“Enacting Others” Politics of ldentity in Eleanor Antin,Niftki S. Lee, AdrianPipeaand AnnaDeavere Smith

WHAT IS A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF A TEXT?A Critical Analysis of a text is a considered appraisal/review and judgement of a journal article/book chapter/newspaper article/blog/any written document that includes:● evidence of the reviewer’s understanding of the author’s purpose● how well the reviewer feels the author’s purpose has been achieved● evidence to support the reviewer’s judgement of the author’s achievement.To write a critical review, the reviewer must know two things:● The work under review: This demands not only attempting to understand the author’s purposeand how the component parts of the work contribute to that purpose, but also knowledge of theauthor: his/her nationality, time period, other works etc.● Requirements of the genre: This means understanding the art form and how it functions.Without such context, the reviewer has no historical or literary standard upon which to base an evaluation.DIRECTIONS: HOW TO WRITE A CRITICAL ANALYSIS1. Read Your ArticleWhile You Read:● Read the article with care.● Highlight quotable passages.● Note your impressions as you read.● Allow time to assimilate what you read so that the book can be seen in perspective.● Allow time to read your article more than once.● Keep in mind the need for a single impression that must be clear to the reader.Questions To Consider While You Read: ● ● ● ● ●●With what particular period/style/culture does the article deal? How thorough is the author’s treatment of the subject?What were the sources the author used?Is the account given in broad outline or in detail?Is the writing style that of reportorial writing, or is there an effort at interpretive writing?What is the point of view or thesis of the author? 2. Prepare An Analysis Outline: (Due in Class on 5.2)A review outline gives you an over-all grasp of the organisation of your analysis, to determine the central point your review will make, eliminate inessentials or irrelevancies, and fill in gaps or omissions from your notes.● Organise your notes, highlighted quotes, observations of the reading,thoughts, etc. into groups.○ By doing this the author’s purpose, argument, structure, etc., will emerge and you can develop your Thesis Statement● Develop your Thesis Statement○ Your Thesis Statement should be no more than one sentence and posit what thethesis of the article you read was, whether or not the author was successful in proving that thesis, and point to at least three elements of the article that you will analyse in your paper to prove whether or not the author was successful – THIS IS YOUR THESIS STATEMENT● Examine the notes you have made and eliminate those with no relationship to your Thesis Statement.● Write down all the major headings of the outline and fill in the subdivisions – Headings will eventually become the paragraphs of your paper (sometimes a Heading requires more than one paragraph to fully argue your point and explain evidence).○ Headings & Subheadings:■ Introduction■ Statement of Argument 1 – element 1 of the article that you noted in your Thesis Statement, that you believe will help you prove whether or not the author was successful.● Point of Evidence 1● Point of Evidence 2● Point of Evidence 3■ Statement of Argument 2 – element 2 of the article that you noted in your Thesis Statement, that you believe will help you prove whether or not the author was successful.● Point of Evidence 1● Point of Evidence 2● Point of Evidence 3■ Statement of Argument 3 – element 3 of the article that you noted in your Thesis Statement, that you believe will help you prove whether or not the author was successful. – You can have more than three arguments inyour paper, however each argument should be centred on an element of the article you noted in your Thesis Statement that you were going to analyse.● Point of Evidence 1● Point of Evidence 2● Point of Evidence 3■ Conclusion 3. The First DraftINTRODUCTION – The Introduction sets the tone of your paper and should include the following:● The title of the text and the author’s full name● If the text is a chapter from a book, the book title, if it is a journal article, the name ofthe journal● Description of the article. Sufficient description should be given so that the readerwill have some understanding of the author’s thoughts. However, this is NOT a summary.● Authorial purpose● Topicality of the work or its significance● Your THESIS STATEMENTBODY – The body of the review logically develops your thesis.● Follow your outline or adjust it to further your argument. The aim should be to pushyour Thesis Statement forward and prove YOUR Thesis.● Put quoted material in quotation marks, or indented, and properly cited.● Each Argument paragraph should begin with a Statement of Argument that sets upspecifically what your focus is for that paragraph and its relation to your ThesisStatement● Body paragraphs should include evidence from the article/text that supports yourStatement of Argument and therefore your Thesis Statement – and you should alsoexplain WHY/HOW that evidence supports your thesis.CONCLUSION – Your conclusion revisits your overall purpose for writing the analysisand often invites readers to consider the implications of why your ideas are significantand may leave the reader with a final thought to ponder. providing a final thought or two to ponder, regarding the analysed text.● Do not introduce new arguments or evidence in the conclusion.● Sum up/restate your Thesis Statement – do not insert a word for word duplication of your Thesis Statement from your Introduction – rephrase/reword/etc.● summarise your arguments from the BODY of your paper.● Finally, offer your final impression on the the text and the author’s success or failure.This final summation should comment about the significance of the research, if the analysis posits the article was successfully written and the author’s arguments/thesis clearly made and supported OR provide recommendations for how the author could