Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A beginner's guide to literary and cultural theory, based on Peter Barry's (2017) book, "Beginning Theory" (Fourth Edition). In Part 2, I describe the style of post-structuralism and deconstruction. This series is intended to enrich and expand our reading life, as everything we read is an occasion for theoretical engagement.

Part 3, which is on psychoanalytic theory, is coming soon, although you can gain immediate access to the full series (free of ads) through Patreon: patreon.com/collection/40116

Mentioned in the video:
- Hear the Wind Sing by Haruki Murakami youtu.be/N4L_M7gOMME?si=Zk4LiGeilMu8Pp6Q
- Pinball, 1973 by Haruki Murakami youtu.be/JkqOF2kYnF4?si=UQr25B9yuB7Dttes
- My critique of "Beyond Order" by Jordan B. Peterson youtube.com/watch?v=S06H3_0X3NY&list=PLEonkI4Aq_u-J1dnTnAIMjNN9mpJm51CW&ab_channel=DavoodGozli
- Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman youtu.be/aeO4XIkfN6s?si=jLWhTcg0AHb8Jw4W
- Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin youtu.be/JytH3RdQkEQ
- The Beautiful Room Is Empty by Edmund White youtu.be/taIi_bP6BL4

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