Exciting Introduction!

This summer I aim to acquaint myself with modern literary theory. Usually people take classes in this sort of thing, but I find that I'm pretty motivated to get the books, do the reading, and learn it without forking over $x00 to the University of X.

But, I'm a teacher, and I know that reading alone is not really enough to truly learn. You need colleagues and communities, and projects which demand your articulation. You need to put in the work of tracking down resources, engaging them, and seeing how they react to one another. If any of my friends want to join me by posting on this blog, it'd be awesome - if not, I'll be chatting with myself, as per usual. :) All participation is voluntary, for your own interest, and there will be no grades.

Using an online syllabus available from Dr. Kristi Siegel, a professor of English at Mount Mary College, I hope to use her organization as a prompt for my own investigation into literary theory. Every week I'll try to get a feel for the major literary theories typically covered in a university course.

Goals:
To articulate ways in which literary theory applies to my culture, global culture, and my own life.
To apply various theories to works of literarure and pop culture, as demonstrated by my blog posts.
To articulate nad reflect on the ethical and philosophical issues which critical theory elicits
To compare and synthesize theories studies (maybe at the end of summer... wheee!!