Analyzing Ideology and Making Critical Comparisons
Author
Morefield, Jeannie
Description
A winner of the John S. Knight Assignment Sequence Prize, this sequence originates from Government 100, Power and Politics: Women, Nationalism, and National Identity. The sequence comprises three assignments designed to help students distinguish between and analyze primary and secondary critiques of ideology by assuming various perspectives; by examining secondary assumptions which secondary critics of ideology bring to their analyses; and by comparing and contrasting critics of ideology in relation to the larger themes of the class; and in so doing to develop original arguments. A handout on methods for comparison and contrast is included. 12 page pdf
Date Issued
1995
Type
learning object