Weekly Outline
Week 1, 1/14 -- Introductions
Week 2, 1/21 -- What is literature? What is identity?
Week 3, 1/28 -- Narration, paper #1 due
Week 4, 2/4 -- Character, Setting, Symbol, Theme
Week 5, 2/11 -- Quiz #1, film
Week 6, 2/18 -- Poetry
Week 7, 2/25 - - Poetry, paper #2 due
Week 8, 3/4 -- Poetry
Week 9, 3/11 -- Poetry, paper #3 due
Week 10, 3/18 -- (out of class work on blog)
Week 11, 3/25 -- SPRING BREAK
Week 12, 4/1 -- Quiz #2 on poetry, Theory
Week 13, 4/8 -- Poetry paper #4 due, Theory, film
Week 14, 4/15 -- Theory
Week 15, 4/22 -- Theory, quiz #3
Week 16, 4/29 -- Paper #5 due
Week 17, 5/6 - Final Exam PARTY
Feminist criticism comes from criticizing the history of oppressing women and their misrepresentation in literature. Their misrepresentation led to the importance of women's writing. I think it works best for me because obviously, I am a feminist. Overall, I focus on equality in life and when it is broken down, I can be labeled a feminist. When analyzing and thinking about things, I think about how it relates to equality and is it targeting anyone or a specific group. When i engage with the arts, i think about how it makes me feel. If it causes me to feel angry for any reason, it is more than likely because it is unjust.
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Marxist criticism is about ranking people or things according to class or their natures. This approach works best for me because I feel people and things should be sorted by class. Now, that does not mean completely seclude someone just because they are from a different class, but I think in means of wealth it is ok. I’m not saying to judge someone based on their class, and it doesn’t mean one class is better than the other. For example, if you have a friend who is wealthier than you, that doesn’t mean you can’t be friends it just puts them in a different class. When we engage in arts, I think culture studies is the most like me in regards to music. Music is all around the world, no matter where in the world cultures all have music and enjoy many different types.
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Demetrius A. Jones
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ENC 1102
April 15. 2015
My worldwide view
I chose narrative theory as my world view. Narrative theory to me is the concept of how we as humans interpret and perceive the natural human elemental process without scientific reasoning. This way to view the world works best for me because I'm. It the smartest tool in the shed and sometimes scientific theory is not needed for me to grasp the concept. As well as most scientific or theoretical ways of inderstanding the world around me are hard to understand , also these methods seem boring as hell. Not to mention that as someone who believes in the bible over science, who then is to say that the scientific way is the best or right way. After all humans are imperfect, how can we be sure that are scientists are correct. Does anyone have a theory to disprove for instance carbon dating? Yes, in fact there are several easily googled theories as to why carbon dating does not work at all. I would much rather put faith in God and the bible, allowing them to guide my thoughts rather than imperfect mankind. Once again narrTive theory has a much better way for myself to analyze the arts. Especially music, which should be based more on individual analysis then scientific approach. The arts have no right or wrong way to understand them, after all we are humans and one specific way is not always the right way for all of us.
My world view would be Narrative Theory. I'm choosing this world view because it is based around individualism and some sort of freedom in how one can think. This approach works best for me because it takes on ideas from other fields of study including cognitive psychology and gender theory when interpreting experiences. I think we analyze our experiences on many different levels, rationally, cognitively, and philosophically. So, to me it only makes sense that naturally we interpret our engagement with the arts on different levels as well.
ReplyDeleteI chose Psychoanalytic Jungian Criticism, and I believe it to be a psychoanalytic approach that focuses on the unconscious and conscious and tries to combine them in order to achieve “oneness”. Jungian believed that a person’s unconscious could be brought to light in order to “combine” it in a way with a person’s conscious thoughts and it could tap into their psyche and reveal truths about themselves previously unknown. I think that this approach works the best with my worldview because I believe there is a connectedness between each and every person, and this view allows you to try to tap into that power that makes all human beings feel connected. I definitely try to take this approach when I view any sort of arts, because I feel like most artist’s inspirations have to do with the energies surrounding all life every day. Each and every person is really just the universe experiencing itself.
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I would say that I am steered more toward the Marxist theory. I believe that the world we live in now and the way we live our lives revolves around money and the economic aspect that is thrown into our lives. It all depends on where you are born. If you were born in lets say Ethiopia for example, you are not going to be as well off as someone in an economic perspective as someone who was born in US or in Britain. Money has a huge role on our lives and distinguishes us throughout class ranks. People who are struggling to make a living and survive in a certain situation might relate to and interpret a literary text differently from someone who grew up with their family having wealth.
ReplyDeleteThe Cultural Studies literary theory is the one I prefer to use because I evaluate literature by the culture that stands behind it. This literary theory focuses on the social, economic, and political conditions that effect products of the arts including literature. I enjoy this approach to literature the most because in my opinion it brings more unique value to the works. I am so very intrigued by the diversity on Earth and believe that it is the cause for the many brilliant ideas that make this planet such a unique place. When I engage with the arts (literature, music, film, etc.) the critical approach that I take most reflexively is Deconstruction because it suggest that our existence is not real and nothing culturally acceptable is natural.
ReplyDeleteJoseph Ledo-Massey
For my worldview I chose post-colonialism. Post-colonialism explains the practice and use of neocolonialism, which is “the geopolitical practice of using capitalism, business globalization, and cultural imperialism to influence a country. It responds to “human consequences of controlling a country and establishing settlers for the economic exploitation of the native people and their land.” I chose this as my worldview because it touches on the thought of interactions among identity’s, whether it be gender, nationality, race, etc., and how cultural difference is hard for a colonial society. I find it important of where people come from and who they are and how they connect to the people around them based off of identity. Some countries work more neocolonial, while some don’t, and I like looking into how other countries work, and how other countries try to change or adapt to things around them.
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I naturally take the Ideological Feminist Criticism approach when I engage with the arts. It is the way in which literature undermines or reinforces the economic, political, social, and physiological oppression of women. I am a feminist, and it interests me how the role of men and women is looked at in different ways. The first wave of Ideological Feminist Criticism started in the 1700's when critics began to understand the importance of female writing.
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I believe the Narrative Theory is most similar to my worldview. I am truly an individual, i hate following trends and the in crowd, I always strive to be different. I think this world view helps people express themselves and gives room to make mistakes. Everyone has a different story and background and learn things in life differently.
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Cultural studies appeals the most to me because it relates to the historical aspect of literature. Cultural studies applies to practices, trends, artifacts etc. that may have been around at the time. I think this is useful because a work of art can be deeper understood if you know more about the culture of the time period. Cultural studies also look at theoretical method, political commitment, and textual analysis. It can largely influence the media and communications as well as literature departments.
ReplyDeletei sway more towards the "narrative theory" i tend to see myself as a free spirit and express myself in many different ways and don't fall into trends in this modern society, ii do what i feel is best for me and the people around me. my own individual and free thinking.
ReplyDelete-Hampton Schaffer
I'd say that the majority of my views would agree with Marxist Criticism. The Marxist view seems generally rational and balanced. The Marxist view has a sort of blunt truthfulness about many different subjects such as race, religion, nationality, etc. The single most admirable thing about Marxist views is the intolerance approach that many of the views stand from. I can't nominate any specific view when it comes to arts and literature because of my lack of preference when it comes to taste. I'll listen to really any type of music and I'll ready any type of book. I believe that every artist produces something that I'll like, irrespective of the style or theme of the artist.
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I think I associate more closely to the Marxist Criticism. I feel that it is more orderly than the other theories that are listed. I like the way it relates culture to economics, because money definitely has an effect on everyone, and I believe you could see what a society is like through studying their economics. I am not sure how I would relate it to literature, maybe people living in different parts of the earth view literature differently, I guess.
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I mostly associate with ideological Feminist criticism. As someone that identifies as feminist, I find it interesting to look at works of literature in this way. In the modern age, because women have all of our legal rights, much of the misogyny and prejudices that women face go noticed. This makes analyzing things in a feminist way interesting, as it brings those things to light.
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