Quiz Tuesday. Ideology/Discourse. Historical Materialism.
Ideology:
A system of beliefs that provides individuals with conceptions of the purposes of a social movement, a rationale for the movement'sexistence, an indictment of existing conditions, and a design for action.
Shared ideas or beliefs that serve to justify the interests of groups. Ideologiesare found in all societies in which there are systematic and ingrained inequalities between groups. The concept of ideology connects closely with that of power (and hegemony)since ideological systems serve to legitimize the power that groups hold (or the opposition agaisnt those in power).
Discourse:
Discourse referst to language use and forms of representation. The framework of thinking in a particular area of social life. For instance, the discourse of criminality means how people in a given society think and talk about crime. It reminds us that language and images have culturally and historically located meanings.
We learn and express ideology through discourse. Ideology can be expressed as well as concealed in discourse.
The discourse dimension of ideologies explains how ideologies influence our daily texts and talk.
Remember our talk on Heroes or bandits, Freedom fighters or Guerrilass. The language we use reflects our ideology.
Historical Materialism:
"Historical materialism is the application of Marxist scienceto historical development. The fundamental proposition of historical materialism can be summed up in a sentence: 'it is not the consciousness of men that determines their existence, but, on the contrary, their social existence that determines their consciousness.'" (Marx, in Preface to A Contributino to the Critique of Political Economy)
"Historical materialism looks for the causes of development and changes in human history in economic, technological, and more broadly , material factors, as well as the clashes of material interests among social classes." (From Wikipedia) Important to remember is that historical materialism provides a class analysis to history.
A system of beliefs that provides individuals with conceptions of the purposes of a social movement, a rationale for the movement'sexistence, an indictment of existing conditions, and a design for action.
Shared ideas or beliefs that serve to justify the interests of groups. Ideologiesare found in all societies in which there are systematic and ingrained inequalities between groups. The concept of ideology connects closely with that of power (and hegemony)since ideological systems serve to legitimize the power that groups hold (or the opposition agaisnt those in power).
Discourse:
Discourse referst to language use and forms of representation. The framework of thinking in a particular area of social life. For instance, the discourse of criminality means how people in a given society think and talk about crime. It reminds us that language and images have culturally and historically located meanings.
We learn and express ideology through discourse. Ideology can be expressed as well as concealed in discourse.
The discourse dimension of ideologies explains how ideologies influence our daily texts and talk.
Remember our talk on Heroes or bandits, Freedom fighters or Guerrilass. The language we use reflects our ideology.
Historical Materialism:
"Historical materialism is the application of Marxist scienceto historical development. The fundamental proposition of historical materialism can be summed up in a sentence: 'it is not the consciousness of men that determines their existence, but, on the contrary, their social existence that determines their consciousness.'" (Marx, in Preface to A Contributino to the Critique of Political Economy)
"Historical materialism looks for the causes of development and changes in human history in economic, technological, and more broadly , material factors, as well as the clashes of material interests among social classes." (From Wikipedia) Important to remember is that historical materialism provides a class analysis to history.
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