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    Samuel Wagan Watson is an Indigenous Australian poet. Reading practices refers to the frameworks used to interpret a text, including considering context, genre, and literary theory. Context includes the personal, socio-political, and cultural influences on both the writer and reader. Genre considers the text's form and conventions. Literary theory provides a critical lens through which to derive meaning from a text, such as feminist, Marxist, or post-colonial perspectives.

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    Samuel Wagan Watson is an Indigenous Australian poet. Reading practices refers to the frameworks used to interpret a text, including considering context, genre, and literary theory. Context includes the personal, socio-political, and cultural influences on both the writer and reader. Genre considers the text's form and conventions. Literary theory provides a critical lens through which to derive meaning from a text, such as feminist, Marxist, or post-colonial perspectives.

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    Samuel Wagan Watson is an Indigenous Australian poet. Reading practices refers to the frameworks used to interpret a text, including considering context, genre, and literary theory. Context includes the personal, socio-political, and cultural influences on both the writer and reader. Genre considers the text's form and conventions. Literary theory provides a critical lens through which to derive meaning from a text, such as feminist, Marxist, or post-colonial perspectives.

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    INTRODUCTION: THE POETRY OF SAMUEL WAGAN WATSON

    What is meant by READING PRACTICES?

    READING PRACTICES refers to the various FRAMEWORKS we employ as readers to inform our INTERPRETATION of a text.

    It is the practice of taking CONTEXT, GENRE and LITERARY THEORY into consideration when approaching and attempting to MAKE
    MEANING of a text.

    GENRE takes into consideration the FORM that the text takes, such as POETRY, DRAMA or PROSE and the GENERIC CONVENTIONS that
    shape the text as it pertains to the genre in question, as well as the various sub-genre classifications that give meaning to the text, such as modern
    tragedy or gothic.

    CONTEXT refers to the social, political, cultural, and personal influences on both the writer and the reader respectively, that help to inform the
    themes, ideas and values of the text, and its subsequent interpretation. Additionally, we take into consideration the context of production, which
    pertains to the context (time and place) wherein which the text itself was produced.

    LITERARY THEORY refers to the critical lens or perspective from which we may approach a text, in order to derive meaning and shape our
    understanding of a text. For example, we may approach a text from a feminist, Marxist, psychoanalytical or
    post-colonial perspective.

    (Please see the resource, Critical Theory Today for more information on the function of literary theory, detailed explanations of each theoretical
    perspective, and examples of critical analysis of texts through the lens of literary theory).

    1. CONTEXT
    a) Watch the following video of Samuel Wagan Watson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8cfof6wJz0

    b) As a group, conduct your own research and work collaboratively to complete the Context Chart for Samuel Wagan Watson

    CONTEXT SAMUEL WAGAN WATSON (WRITER) YOU (READER)


    PERSONAL CONTEXT
    - Date of Birth and death (if
    applicable)
    - Where he/she was born and
    raised
    - Ethnicity and Identity
    - Family history
    - Education and Career
    - Significant personal experiences
    and influences

    SOCIO-POLITICAL CONTEXT
    - Social and political movements
    - Societal values, beliefs and
    attitudes
    - Societal structures
    - Government policies and laws
    CULTURAL CONTEXT
    - Cultural beliefs and practices
    - Spirituality and connection to the
    land
    - Forms of expression (art &
    dance)
    - Transfer of history, knowledge
    and wisdom

    HISTORICAL CONTEXT
    - Significant historical events,
    social movements and
    policies/laws that preceded, and
    may have influenced, the life and
    work of the writer/reader

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