Althusser and Ideology Althusser has three theses on ideology and how ideology reproduces conditions of production. His theses include that ideology is the “representation of the imaginary relationship of individuals to their real conditions of existence (1)‚” ideology has a material existence‚” and “ideology interpellates individuals as Subjects.” These three theses disassociate ideologies as a whole and take ideology apart from ideologies. Althusser’s first thesis explains that a person’s
Premium Louis Althusser Ideology Sociology
Read the following extract from a work by Elizabeth Bishop and then indicate the right answers to the questions below: 1. The left-hand word typewriter can be matched to: D. Both “the escarpment” and “those small‚ peculiarly shaped terraces”. 2. The text is an example of: D. A prose poem 3. Comment on the meaning of the lines below. Make sure that you explain what tropes or literary devices are used in the lines and what their meaning is by paying attention to how these lines
Premium Meaning of life French Revolution Vietnam
Contemporary America Modern America: her roots fortified by societal prosperity and rigorous efforts towards perfection‚ has allowed her to flourish in matters unfeasible to other countries. Freedom and opportunity reign adjacent to democratic powers‚ a partnership coveted by foreigners. Where communities‚ no matter the tongue‚ race‚ or religion‚ join together as one. Everyday America births new ideas‚ jobs‚ technologies‚ and opportunities for a better way of living. She captures the very essence
Premium Truth Reality Political philosophy
The house system functions as an Ideological State Apparatus. What ideology is it reproducing‚ if the house system functions as an ISA? As a matter of fact‚ it reproduces not one‚ but four ideologies: the Hogwarts Founders‚ for whom the houses are named after. The ideologies traits are embodied in the Sorting Hat it lists at the beginning of each school year. In the different Sorting songs which we are privileged to hear‚ Gryffindor’s are variously described as "brave at heart" and possessing "daring
Premium Louis Althusser Sociology Ideology
field of study. French radical theoretician‚ Regis Debray‚ for instance‚ proposes three historical ages of transmission technologies: the logosphere (the age of writing‚ technology‚ kingdom‚ and faith)‚ the graphosphere (the age of print‚ political ideologies‚ nations and laws)‚ and the newly born videosphere (the age of multimedia broadcasting‚ models‚ individuals‚ and opinions). Though these temporal strata have not been widely accepted‚ Debray’s work exemplifies the fact that the technologies of transmission
Premium Data transmission Epistemology Ideology
Hannah Duggan September 17‚ 2010 “Clashing Civilizations?” by Edward Said In Edward Said’s essay “Clashing Civilizations?”‚ he analyses in detail the arguments of Samuel Huntington in his paper on “Clash of Civilizations”. Edward Said incisively analyzes Huntington’s notion that differences in culture between the ‘West’ and ‘Islam’ will lead to conflicts between the two civilizations. Arguing against large understanding of cultures‚ Said makes a powerful case for multiculturalism. As he argues
Premium Culture Civilization Samuel P. Huntington
has to accept the fact that he will die. He starts thinking of old stories of his past and that he was told while he sits by the fire and waits for his time to die. I think that from the very beginning you can see elements of London’s political ideologies brought out in his story. I think that the main theme is survival of the fittest. When his son says "is it well with you?" he is asking his father if it is right to just leave him there. The father says "it is well" which obviously means that he
Premium Death Thought Wolf
The character of politics makes consistency pretty close to impossible‚ partly because politicians are human and human nature is inconsistent‚ and partly because the voters don’t really want consistency. As voters‚ we have the luxury of holding politicians to standards we would almost certainly be unable to meet if we were in their positions. And when they fail‚ we revile them for their hypocrisy‚ which is as pointless as reviling a dog for having a moist nose. Now‚ all of this may make Auntie
Premium Political philosophy Ideology Democracy
How do members of Congress decide how to vote? Yasin Noormohamed In an age of increasingly more partisan politics‚ members of Congress have been voting more and more based on the views of the administration and their party ideology. However‚ to say that all voting is based on this would be a gross misrepresentation‚ and there are many other factors such as the views of constituents‚ their own judgement and the actions of party whips‚ all of which can influence how members of Congress vote. The views
Premium United States Congress United States House of Representatives President of the United States
the perpetual political changes create a direct implication to the day-to-day business activities and the type business investment plan to enter the country. Hence‚ conflict-of-interests are commonly tensions between the different in political ideologies‚ social issues‚ historical and culture background. As these interests are the catalysts to the type of regimes that the country will impose; moreover‚ these regimes will favour the different types of industries. For that reason‚ the organisations
Premium Government Ideology Political philosophy