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Key terms in ideological criticism
Television and Mimi White's chapter in Channels of Discourse both present key terms and concepts involved in the study of ideology--including the term "ideology" itself. Blending these definitions together, devise a definition for the following specific terms.
Group 2
- "Social classes", specifically:
- "Aristocracy"
- "Bourgeoisie" (pronounced "boor-jhwah-zee")
- "Proletariat"
- "Ruling class"
- What is the current ruling class in the U.S?
Group 3
- "Means of production"
- "Dominant ideology"
- What are some examples of values/ideas belonging to the dominant ideology today, in the U.S?
Group 4
- "Base" -- also known as "infrastructure"
- "Superstructure"
How does one relate to the other?
Group 1
- "Hegemony" (pronounced "heh-GEM-own-ee")
Cite an example of hegemony in action in contemporary U.S. culture.
All groups
- Define "ideology," according to Marx; and according to more current theorists. What are the main ways in which current theories differ from Marx's original theory?
- Define "discourse," according to John Fiske. In particular, how is a discourse a "coherent set of meanings"? How can discourse be seen in action in Roseanne?
- Define "social formation," according to Louis Althusser (pronounced "loo-ee alt-hoo-ser"). In "relative autonomy".
- Economic
- Political
- Ideological
Bibliography
- Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Critical Methods and Applications. Mahweh, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.
- Robert C. Allen, Channels of Discourse, Reassembled, second edition (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1992).