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I have also listed the below question body in the attachment "Application Essay Requirement POST.docx". There are three high-quality assignments that need to be completed, each corresponding to different modules. All instructions for each assignment are provided, including grading rubrics. The course textbooks and relevant articles are attached. Each assignment is complex and not just a simple essay; they are postgraduate level papers with specific requirements that must be followed precisely.

I will only pay for an A grade, so missing instructions or incomplete adherence to guidelines will not be accepted. The topics and selected poems or texts for each of the three assignments must differ across modules. Each assignment involves applying specific literary theories or critical lenses while incorporating the provided resources, websites, and readings.

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Introduction

This series of postgraduate assignments aims to deepen understanding of various literary theories and critical approaches, including formalism, structuralism, deconstruction, poststructuralism, postcolonialism, and critical resistance. The tasks involve applying these theories thoughtfully to selected poems or texts while demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of provided resources and scholarly perspectives.

Assignment 1: Application Essay 1 – Reading for Form, New Criticism & Structuralism

The first assignment requires an analytical essay applying New Criticism and structuralist methods to a selected poem. Using the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) resources, students will examine formal elements, such as imagery, diction, and structure, to uncover inherent meanings within the text. The analysis should follow these guidelines:

- Focus exclusively on the poem's form and internal features

- Avoid external historical or biographical contexts unless explicitly relevant

- Incorporate questions from Purdue OWL to guide your analysis

- Reference the key texts: Bertens's "Introduction," Tyson's Chapter 1 and Appendices, and the selected articles

- Use the provided textbooks to support your interpretations, citing properly

The essay should include a clear thesis statement, a well-organized body paragraph structure, and conclude with insights on how formalism and structuralism reveal the poem’s core meaning without reliance on outside factors.

Assignment 2: Application Essay 2 – Reading for Decentering, Deconstruction & Poststructuralism

The second assignment focuses on applying deconstruction and poststructuralist theories to another literary work or excerpt. Using the Purdue OWL's webpage on Postmodernism, students will critically analyze the text's binary oppositions, language instability, and contradictions, illustrating how meaning is deferred in poststructuralist thought.

- Engage with the provided articles—“Reading and Critical Practice” and “Behind the Barricades with Lenin”

- Use Tyson’s Chapters 4–5 and Bertens’s chapters 4–6 as theoretical frameworks

- Explore concepts such as deconstruction, Marxism, and the fluidity of meaning

- Incorporate questions from Purdue OWL to structure the critique

The essay should demonstrate an understanding of how deconstruction questions fixed meanings, exposes power structures in texts, and aligns with postmodern critiques. Proper referencing of scholarly sources and theories is essential.

Assignment 3: Application Essay 3 – Reading for Resistance, Postcolonialism

This final assignment involves applying postcolonial and cultural critique to a chosen text. Referencing Purdue OWL’s resources on Postcolonialism, as well as New Historicism and Cultural Studies, students will analyze how the text resists colonial narratives, challenges cultural hegemony, and reflects postcolonial identities.

- Use Tyson’s Chapters 2 and 9 along with Bertens’s chapters 7–8

- Engage with articles like “How to Save Literary Studies” and “Teach the How”

- Evaluate the text through postcolonial lenses, focusing on issues of power, representation, and resistance

- Follow the specific questions on Purdue OWL to structure your critique

The essay should illustrate how postcolonial theory redefines cultural narratives and highlights the politics of representation in literature. Integration of scholarly perspectives and citations is mandatory.

Conclusion

Each assignment demands a rigorous engagement with specific literary theories through targeted application to selected texts. Not only must you demonstrate theoretical understanding, but also critical insight and analytical clarity. Strict adherence to instructions and citation standards, along with a comprehensive synthesis of course resources, will be essential to achieving an A grade.

References

  1. Bertens, J. (2014). Introduction to Literary Theory. Routledge.
  2. Tyson, L. (2015). Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide. Routledge.
  3. Tyson, L. (2015). Appendices A–E in Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide. Routledge.
  4. Tyson, L. (2015). Chapters 2, 4–5, 9 in Critical Theory Today.
  5. Bertens, J. (2014). Chapters 1–3; Chapters 7–8.
  6. “Should Studying Literature Be Fun? 'No' Is Too Often the Answer.”
  7. “Teaching Contemporary Literary Theory at a Church-Sponsored University.”
  8. Purdue Online Writing Lab. Formalism. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/explication_of_style_and_form/formalism.html
  9. Purdue OWL. Structuralism. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_academic_writing/critical_thinking/structuralism.html
  10. Purdue OWL. Postmodernism, Deconstruction, and Poststructuralism. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/english_as_a_second_language/esl_students/postmodernism_deconstruction_poststructuralism.html
  11. Purdue OWL. Marxism. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_critical_thinking/marxism/index.html
  12. Purdue OWL. Postcolonialism. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_critical_thinking/postcolonialism/index.html

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