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READINGS IN CRITICAL THEORY 

LITR. 442

SPRING 2016Georgia AxiotouOfice: SOS Z 17A Ofice Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 16:00- 17:00 (re!era"#y$ "y aoi%t&e%t'-&ai#: gaxiotou)*u+edu+tr____________________________________________________________________________

COURSE DESCRIPTION,% the .eadi%gs i% ritica# Theory course$ our tas* i## "e to ex#ore$

access a%d i%terrogate a corus o! theoretica# ositio%s a%d discoursesthat are sti## ro&i%e%t i% co%te&orary theory a%d #iterary criticis&+

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rather !ocus o% a sa&#e o! rerese%tati2e 2oices !ro& six theoretica#

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as it ertai%s to the resecti2e ays through hich they aroach$ read$

theorise *ey co%cets such as su"8ecti2ity$ history$ rerese%tatio%

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LEARNING OUTCOMESStude%ts ho ha2e success!u##y co&#eted this course shou#d "e a"#e to

discuss the theoretica# re&ises o! 2arious &ethodo#ogies a%d critica#

discourses9 e2a#uate the re&ises a%d co%cets o! 2arious critica#

&ethodo#ogies9 discuss the co&#ex ays i% hich 2arious discourses

re#ate to cu#tura#$ socia#$ historica# a%d o#itica# issues$ a%d$ idea##y$ rati!y

or re!ute "y sou%d critica# argu&e%t critica# 2ies other tha% her or his

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CONTACT POLICY ,! you ha2e uestio%s$ ideas$ ro"#e&s$ or a%ythi%g you a%t to discuss$ ,?d

"e de#ighted to see you+

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10%  ATTENDANCE  Atte%di%g c#ass is a% i&orta%t art o! your #ear%i%g exerie%ce+ Bouare exected to co&e to c#ass o% ti&e a%d reared$ a%d to *ee uto date o% your readi%g assig%&e%ts+ >egi%%i%g i% the seco%d ee* (a!ter add/dro e%ds'$ atte%da%ce i## "e ta*e% i% e2ery c#ass+ ,! youare a"se%t$ it is your reso%si"i#ity to %d out hat e co2ered thatday+

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 Act i% The Political Unconscious !arrati"e as a Socially Symbolic #ct P1-

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POSTMODERNISM DECONSTRUCTION

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