Each group will become the “subject matter expert” concerning their particular school of literary theory. The presentation will include both a description of the particular critical theory (beyond what has been covered in class and in your textbook). This will be accomplished in part by utilizing at least one of the major theorists listed below in your presentation. Their text will serve as one of your secondary sources.Gender and Queer TheoryJudith Butler, Julia Kristeva, Eve Kosofsky SedgwickPsychoanalytic TheorySigmund Freud, Jacques LacanMarxist CritiqueKarl Marx, Guy Debord, Antonio Gramsci, Pierre BourdieuPostcolonial & RaceHomi Bhabha, Gloria Anzaldua, Toni Morrison, Adorno & HorkheimerNew Historicism & Cultural StudiesStephen Greenblatt, Michel Foucault, bell hooks

Each person in the group should contribute to the discussion, either with explanation and insight into the theory itself or with an exploration of the application of that theory to your chosen story. How do you see this story through this theoretical lens? Make sure to argue for your interpretations and the connections you see between the critical theory and your text.

Each group’s presentation should be at least 20 minutes long, and everyone should have a chance to speak. You can use different media if you choose, but it isn’t required.

Essay:

Along with participating in the group, you will be writing an essay of at least 1250 words, providing an analysis of your chosen text through the theoretical lens. For your essay, you can use whichever theory you like, including the one covered by your group. There are many variations of these different theories, and you only need to use one. You don’t need to apply the theory to the entire text but can select specific sections or lines. You might be better off narrowing your focus so that you analyze one character, relationship, passage, or incident in detail.

This assignment also asks that you connect your text to related 

• Accurately describe your argument in a clear thesis sentence.
• Signal each topic and give a clear indication of how the paper will proceed.
• .Locate evidence (directly from the text) to smoothly integrate into each body paragraph.
• Analyze this evidence in order to show how it illustrates your arguments.
• Present a strong overall argument and conclusion using active verbs and avoiding vagueness.
• Use an effective structure that carefully guides the reader from one idea to the next and is thoroughly edited so that sentences are readable and appropriate for an academic paper.
• Include new terms introduced in class, as Well as a working knowledge of how to apply them to the text.

Where Are You Going, Where Have you Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates

this is the selected text by our group