So at Durham University we have this course called The Theory and Practice of Literary Criticism, in which we have to study famous theoretical movements such as Marxism, Feminism, Dialogism, etc.
Don't get me wrong, I quite like the course, and I find the theories fascinating.
But as I'm slogging through Deconstruction as part of my revision, I'm increasingly convinced that I'm able to cook up some groundbreaking theory by throwing into the "make-a-theory mould" a few abstract, fluffy ideas coupled with superfluous, complex vocabulary.
This post is written in jest, and out of extreme frustration. Maybe my brain is just too tiny to ardently appreciate these theories.
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