Hi Tim! I'm currently studying for my Literature in English GRE Subject Test. I just wanted to let you know how helpful this playlist of literary criticism videos has been for me. They serve as really nice jumping-off points, and they're very well-made! Thanks for creating and posting them.
I'm about to have a teaching demonstration about this topic and your explanation inspires me to learn more about my topic first before planning out my class outline. Your explanation is superb! Thanks a lot!
Just wanted to leave a comment to thank you for all these videos. You've helped me understand my Literature class so much better and more in-depth than I could have by re-reading the textbook on my own.
Thank yoy so much sir, it helps me a lot n I'm happy that I can face tomorrow's class confidently🙂 It's very hard for me to just catch up my teacher lectures, but I find easier here, once again thank you.
I would love to see you do one about Structuralism and Post Structuralism. Thank you for doing these. They've been super helpful in my Lit Theory Class.
You're a life saver, mate. This is what we're going over in my Intro to Critical Approach class this week, and this break down really helped me understand my assignment.
Tim, these videos are fantastic - very clear explanations of complex concepts that can easily alienate students. Can you cover Marxist criticism for us, please?
Wow, ang video na ito ay talagang nakakatulong sa akin! Matagal na akong interesado sa paksa na ito, at ang iyong paliwanag ay talagang nakatulong sa akin na mas maintindihan ito. Pinapahalagahan ko ang iyong kahusayan at pagkahilig sa paksa na ito. Ako rin ay isang content creator, at nag-eexplore rin ako ng mga katulad na tema sa aking channel. Gusto ko makipag-ugnayan at magpalitan ng mga ideya sa mga taong may parehong interes. Keep up the good work!
Hi Tim nice to meet u I have to Question if you like to answer it (it’s about Reader-Response Theory ) Thanks anyway you help me a lot 1- Major Principles & Premises (What is this theory about? What does it call for? What is it against?) 2- Major Concepts & Their Definitions
Tim, excellent. content was good and engaging as were your facial expressions. The editing was superior. And you had it down to 3.05! Do you think placing yourself as afocal point Screen right is more effective then screen left?
Thanks! I try to be expressive to keep video lectures from being dry. I frequently do put myself in the center in lesson videos, but I was trying out the side so I could highlight text on the board and make it feel more like a demonstration. I may film the last three in this series in my library, so I'll probably shift back center for that. Thanks for the comments! I appreciate all feedback!
Tommy Coughlin Oops, I realized that I misread your comments. Yes, I do think screen right is more appealing than screen left. Funny how directions have feelings. Do you know what the old word for left was in Shakespeare's day?
Tim Nance Let's see I'm a southpaw. We shake hands righthanded so we can see there is no knife coming at you. A sinister person might use an Oddsbodkin. ;)
Hello sir! First thank you so much for your videos, they are very helpful. And I'd like to ask you about what are the similarities and the differences of this theories?
I've been stuck on the same reading response worksheet for like 4 hours knowing what to do ish but not knowing what to write;-; I feel like my teacher's gonna call my blank mind and unfinished homework laziness
I have read several articles to understand these concepts but I couldn't figure them out, and then I came across with your videos, How clear, didactic and expressive you are, How lucky your students are! I only see passion for literature!! Really useful for my public examinations!
Hello, Mr. Nance. May I please know how appropriate is the reader's response approach in analyzing a text when other literary theories are not applicable to it? Thank you.
@@Nancenotes For example, a work doesn't have narratives linked to feminism, Marxism, or post-colonialism, then why is reader's response appropriate to use? Thank you for noticing my question.
Let me clarify one thing, and then I’ll answer your question. Just because a text doesn’t appear to have a feminist or Marxist or post-colonial narrative, doesn’t mean an academic can’t use one of those theories to interpret the story. Here’s a secret: it’s all a language game. One can make anything mean anything if one doesn’t care about the integrity of the text. So, Deconstruction suggested that language isn’t centered on any absolute meaning, and therefore it can be stretched and misunderstood and warped. So, if you want to see feminism, you just look for something pointy and pretend its oppressive-does a character write with a pencil? It’s probably actually a phallus symbol and so he’s the patriarchy! Or you want to see economic disparity? You want to see football as slavery? You just keep bending the picture to make it fit the story you’re telling. People have taken these theories and applied them to culture and pretended that they legitimately show “the truth,” which is why you get weird opinion pieces about how cheese and bird names are racist. Nope. It’s a language game, and there are no rules except creativity. As the cynical devil Mephistopheles says somewhat sarcastically about the abuse of language in Faust, “no need, though, to be racking One’s brain, for just where concept’s lacking A word in time supplies the remedy. Words are good things to be debated, With words are systems generated, In words belief is safely vested, From words no jot or tittle can be wrested.” Now, to your question, Reader Response is always easy to apply because the meaning stems from how the reader responds to it and how the text invites a reader to respond. Therefore, in some ways the content is less interesting than the interaction between reader and content. So, if you have trouble finding other ways to explore the content, yes, a Reader Response technique would always be a possibility.
To be honest, the terms can usually be used interchangeably. If I were to differentiate, I would note that “elements” emphasizes what one might find when looking into literature, while “tools” and “devices” emphasize what an author is doing. They’re two sides of the same process-creating a literary effect versus observing a literary effect. Also, I can’t think of any distinction between “tools” and “devices”.
I think that’s a good organization-features more connected to observation (inherent to the text) as elements and the features that are more connected to creation of effect (specific to the author’s creative choice) as tools or devices.
@@Nancenotes but what if it might not be accurate? Like the way my lecturer wants it......😣 She's pretty strict and I try to imagine it buuut ugh!............and also I'd like to ask if it's okay to give a plot summary of the story before applying the reader response criticism to it👀...btw happy New Year
Happy New Year to you as well! Here’s my advice in response to your questions: 1. Literary criticism is pretty fluid-there are a lot more right answers than wrong ones. 2. That said, you need to know your teacher/lecturer. Obviously, she has expectations and preferences. 3. Your teacher’s preferences also apply to the summary question. I don’t know what she’d prefer, though in my case I wouldn’t spend a lot of words on a summary. Especially if you’re exploring how a reader develops expectations throughout the text and then deals with those expectations. Probably most of the main points of the text will come out in your essay anyway. By the way, what is your text? What are the other specifications of your assignment?
@@Nancenotes thank you for the reply honestly.......it's a book called "lagos noir" featured in Akashic noir series.....and just so you know I'm a Nigerian and I live in lagos, so it's basically a compilation of multiple stories from different nigerian authors about the place I was born and grew up in and tbh most of the stories I do relate to some kind of way but just not a first-hand kind of experience, I can only directly relate to two or three of the thirteen stories in the book which I've attempted to analyze and I'm pretty sure I did the wrong thing maybe but it's my first attempt at doing something like this soooooo........ but the rest are pretty difficult and we were told to analyze at least 5 stories from the book using a paragraph for each stories.....I'm stuck.......btw I recommend the book if you haven't heard of it....... it's a really interesting way to learn about major cities in different countries......Akashic noir features many cities in their series and we're also still gonna treat another series from it which "Mumbai noir".........so long story short the book is interesting but I can't analyze it the way she wants us to but it's maybe because I really don't understand the " reader response criticism".
Sounds interesting! I’ll see if I can get myself a copy! So, since you’re just doing a paragraph for each story, I wouldn’t summarize. Instead, I’d start with the first few lines of the story and talk about how they set up expectations for the reader. If the events in the story don’t connect to you, you can talk about how culture and setting set up expectations for you as a reader. Then, as the story progresses, note how those expectations are fulfilled or redirected. Does it set up an experience familiar to you, but then reverse it or incorporate unfamiliar experience? How do you respond to that? Etc.
What you discussed is only the subjectivist version of Readers'Response Criticism. How about the ones from Gadamer, Fish, Iser, Chomsky, Eco, Jauss, and others?
Hi Tim! I'm currently studying for my Literature in English GRE Subject Test. I just wanted to let you know how helpful this playlist of literary criticism videos has been for me. They serve as really nice jumping-off points, and they're very well-made! Thanks for creating and posting them.
+Amanda MacDougald Thank you! They're certainly not comprehensive, but I hoped they'd help get students started! Good luck on the GRE!
@@hashirkp6477 thank you.
I'm about to have a teaching demonstration about this topic and your explanation inspires me to learn more about my topic first before planning out my class outline. Your explanation is superb! Thanks a lot!
Thank you! Good luck!
My semester consists of these theories, thank you for these videos!
+scarface910 Sounds like fun! Glad I could help!
Just wanted to leave a comment to thank you for all these videos. You've helped me understand my Literature class so much better and more in-depth than I could have by re-reading the textbook on my own.
I'm doing my masters and this is a huge help. Thanks Tim!
This was so helpful! Thank you for posting this.
Thanks a lot for all these videos, I tried studying with other types of explanations but this one is actually fun and simple.
Thank yoy so much sir, it helps me a lot n I'm happy that I can face tomorrow's class confidently🙂 It's very hard for me to just catch up my teacher lectures, but I find easier here, once again thank you.
Thank you so much sir!! For saving my academic in this time of pandemic.
Hi Tim - I'm a teacher too and I think you are great.
Thank you! I need to finish a lot of my work for Honors English and its important I get it right.
This video is a great interpretation and explanation of readers-response thank you Mr. Tim!
I would love to see you do one about Structuralism and Post Structuralism. Thank you for doing these. They've been super helpful in my Lit Theory Class.
You're a life saver, mate. This is what we're going over in my Intro to Critical Approach class this week, and this break down really helped me understand my assignment.
Incomplete and completely wrong.
people who watched this because they forgot what reading response meant
👇
My essay is gonna bomb 💪 thank you enthusiastic youtube teacher ❤ I appreciate it
Tim, these videos are fantastic - very clear explanations of complex concepts that can easily alienate students. Can you cover Marxist criticism for us, please?
I'd like to do another round of these, but I'm pretty busy and backed up right now. Maybe in the fall?
Tim Nance pls do ! Thank you
Yes please
Wow, ang video na ito ay talagang nakakatulong sa akin! Matagal na akong interesado sa paksa na ito, at ang iyong paliwanag ay talagang nakatulong sa akin na mas maintindihan ito. Pinapahalagahan ko ang iyong kahusayan at pagkahilig sa paksa na ito. Ako rin ay isang content creator, at nag-eexplore rin ako ng mga katulad na tema sa aking channel. Gusto ko makipag-ugnayan at magpalitan ng mga ideya sa mga taong may parehong interes. Keep up the good work!
Hai sir, I am full happy because Your way of teaching is superb.
Thank you!
thanks man.. I am doing distance learning and your videos are really helpful.. I like it short, simple, easy to understand..
+Genie Cliff Glad you're finding them useful!
wow.. this work is amazing I know understand how literary criticism and theories is all about. I'm studying Eng/lit at Mt Kenya university kenya
🤣🤣🤣u cracked me up as you talked about the legs being chewed off
i think i heard a voice in the background (0:20) it feels creepy when you hear it around 2 am.
+Aeisha Corporal It's the ghost of Stanley Fish, critiquing my presentation.
I have been adiccted to your vedios. Massive thanks to you as i am not making notes these days. 👍
I totally dig your videos! This one works so well with a lesson on Rosenblatt I'm teaching! #LoveIt
what a pity I'm coming too late for this wonderful explanations
Thank you so much for the explanation
Thank you for this ! This is amazing .
Thanks; Wonderful explanation
Hi Tim nice to meet u I have to Question if you like to answer it (it’s about Reader-Response Theory ) Thanks anyway you help me a lot
1- Major Principles & Premises (What is this theory about? What does it call for? What is it against?)
2- Major Concepts & Their Definitions
Thx for sharing! It helps a lot! Simple but effective!
thank you ray narvaez jr
You are great😍 can you please make video on Structuralism and Post-Structuralism??
Tim, excellent. content was good and engaging as were your facial expressions. The editing was superior. And you had it down to 3.05! Do you think placing yourself as afocal point Screen right is more effective then screen left?
Thanks! I try to be expressive to keep video lectures from being dry. I frequently do put myself in the center in lesson videos, but I was trying out the side so I could highlight text on the board and make it feel more like a demonstration. I may film the last three in this series in my library, so I'll probably shift back center for that. Thanks for the comments! I appreciate all feedback!
Tommy Coughlin Oops, I realized that I misread your comments. Yes, I do think screen right is more appealing than screen left. Funny how directions have feelings. Do you know what the old word for left was in Shakespeare's day?
Tim Nance Let's see I'm a southpaw. We shake hands righthanded so we can see there is no knife coming at you. A sinister person might use an Oddsbodkin. ;)
:) Right-o! Probably, I like the right better because it lets me point with my right hand, too!
I'm ambidextrous, good idea in a right handed society. accidents happen, learn to point with either hand.
The presenter is cute.. hehehehe.. And when he talk he is so charming. ☺
excellent video
Thank you soo much for this !
Thanx for keeping it simple and funny .
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
Very helpful. Thank you!
Thank you so much teacher you have a great explanition 🙏. I have one question ❓
How the reader can perceive a literary text as realistic?
Hello sir! First thank you so much for your videos, they are very helpful. And I'd like to ask you about what are the similarities and the differences of this theories?
thnx for helping ❤
🙏🏻🌸
thank you it was really helpful
You rock!
is the theory of reader response different from the post structuralism theory
Thanks! It helped w my son's hw.
Will/have you done a video on Post-collonialism?
+Noah Goldsworthy Just within the one on Historicism. Nothing more elaborate.
Thank you for this video! May I just ask? What other sample scenarios can we use to relate to this?
I've been stuck on the same reading response worksheet for like 4 hours knowing what to do ish but not knowing what to write;-; I feel like my teacher's gonna call my blank mind and unfinished homework laziness
I have read several articles to understand these concepts but I couldn't figure them out, and then I came across with your videos, How clear, didactic and expressive you are, How lucky your students are! I only see passion for literature!! Really useful for my public examinations!
Any info on the imaginary, symbolic, Real and Mirror stage of Psychoanalysis?
Hello, Mr. Nance. May I please know how appropriate is the reader's response approach in analyzing a text when other literary theories are not applicable to it? Thank you.
Would you clarify how other approaches are not applicable? Many theories can usually be applied regardless of the text.
@@Nancenotes For example, a work doesn't have narratives linked to feminism, Marxism, or post-colonialism, then why is reader's response appropriate to use? Thank you for noticing my question.
Let me clarify one thing, and then I’ll answer your question. Just because a text doesn’t appear to have a feminist or Marxist or post-colonial narrative, doesn’t mean an academic can’t use one of those theories to interpret the story. Here’s a secret: it’s all a language game. One can make anything mean anything if one doesn’t care about the integrity of the text. So, Deconstruction suggested that language isn’t centered on any absolute meaning, and therefore it can be stretched and misunderstood and warped. So, if you want to see feminism, you just look for something pointy and pretend its oppressive-does a character write with a pencil? It’s probably actually a phallus symbol and so he’s the patriarchy! Or you want to see economic disparity? You want to see football as slavery? You just keep bending the picture to make it fit the story you’re telling. People have taken these theories and applied them to culture and pretended that they legitimately show “the truth,” which is why you get weird opinion pieces about how cheese and bird names are racist. Nope. It’s a language game, and there are no rules except creativity. As the cynical devil Mephistopheles says somewhat sarcastically about the abuse of language in Faust, “no need, though, to be racking
One’s brain, for just where concept’s lacking
A word in time supplies the remedy.
Words are good things to be debated,
With words are systems generated,
In words belief is safely vested,
From words no jot or tittle can be wrested.”
Now, to your question, Reader Response is always easy to apply because the meaning stems from how the reader responds to it and how the text invites a reader to respond. Therefore, in some ways the content is less interesting than the interaction between reader and content. So, if you have trouble finding other ways to explore the content, yes, a Reader Response technique would always be a possibility.
Sir , can you pls explain the difference between literary Eliments,literary devices & literary tools?
To be honest, the terms can usually be used interchangeably. If I were to differentiate, I would note that “elements” emphasizes what one might find when looking into literature, while “tools” and “devices” emphasize what an author is doing. They’re two sides of the same process-creating a literary effect versus observing a literary effect. Also, I can’t think of any distinction between “tools” and “devices”.
Mr. Tim I got it now 🙂🙂thank you so much for this clear explanation 😊
I think that’s a good organization-features more connected to observation (inherent to the text) as elements and the features that are more connected to creation of effect (specific to the author’s creative choice) as tools or devices.
@@Nancenotes Mr.Tim can you make a video to explain this?if you don't mind 🙄
good evening sir kindly if it is possible to make marxism and formalism
How do you create a reader response criticism to a text you cannot relate to in any way?....
The easiest way is to create an imaginary “ideal” reader and respond from that perspective.
@@Nancenotes but what if it might not be accurate? Like the way my lecturer wants it......😣 She's pretty strict and I try to imagine it buuut ugh!............and also I'd like to ask if it's okay to give a plot summary of the story before applying the reader response criticism to it👀...btw happy New Year
Happy New Year to you as well! Here’s my advice in response to your questions: 1. Literary criticism is pretty fluid-there are a lot more right answers than wrong ones. 2. That said, you need to know your teacher/lecturer. Obviously, she has expectations and preferences. 3. Your teacher’s preferences also apply to the summary question. I don’t know what she’d prefer, though in my case I wouldn’t spend a lot of words on a summary. Especially if you’re exploring how a reader develops expectations throughout the text and then deals with those expectations. Probably most of the main points of the text will come out in your essay anyway. By the way, what is your text? What are the other specifications of your assignment?
@@Nancenotes thank you for the reply honestly.......it's a book called "lagos noir" featured in Akashic noir series.....and just so you know I'm a Nigerian and I live in lagos, so it's basically a compilation of multiple stories from different nigerian authors about the place I was born and grew up in and tbh most of the stories I do relate to some kind of way but just not a first-hand kind of experience, I can only directly relate to two or three of the thirteen stories in the book which I've attempted to analyze and I'm pretty sure I did the wrong thing maybe but it's my first attempt at doing something like this soooooo........ but the rest are pretty difficult and we were told to analyze at least 5 stories from the book using a paragraph for each stories.....I'm stuck.......btw I recommend the book if you haven't heard of it....... it's a really interesting way to learn about major cities in different countries......Akashic noir features many cities in their series and we're also still gonna treat another series from it which "Mumbai noir".........so long story short the book is interesting but I can't analyze it the way she wants us to but it's maybe because I really don't understand the " reader response criticism".
Sounds interesting! I’ll see if I can get myself a copy! So, since you’re just doing a paragraph for each story, I wouldn’t summarize. Instead, I’d start with the first few lines of the story and talk about how they set up expectations for the reader. If the events in the story don’t connect to you, you can talk about how culture and setting set up expectations for you as a reader. Then, as the story progresses, note how those expectations are fulfilled or redirected. Does it set up an experience familiar to you, but then reverse it or incorporate unfamiliar experience? How do you respond to that? Etc.
Sir pls slow the speed. Its so hurried
Did you know you can slow the speed in your UA-cam settings?
Yes, but it seems so unnatural. But i can do so . Thanx
What you discussed is only the subjectivist version of Readers'Response Criticism. How about the ones from Gadamer, Fish, Iser, Chomsky, Eco, Jauss, and others?
I wish you're my teacher
😂 the bull dog.
What were your sources for this video?
I’m use Stephen Lynn’s Text and Context when teaching this material. See the first video in this series for more details.
@@Nancenotes Thank you!! :)
World Literature brought me here 🤫
unwolcom back ! 😀
The people over at Absolute Write say your video is garbage.
Isn't it this the theory they use to try and protect rubbish films from criticism.