Semiotics (1920s-present)
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how lit. reinforces or undermines economic, political, social, & psycholog. oppression of women
Post-Colonial Criticism (1990s-present)
Feminist Criticism (1960s-present)
Gender Studies and Queer Theory (1970s-present)
Critical Race Theory (1970s-present)
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concerned with ways & places where systems, frameworks, definitions, & certainties break down
Marxist Criticism (1930s-present)
Critical Race Theory (1970s-present)
Post-Structuralism, Deconstruction, Postmodernism(1966-pres)
Critical Disability Studies (1990s to Present)

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