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A Brief Overview Critical Lenses Literary Criticisms A Brief Overview Critical Lenses

Archetypal Criticism Focuses around a set of universal patterns. Focuses on common symbols and themes in literature. An archetype is a reference to a concept, a person or an object that has served as a prototype/stereotype of its kind and is the original idea that has come to be used over and over again.

Feminist Criticism Also tied to Gender & Queer (LGBTQ) Studies Identifies and studies cultural and economic setbacks in a “patriarchal” society that limit, prevent, or hinder the rights of women or others who identify against the societal gender norms for sex. Society= highly patriarchal (males=superior) Concept: Women=Passive Men=Active

Critical Race Theory White privilege/ White Supremacy Hegemony White individuals influence cultural standards, norms, and thinking… limiting the views of other racial backgrounds

Marxist Criticism Social class position creates conflicts in the economy, in politics, and social norms Hegemony

New Criticism/Formalism Also called FORMALISM. The text is the ONLY important part of the book. Everything you need to know can be found through close reading and context clues.

Psychological Criticism A piece of literature is influenced by the author’s perspective, past experiences, and biases. Therefore, you must know the author’s background to fully understand the text.

Historical Criticism Also called New Historicism or Cultural Studies. A historical critic looks at the time frame and subsequent social propriety (the socio-economic statuses of the time, societal norms, trends, etc.) to better understand the meaning of the text in context with the historical frame. Culture is important.

Postcolonial Criticism Studies the dynamics of the hegemony (dominance in social status) of Western, first world countries and the effects of colonization. A post-colonial critic might be studying work from the writers who colonized an area or writers who experienced the cultural changes that came with being colonized.

A Brief Overview __________ Lenses Literary Criticisms A Brief Overview __________ Lenses

____________ Criticism Focuses around a set of _____________ ______________ Focuses on common __________ and _____________ in literature An ______________is a reference to a concept, a person or an object that has served as a _______________/_____________ of its kind and is the original idea that has come to be used over and over again.

Feminist __________ Also tied to Gender & LGBTQ Studies Identifies and studies _________ and ___________ setbacks in a __________ society that ___________, prevent, or hinder the rights of women Society= highly patriarchal Male _______________ Concept: Women=_______________ Men=_______________

Critical ________ Theory ___________ Privilege/ White Supremacy ________________ White individuals influence cultural standards, norms, and thinking… ___________ the views of other ________ backgrounds

___________ Criticism Social __________ position creates ____________in the economy, in politics, and social norms Hegemony Literature reveals the statuses of different social _________ and strains of thoughts

______ Criticism AKA: _______________ The _________ is the _________ important part of the book ____________ you need to know can be found through close reading and ___________ clues

Psychological Criticism This theory claims that a piece of literature is influenced by the ______________ perspective, past experiences, and _______. Therefore, you must know the author’s ___________ to fully ____________ the text.

___________ Criticism Also called New Historicism or Cultural Studies. A historical critic looks at the ________________ and subsequent social propriety (the ______________ statuses of the time, societal norms, trends, etc.) to better understand the meaning of the text in context with the historical frame. ________________________.

Postcolonial Criticism Studies the dynamics of the ____________ (dominance in social status) of Western, first world countries and the ________ of ____________. A Post-colonial critic might be studying work from the writers who colonized an area or writers who experienced the ___________ __________ that came with being colonized.