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Welcome! This is a forum for Critical Issues in Literary Studies, a course at Florida State University taught by Dr. Andrew Reynolds. It is a place to start or continue discussions of literary theory and criticism outside of our classroom.

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12/4/13

On Infinite Perspectives, Post 5

It is a paradox within a paradox though. How can we ever form an infinite perspective theory if

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On Infinite Perspectives, Post 5

It is a paradox within a paradox though. How can we ever form an infinite perspective theory if

12/4/13

Justin Rosenthal, Andrew Reynolds4

11/22/13

Post 5 (maybe?)---This class sucks.

Very true! Sorry; I didn't mean for that to be entirely pessimistic or that I was afraid of

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Post 5 (maybe?)---This class sucks.

Very true! Sorry; I didn't mean for that to be entirely pessimistic or that I was afraid of

11/22/13

Katey Mccauley, … Matt Gazzillo5

11/22/13

The Race for Theory

After taking this course, theory has vastly effected my common reading leisure. I think theory takes

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The Race for Theory

After taking this course, theory has vastly effected my common reading leisure. I think theory takes

11/22/13

Jen Davis, … Andrew Reynolds6

11/22/13

Problems with Theory Post 4 Jen Davis

This is Leanne Castro's post #5 As is typical of someone who enjoys the sound of her own voice (

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Problems with Theory Post 4 Jen Davis

This is Leanne Castro's post #5 As is typical of someone who enjoys the sound of her own voice (

11/22/13

Matt Botkin, Andrew Reynolds2

11/22/13

Thanks for the honesty, Matt. I sometimes think the same way. At least now you know your friend was

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Thanks for the honesty, Matt. I sometimes think the same way. At least now you know your friend was

11/22/13

Andrew Reynolds, … Courtney Hughes15

11/22/13

Post # 5 Kipnis aims to illuminate the boundaries of gender issues and sexual politics in our media;

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Post # 5 Kipnis aims to illuminate the boundaries of gender issues and sexual politics in our media;

11/22/13

Carmelo Rubio, … Blair Stokes4

11/22/13

Post 5 - Reflection

Post #5 As for a review of the class, I personally will likely not rely on theory, like ever again. I

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Post 5 - Reflection

Post #5 As for a review of the class, I personally will likely not rely on theory, like ever again. I

11/22/13

Leah Ruchlin, … Nicole Mishler5

11/22/13

Post 4: Sexuality and Nature vs Nurture

Post 5 When it comes to homosexuality and nature verses nurture, I personally think it is 110% nature

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Post 4: Sexuality and Nature vs Nurture

Post 5 When it comes to homosexuality and nature verses nurture, I personally think it is 110% nature

11/22/13

Russell Phillips

11/22/13

Yesterday in class we were talking about the importance of this class or maybe how it could have been

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Yesterday in class we were talking about the importance of this class or maybe how it could have been

11/22/13

Amanda Dunn, … Stephanie Areas3

11/22/13

Russ and Equality

Post #5 Joanna Russ's When it Changed freaked me out! I tend to be such a gender equality

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Russ and Equality

Post #5 Joanna Russ's When it Changed freaked me out! I tend to be such a gender equality

11/22/13

11/22/13

Post 5 Until this class I had never really given real thought to the idea of what sex and gender

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Post 5 Until this class I had never really given real thought to the idea of what sex and gender

11/22/13

joep...@gmail.com, Tyler Bishop4

11/22/13

Death of an author

Post #5 I think there is a huge similarity between Morrison's Africanistic presence and the

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Death of an author

Post #5 I think there is a huge similarity between Morrison's Africanistic presence and the

11/22/13

11/22/13

Post #5 I just really wanted to talk about this and thought it would be an interest contrast to some

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Post #5 I just really wanted to talk about this and thought it would be an interest contrast to some

11/22/13

Helena Lopes, … Kristi Sardina17

11/22/13

Post #5 The role of literary theory within most undergraduate courses is minimal, as professors tend

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Post #5 The role of literary theory within most undergraduate courses is minimal, as professors tend

11/22/13

Devin Healy, Andrew Reynolds2

11/22/13

Post 5 - Have a look

Dood, but did you SEE those eyebrows on Nietzsche?! Seriously, I second your thought. Being around

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Post 5 - Have a look

Dood, but did you SEE those eyebrows on Nietzsche?! Seriously, I second your thought. Being around

11/22/13

11/22/13

Nardin does a great job on discussing the homosexual identities that Cather addresses through the use

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Nardin does a great job on discussing the homosexual identities that Cather addresses through the use

11/22/13

Alexis Perez, … Leah Ruchlin7

11/22/13

Gender Identity

Post 5 When we were discussing Wittig's essay on what is a woman and how we define “woman,” I

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Gender Identity

Post 5 When we were discussing Wittig's essay on what is a woman and how we define “woman,” I

11/22/13

Chelsea Bennett

11/22/13

Hmmm…is there a problem with theory? I'm not quite sure myself. Graff's believes that

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Hmmm…is there a problem with theory? I'm not quite sure myself. Graff's believes that

11/22/13

11/22/13

Christian and Graff's essays have invoked much thought on theory and how necessary I believe it

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Christian and Graff's essays have invoked much thought on theory and how necessary I believe it

11/22/13

11/22/13

In reading the Graff and Christian pieces I began to think about what exactly a theory is. These two

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In reading the Graff and Christian pieces I began to think about what exactly a theory is. These two

11/22/13

11/22/13

Theory is the strangest thing I have ever studied. At least the way that we learned it. In previous

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Theory is the strangest thing I have ever studied. At least the way that we learned it. In previous

11/22/13

11/22/13

The Problem with Theory

Gerald Graff seems to ignore much of what Barbara Christian claims needs to be included in the

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The Problem with Theory

Gerald Graff seems to ignore much of what Barbara Christian claims needs to be included in the

11/22/13

11/22/13

Post 5 For my final post, I want to briefly discuss Graff's and Christian's ideas. In most of

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Post 5 For my final post, I want to briefly discuss Graff's and Christian's ideas. In most of

11/22/13

11/20/13

Is any Woman actually Heterosexual?

Post #5 Alexis Graham Is any woman actually and willingly heterosexual? This seems to be the primary

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Is any Woman actually Heterosexual?

Post #5 Alexis Graham Is any woman actually and willingly heterosexual? This seems to be the primary

11/20/13

Cory Stewart, … Daniela Aguilar11

11/11/13

Kipnis, and Saunders, and genitals. Oh, my.

I have read that series and is one of my favorites. But I agree, with the way technology advances and

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Kipnis, and Saunders, and genitals. Oh, my.

I have read that series and is one of my favorites. But I agree, with the way technology advances and

11/11/13

nicole...@gmail.com

11/8/13

Kipnis and the lower class

Post #4 I found it interesting, in regards to the anti-porn feminist movement, how little commentary

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Kipnis and the lower class

Post #4 I found it interesting, in regards to the anti-porn feminist movement, how little commentary

11/8/13

Brittany Wilson, … christina behan9

11/8/13

White noise focuses on a few themes one of which seems to be the feeling of lonelness and disconnect.

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White noise focuses on a few themes one of which seems to be the feeling of lonelness and disconnect.

11/8/13

Hayley Delk, … Christen Caporali4

11/8/13

The Yellow Wallpaper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's story “The Yellow Wallpaper,” is a powerful piece of feminist

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The Yellow Wallpaper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's story “The Yellow Wallpaper,” is a powerful piece of feminist

11/8/13

Taylor Robinson, … Bri Shatanoff9

11/8/13

Sea Oak's Aunt Bernie = America

I enjoyed reading Sea Oak because the content was so shocking I could not stop reading on and on. I

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Sea Oak's Aunt Bernie = America

I enjoyed reading Sea Oak because the content was so shocking I could not stop reading on and on. I

11/8/13

11/8/13

Limits of Criticism - Post 4

Now that we have discussed a few different critical issues, most recently, new historicism, I'm

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Limits of Criticism - Post 4

Now that we have discussed a few different critical issues, most recently, new historicism, I'm

11/8/13

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