Essays about: "marxist literary"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words marxist literary.

  1. 1. Using Literary Theories to Acquire Critical Consciousness in the EFL Classroom : A Critical Approach to Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Gustaf Bärlund; [2022]
    Keywords : Marxist literary theory; Virginia Woolf; Mrs. Dalloway; ideology; critical pedagogy; critical literacy pedagogy; upper secondary school; EFL classroom;

    Abstract : This essay applies a critical lens to Mrs. Dalloway (1925) by Virginia Woolf. The aim of this essay is to investigate if and how Mrs. Dalloway can be utilized for students to practice critical consciousness in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Marxist Reading Of Things Fall Apart In The Esl Classrom : Exploring Colonial Socio-economic Exploitation in the Nigerian Context

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

    Author : Arthur E. Nkalubo; [2021]
    Keywords : Things Fall Apart; Capitalism; colonialism; community; critical literacy; CLP; and ESL; land expropriation; Marxism; Primitive accumulation; socio-economic; social class;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore how a critical reading of the novel Things Fall Apart (1958) can provide valuable perspective for educators and students when examining socio-economic issues in  a colonial context in the ESL classroom. The main issues being analysed are how the novel reveals and explores socio-economic forms of exploitation under colonialism, and how a critical reading of the novel can be used in teaching to inform and persuade learners about social injustices. READ MORE

  4. 3. Literary Theory in Upper Secondary School : Should It Be Used Before Higher Education?

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Nazanin Alvandi; [2019]
    Keywords : literary theory; feminist criticism; Marxism; postcolonial theory; teacher attitudes; literature; teaching and learning;

    Abstract : This essay examines the use of literary theory when teaching literature before higher education. The objective isto see how and if the integration of literary theory facilitates students’ engagement with and understanding of literature. The study is conducted with the qualitative method of interviews. READ MORE

  5. 4. Manifestations of Capitalism from a Marxist Perspective : A comparison of Cultural Values and Moral Codes in Moby Dick and David Copperfield

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Graham Hepworth; [2018]
    Keywords : Marxism; Victorian; antebellum; Romanticism; Realism; feudalism; bourgeois; aristocracy; capitalism; manifest destiny;

    Abstract : This is a study of Charles Dickens David Copperfield and Herman Melville Moby Dick from a Marxist perspective, exploring the different manifestations of the capitalist system, with critical reference to the theories of Raymond Williams and Terry Eagleton. It will attempt to understand cultural differences, values and moral codes, that the two novels reveal about Victorian England and Antebellum America, at this point in literary history, the decade of time with 1850 at its centre. READ MORE

  6. 5. "If I Could Think of Somewhere to Go" : Alienation in S.E. Hinton's Rumble Fish

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Malin Andersson; [2016]
    Keywords : S.E. Hinton; Rumble Fish; Alienation; Rusty-James; psychoanalytic literary criticism; marxist literary criticism;

    Abstract : This essay focuses on the alienation experienced by Rusty-James in S.E. Hinton’s Rumble Fish (1975). It more specifically centers on the causes of his alienation and how the alienation is illustrated in the novel. READ MORE