General Theory Terms

Question 1

Theory

Answer 1

generalizes principles and methods to discover how something works, means, or exists.

Question 2

Criticism

Answer 2

is the act of interpretation, not merely to being negative, though it may include evaluation

Question 3

All theories contain these five elements

Answer 3

1) Issue
(eg, feminism=women, equality, gender, sexuality)
2) Mode
(production, reception, or formal allegory)
3) Method (what critic does)
4) Discipline/audience
5) Lexicon/vocabulary