"Developing skills in critical analysis enables us to understand the nature of the worlds we create and in which we participate through symbols so that we can make more conscious choices about these worlds.” Sonja Foss

Friday, January 29, 2010

Blog Post Assignment for Monday, Feb 1

Review pages 217-220 in the textbook again, and think about three artifacts related to your fields of study or your personal interests that you could analyze using the ideological method of criticism. Make a list of these three possible artifacts and explain for each artifact why you think it might be appropriate for ideological criticism, and post this to your blog. Use full sentences, such as:

“One artifact that I think I could analyze using the ideological method of criticism is … I think X (the first artifact) would be appropriate for ideological criticism, because…

Another artifact that I would be interested in analyzing using the ideological method of criticism is …”

Bring your artifact ideas to the next class on Feb 1st.

Tip: Check out the second model essay in the textbook to see a different sample of criticism. Also check out the list of citations for additional samples on pages 261-266.