A disciplina visa oferecer ao aluno uma visão abrangente a respeito das principais correntes críticas que possam ajudá-lo no trabalho de análise e interpretação do texto literário em sua relação com o processo de ensino/aprendizagem.
Fenomenologia, hermenêutica, teoria da recepção, estruturalismo, semiótica, pós-estruturalismo, psicanálise, colonialismo / pós-colonialismo, feminismo, crítica materialista, entre outras correntes.
Conceitos de Literatura e Ensino de Literatura. Estudo das diferentes abordagens críticas e suas implicações para o ensino.
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