Your reading responses must be approximately 500-800 words and critically engage with all of the readings for that class, as well as the theme of the week, and offer your own personal reflections and critiques. Rather than summarizing the text, you are asked to draw out the author or authors’ main arguments and offer points of comparison, analysis and critique.
While you may briefly outline the author’s main argument, most of your response should offer your own critical and analytical reflections.
What are the different theoretical frameworks that the texts are relying on? Do they make use of these theories in an effective and convincing manner?
-What is your INFORMED critique of the text ? You may use other readings from previous weeks to come up with your INFORMED critique.
Reading and writing “critically” does not mean the same thing as “criticizing,” in everyday language. Your “critique” can be positive and praise the text or point out problems, disagreements and shortcomings.
