CLS2000

Introduction to critical theory

(ART)

8 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prohibitions: CRT2010/3010/ENH2060/3060

Synopsis: Issues in critical theory in the writing of Theodor Adorno, Roland Barthes, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Julia Kristeva and Gilles Deleuze. Part of the class work will be explanatory, explicating difficult material and making clear its importance. Part of the class work will be exploratory, inviting students to develop the issues raised by the material in relation to their own reading and analytical needs.

Assessment: Class test (2 hours): 30% + Seminar paper (equivalent to 1000 words): 15% + Essays or essay (3000 words): 50% + Seminar participation: 5%