PPT-MARXIST THEORY

By Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels MARXISM Represents an economic and sociopolitical movement that contains within it a political ideology for how to change and improve society by implementing socialism The theory itself originally developed in the early 19. Objective. Understand how to analyse Fight Club from a Marxist media perspective. Marxism. At the heart of Marxism, there is a dialectic – a binary opposition – a linked pair of ideas.. On the one hand, you have capitalism, the ideology wherein gaining capital – or wealth – is the basis for society. This leads to society being hierarchical. On the other you have communism, where the common good, and equality, are the basis of society. This leads to society being homogeneous – similar at all levels. . INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL . SCIENCE. WEEK 5-6 . Theories and Models of State . WEEK 5-6 . Theories and Models of State. . (Heywood. , Chapter 5, pp. 92-106). Rival . theories of the state: . The pluralist state; the capitalist state; the leviathan state; the patriarchal state.. - Marxist Approach Periklis Pavlidis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Periklis Pavlidis Page | 75 Introduction Admitting that the peculiarity of education doesn’t merely lie in How do Marxists explain crime?. Connector . In pairs, discuss: . Who was Robin Hood?. Who did he steal from?. Why did he steal?. How did the authorities try to deal with him?. Do you think that today’s criminals are modern-day Robin Hoods? . Making Marxism Mutual. Karl Marx – Troy . L.. Leon Trotsky – . Sandon. B.. Vladimir Lenin – John . S.. Who was Karl Marx?. What is Marxism?. Who . were the Marxists?. How/When do we . see Marxist . Finding Literature. Critical. Theory. The Paper. Literature Review. What is a Literature Review:. Not to be confused with a book review, a literature review surveys scholarly articles, books and other sources (e.g. dissertations, conference proceedings) relevant to a particular issue, area of research, or theory, providing a description, summary, and critical evaluation of each work. The purpose is to offer an overview of significant literature published on a topic.. Mo money, mo problems!. "Marxism attempts to reveal the ways in which our socioeconomic system is the ultimate source of our experience" (Tyson 277. ).. "...what drives historical change are the material realities of the economic base of society, rather than the ideological superstructure of politics, law, philosophy, religion, and art that is built upon that economic base" (Richter 1088).. How does the historian create history?. a. . He/She. selects, organizes and interprets sources. . b. . He/She. reads secondary sources and compiles them.. c. . He/She. asks his/her professor.. a. . Unit 1. Term 1 2013-2014. 6B1/6B2. Marxism,. Marxist Literary Theory and Brown Girl Brownstones. Briefly outline the history of the theory.. Explain the basic concepts of Marxist Criticism.. Evaluate the theory for its implications in literature as it concerns the text.. L/O – To identify the key features of Marxist ideology. Fascism. A class of political ideologies (and historical political regimes) that takes its name from the movement led by Benito Mussolini that took power in Italy in 1922. . -Based on philosophy of Karl Marx (1818-1883). -German philosopher and economist. “Whoever controls the means of production (factories) in a society controls society.”. What do Marxists believe?. Marxist/Radical Theory. Left Realism/Peacemaking . Feminist Criminology/Gender and Crime. Variations of Critical Theory. George . Vold. Group Conflict . Multiple groups in society with varying levels of power. Unit 1. Term 1 2013-2014. 6B1/6B2. Marxism,. Marxist Literary Theory and Brown Girl Brownstones. Briefly outline the history of the theory.. Explain the basic concepts of Marxist Criticism.. Evaluate the theory for its implications in literature as it concerns the text.. Literary theory and criticism are interpretive tools that help us think more deeply and insightfully about the literature that we read. Over time, different schools of literary criticism have developed, each with its own approaches to the act of reading..