Marxist criticism is a type of criticism in which literary works are viewed as the product of work and whose practitioners emphasize the role of class and ideology as they reflect‚ propagate‚ and even challenge the prevailing social order. Rather than viewing texts as repositories for hidden meanings‚ Marxist critics view texts as material products to be understood in broadly historical terms. In short‚ literary works are viewed as a product of work (and hence of the realm of production and consumption
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Marxist Literary Criticism Karl Marx was a German philosopher‚ economist and sociologist as well as a political revolutionary. He‚ with the aid of Friedrech Engels‚ published theCommunist Manifesto in 1848. In the manifesto‚ Marx identified three social classes in his theory: The Aristocracy which refers to the small number of land owners who have control over the economy of the country‚ the Bourgeois class which refers to the high class people who have control over the industrial sites and factories
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5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 LIBERAL AND MARXIST PERSPECTIVE Learning Outcome Introduction Thinking about the State The Liberal Perspective of the State The Marxist Perspective New Trends in Marxist and Liberal Thought Conclusion Key Concepts References and Further Reading Activity 4.0 • • • LEARNING OUTCOME Throw light on the Liberal perspective of the State Analyse the views of Marxist scholars on the State‚ and Discuss the new trends in the Liberal and Marxist analyses of the State After reading
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Assess the Marxist view that the function of the education system is to pass on ideology and reproduce the existing class structure. Claire Jones Education is a vital system in most societies‚ and is compulsory for all children up to the age of 16 in Britain. There are many different ideas as to why education is so important and the functions it fulfills within society‚ some more positive than others. Although some people say that education is only intended to teach the individual enough
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Name: _____________ 13th Feb Marxist Revision Poster Name: _____________ 13th Feb Marxist Revision Poster Postmodernists argue that class division are no longer important in a post- fordist economic system that is now much more diverse and fragmented. They claim that where Marxists see inequality there is really diversity and choice. Society has become more diverse. Education reflects these changes and is becoming more flexible. Postmodernists argue that class division are no longer important
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From a Marxist perspective‚ would you argue that globalisation mitigates or deepens global inequality? Explain why. Marxism is arguably the approach best equipped to conceptualise and explain globalisation. Firstly Marx would argue that imperialism would bring to the less industrial countries the advantages of capitalist technologies such as railways and more efficient methods of production. Yet Marx argued that these developments would not be positive but rather a part of the same process
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only is it a warning to the proletariat‚ but also the capitalist of bourgeoisie; the story Little Red Riding Hood displays all parts of society and how they conflict each other. When analyzing the 1812 version of Little Red Riding Hood through a Marxist lens it became a cautionary allegory‚ because of the symbolism‚ the tone‚ and the implied themes. The symbolism of the wolf‚ the forest‚ and Little Red form examples of the capitalist and proletarians of society. These two divisions of this society
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1b. Summarize Marx’s views on the market‚ alienation‚ the labor theory of value‚ the surplus value‚ and the accumulation of capital. Are these views relevant in the 20th century and during the contemporary globalization? If so‚ how? How are these views related with Thorstein Veblens ideas? Please give specific reference to the relevant readings. Theory of Alienation--his analysis of how people are bound to become estranged from themselves and each other under the conditions of capitalist industrial
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The Labor Theory of Surplus Value and Cycles of the Capitalist Production Process In Karl Marx’s‚ “The Theory of Surplus Value” is a reinforcement that illustrates the exploitation of laborers in a capitalist society. Although his theory is just an expansion of David Ricardo “Labor Theory of Value”‚ it is a contribution that simplifies the meaning of use value‚ exchange value and value. Surplus value is‚ in essence‚ the money form of social product excess or‚ just as same‚ the money produced by
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there have been many different views on conflict theory and it has taken a multitude of different forms‚ it often seems that the Marxian theory is the one that represents the predominant example of conflict theory in sociological literature. The Marxist theory of conflict argues that there is a huge difference between social classes; the wealthy and the poor and that power plays a significant role in initiating conflicts as the powerful groups use their power in order to exploit groups with less
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