Marxist, Feminist and Postcolonialist Literary Theory - a brief introduction for Middle School students.

1. Literary Theory for Middle School Consider this

2. DIFFERENT KINDS OF LENSES

3. Power is where the money is. Marxist literary theory

4. Women aren’t allowed access to power. FEMINIST LITERARY THEORY

5. Christopher Columbus didn’t discover America. He seized it. POSTCOLONIALISM

6. So, what does Christopher Columbus or Marx or….women…. have to do with my reading a book?

7. Good question.

8. She had to look through the Seeing Stone so that she could see things as they really are. Remember coraline?

9. And at some movies, you have to wear special glasses if you want to see the action in a more lifelike way.

10. There’s way more to Marxist Feminist and Postcolonialist Literary Theory than we’re going to talk about this year. None of this is that simple

11. But we are going to talk about Marxist Feminist and Postcolonialist Literary Theory. As we read. As we write. As we discuss. As we think.

12. Ready?