Literary Criticism Theory

Literary Criticism Theories introduces MA students to major schools of literary theory and criticism, including Formalism, Structuralism, Post-Structuralism, Psychoanalytic Criticism, Marxist Criticism, Feminist Criticism, Postcolonial Criticism, Reader-Response Criticism, Queer Theory, New Historicism, and African-American Criticism.

 The course develops students' ability to understand, compare, and apply critical frameworks to literary texts while engaging with contemporary debates concerning language, identity, culture, power, and representation.