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Dr. Shanna SalinasEnglish 109 Introduction to Literary Theory and Research Methods (Spring 2019)Research Critical MethodologyDue: Friday, 5/31 (precisely at the beginning of class)ObjectiveThis assignment strategically builds off the skills developed in the Critical Methodology, which asked you to consider and to situate the approach of a literary critic (Stange) within a framework of New Historicist criticism and theory. In effect, this assignment asks you to do similar work in yourassessment of a literary critic’s analysis.ResearchFind a peer-reviewed journal article focused on any work by Kate Chopin except The Awakening. (MLA International Bibliography is the database we use in Literary Studies.) Helpful hints: consider doing a search for specific titles of Kate Chopin’s short stories and/or short story collections.)Assignment Requirements4-5 pagesMLA guidelines: double-spaced, one-inch margins, Times New Roman, 12-point fontWorks Cited pageConcrete use of textual evidence from your journal articleAssignment DescriptionAfter finding and reading a peer-reviewed journal article about any work by Kate Chopin except TheAwakening, identify/assess the following within the journal article:The author/critic’s approach: place within Feminist theory and criticism or DeconstructionismThe critic’s methodology: the way your critic undertakes/deploys a concept or tenet within that school of theoryHow that critic’s approach and methodology impacts literary analysisIn other words, your objective is to 1) establish a clear overview of Feminist theory and criticism orDeconstructionism 2) identify moments that signal your critic’s analytical approach and methodology asFeminist or Deconstructionist and 3) explain how this approach and methodology impact, determine, or guide the questions posed and/or literary analyses produced as a result.Format/GuidelinesUse the framework overviews supplied in the critical edition of The Awakening, Critical Theory Today, and/or Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction and the respective coinciding theorist (e.g., Judith Butler or Jacques Derrida) in order to establish a concise operational contextualization or definition for Feminist theory and criticism or Deconstructionism (approximately 1 page)Show and explain how this framework is identifiable in your critic’s approach (approximately 1- 1.5 page)Trace how approach and methodology impact your critic’s literary analysis of Kate Chopin’s work (approximately 1.5- 3 pages)REMINDER: No late work will be accepted unless arrangements are made at least 48 hours in advance of the deadline. ................
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