Role of the Author: New Criticism and Poststructuralism This paper studies the role of the author from the perspectives of New Criticism and Poststructuralism. The nature of the two critical approaches must be elucidated before the discussion. According to ‘The Norton Introduction to Literature’‚ New Critics’ critical practice is to demonstrate formal unity by showing how every part of a work contributes to a central unifying theme. Every part is related to the whole and the whole is reflected
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no longer exist. That makes the “post”-traditions (especially‚ postmodernism and poststructuralism) skeptical of grand (or meta-) narratives as Marxism. The prefix “post” signifies that these newest traditions emerged after modernity‚ structuralism or colonialism and also as a protest‚ negation of and rupture with past traditions. Let us look upon the three major “post”-traditions ’’ postmodernism‚ poststructuralism and postcolonialism and compare them with the critical traditions. Postmodernism
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subaltern based on the concepts of Marxism and Poststructuralism. Marxist theory is what Carl Marx created to analyze everything wrong with capitalism and normal society to create an ideology of a new system of social structure that would bring equality to everyone. The Marxist analysis of Capitalism and other social systems can be used for the common good or for the opposite‚ which is why it is not always effective. Marxism can use the concept of Poststructuralism‚ which
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Formalism and New Criticism “Formalism” is‚ as the name implies‚ an interpretive approach that emphasizes literary form and the study of literary devices within the text. The work of the Formalists had a general impact on later developments in “Structuralism” and other theories of narrative. “Formalism‚” like “Structuralism‚” sought to place the study of literature on a scientific basis through objective analysis of the motifs‚ devices‚ techniques‚ and other “functions” that comprise the literary
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wishful approach” to analyzing and interpreting film. The book also talks about poststructuralism which‚ rather than structuralism‚ stresses the open-mindedness of stories and explores subjectivity with film structures. Poststructuralism analysis also includes many distinct areas of thought from psychoanalytic to postcolonial to feminist. Spring Breakers could be analyzed on many different ideological and poststructuralism critiques specifically surrounding the philosophy of youth in the modern
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Continental philosophy is a collective term used to describe the distinct philosophical traditions‚ methods‚ and styles that was popular in the European continent during the time of Immanuel Kant. Continental philosophy is usually countered with analytic philosophy or sometimes referred to as Anglo-American philosophy. During the 20th century continental philosophy embraced schools of thought such as phenomenology and existentialism. The major influences that this type of philosophy had were thinkers
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Critical Theory Cheat Sheet Donald E. Hall. Literary and Cultural Theory: From Basic Principles to Advanced Applications. Houghton Mifflin‚ 2001. Theory Formalism /New Criticism 1920’s forward Reader Response Rhetorical Analysis Marxist/Materialist Analysis Psychoanalytic Analysis Key Ideas -analysis of literary structures (genre; character‚ plot‚ setting‚ etc.) -rejected literature’s historical and biographical contexts -intrinsic meaning of texts; literature expresses
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production of geographical knowledge. Geographers use poststructuralist and feminist ideas in order to study human environment‚ society and geogrpahical space. Feminism and poststructuralism encourage us to question the set of assumptions and socially constructed meanings that give rise to knowledge claims. Poststructuralism is a popular critique that challenges our representation between relationship and reality and is a direct response to the percieved ridgeties and certanties that are the main
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Patricia Hill Collins was born in 1948 and raised in Philadelphia. In1969‚ she earned her bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University and in 1970‚ she earned her master’s degree from Harvard University. After college‚ she became a school teacher and curriculum specialist. However‚ in 1984‚ Collins returned to graduate school and obtained a PhD in sociology from Brandeis University. Patricia Hill Collins field of interest mainly focused on black feminist. She believed learning these materials are significant
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Cited: Ahmad‚ Aijaz. In theory: Classes‚ nations‚ literatures. London: Verso‚ 1994. Belsey‚ Catherine. Poststructuralism: A very short introduction. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 2002. Benjamin‚ Walter‚ and Knut Tarnowski. "Doctrine of the Similar (1933)." New German Critique 17 1979: 65-69 --- Bhabha‚ Homi K. (1983a)‚ "Difference‚ Discrimination‚ and the
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