2.4: Critical Approaches Chart
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Use the critical approaches discussed in the chart below to help you find an interesting angle from which to approach a text. Each approach is given a brief description (Beliefs), some guidelines for studying a text (Practices) and prompts to inspire your discussion (Questions).
Do not simply list and answer the questions for a particular critical approach. Instead, use the questions as a starting place for your actual analysis. The questions are intended to be thought-provoking, not a list to be completed.
Approach | Beliefs | Practices | Questions |
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Deconstructive Criticism |
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Feminist Criticism |
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Reader-Oriented Criticism |
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Historical Criticism |
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- Survey of American Literature II. Authored by: Joshua Watson. Provided by: Reynolds Community College. Located at: http://www.reynolds.edu/. License: CC BY: Attribution