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Literary Lenses: Interpreting Texts Through Different Theoretical Approaches

Understand the purpose of using different theoretical lenses in literary analysis. Explore lenses such as Feminist, Psychological, Marxist, and Historical to decode texts from varied perspectives. Learn how to analyze gender roles, psychological influences, societal structures, and historical context within literary works.

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Literary Lenses: Interpreting Texts Through Different Theoretical Approaches

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  1. Literary Lenses:Interpreting Texts by Using Different Theoretical Approaches Langlois

  2. What is the purpose of glasses?

  3. What is a Lens ? • A lens is a literary theory through which we read and understand a text. • While using your lens you always think your lens is the best approach to the text.

  4. Different Lenses Feminist

  5. Feminism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9SUAcNlVQ4

  6. Feminist Strategies • Consider he gender of the author. • Consider the gender of the characters and the roles that they play in the text. • What gender stereotypes are present or subverted in the text?

  7. Different Lenses Psychological

  8. Psychological • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQaqXK7z9LM

  9. Psychological Strategies • How does the author’s experiences or life trauma reflect his or her text? • Example: Poe writing about death because all of the woman in his life died of TB. • How might symbols in the story reflect deep seeded anxieties or desires of the character? • How might the life experiences or relationships with others explain the characters actions?

  10. Marxist

  11. Marxist • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSQgCy_iIcc

  12. Marxist Strategies • Explore the way different groups of people are represented in text. Evaluate the level power they have in the hierarchies of the text. • What value is given to money in the text? Is it a priority? Does it signal power or social hierarchy? • What was the economic history of the text?

  13. Historical

  14. Historical Strategies • Identify historical indicators within the text. • Think of the presence of historical objects within the text and their importance. • Consider how the time period in which the text was constructed might have impacted the text.

  15. Activity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlV_jQrXr7c • Analyze fairy tales using different critical lenses.

  16. References Critical Encounters in High School English By Deborah Appleman

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