marxism and hegemony

Marxism & hegemony: blog tasks

Mail Online review of Capital

1) Re-read the Mail Online review of Capital. Why does it suggest that Capital features a left-wing ideology?

capital features a left wing ideology because capital is showing the immigration to have an positive effect in Britain and showing how hardworking they are.in addition they are also doing this by showing how the middle upper class people are greedy and materlistic.

2) Choose three quotes from the review that are particularly critical of Capital and paste them into your blogpost. Do you agree with the criticisms? Why?

"The hardest worker on the street was an illegal immigrant"
I disagree with this statement because a small minority cannot represent everyone.

"But that concept went nowhere. The residents were bemused, but not scared."
I agree with this because if this happened to me I would be very scared  but in the drama they don't seem to be worried at all
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"It’s more complicated... and terrible"
I disagree with this statement because this drama is very easy to understand after watching one episode.

3) What scenes or characters from Capital could be read as promoting left-wing ideology?

The character Quetina represents left wing ideology as she is shown as very hardworking and in the drama they also show what she goes through in her life as an illegal immigrant.


4) What about the other side of the argument - are there any aspects of Capital that reinforce the status quo in capitalist London?

capital reinforces the status quoin capitalist London by showing the character rogue who is a investor bank and is very hardworking and dedicated to his work.

Media Magazine feature on BBC drama The Casual Vacancy and ideology

Now go to our Media Magazine archive and read the feature 'The Beeb, The Mail and JKR' in MM53 (page 20). This focuses on the politics of The Casual Vacancy, another BBC three-part drama based on a book by JK Rowling.

 


Answer the questions below:

1) Why did the Daily Mail suggest The Casual Vacancy promoted a left-wing ideology?

 They suggest that because the showing different types of characters.They show the  upper middle class people to be greedy as they sell food banks and charities.

2) How does the article suggest characters, narrative and setting are used to promote a left-wing ideology?

The article suggests that by showing different type of characters with different ideologies and values.in addition they are showing how the rich people are making decision over the poor people.

3) What research is quoted regarding BBC bias and what did it find? Do you think the BBC is biased?

bbc quotes""is the BBC too cosy with JK rowling"


4) Gramsci's theory of hegemony suggests people are kept under control through active consent - the control of 'common sense'. How could you apply the Daily Mail or the BBC to the idea of hegemony and dominant ideologies in the UK media?

an example of hegemony is presented in the daily mail by showing how the upper middle class is dominant is making decision for everyone around them.