Introduction to Critical Theory

A booklet that breaks down critical theory for A Level students, although could be used for able GCSE students also.
This is especially useful for literature study, but could be employed in other subjects.
It breaks down the six areas below for students and gives them questions to ask about texts:

• Marxist Theory – exploring the structures of power and hierarchy within a text and surrounding its creation
• Feminist Theory – exploring the position of females within a text and surrounding its creation
• Psychoanalytical Theory – exploring the subtext of language to reveal subconscious ideas of the characters and writer
• Deconstruction – exploring the force of language and breaking it down to its smallest elements
• Post-colonialism – exploring the position of races and cultures oppressed by colonisation
• Eco-criticism – exploring the relationship between literature and the physical world/nature