Lecture=What is Critical Analysis? File

Aims of lecture To explore the meaning of critical analysis To develop critical thinking and writing skills To begin critically analysing some examples Definitions These will come in handy ....critical analysis an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation Critical analysis is a central process involved in all academic work Critical analysis - what is it? n academic terms, critical analysis means considering the claims of theorists, governments, authorities and so on, what they are based on, and how far they seem to apply or be relevant to a given situation Why use critical analysis? How does it work i should look at this in more detail... Carefully considering an idea and weighing up the evidence supporting it to see if it is convincing Then being able to explain why you find the evidence convincing or unconvincing Practicing critical analysis It helps if you ask yourself a series of questions about the material you are reading Writing critically Walter Benjamin ‘The Work Of Art In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction’ 1936 Dennis Hopper’s Chairman Mao, with bullet hole