AS media (year 12). Ideology and marxism

1. IDEOLOGY
15 questions
Ideology is…
Dominant
ideologyis:
2 examples of
dominant ideologies
Example 1:
_______________________________________________________________
Example 2:
Marxism is:
Marxism was
developed by:
‘Bourgeoisie’ means:
1.
2.
‘Proletariat’ means:
Socialism is:
Communism is:
In Marx’s view, all social and cultural
institutions such as the family, the
education system and the legal
system as well as the mass media
(which in his day would have been
primarily the newspaper) are shaped
by the economic basis of society.
Therefore an understanding of the
economic sphere is essential to any
understanding of the role played by
the mass media in society.
This means we need to know
something about capitalism...
False Consciousness is:
Capitalism is…

2. The institutions of the mass media are
owned by the ruling classes(e.g.
Rupert Murdoch, Richard Branson)
These institutions are used to
indoctrinate the masses into believing
capitalism is good for all.
‘Indoctrinate’ means:
Gramsci’s cultural hegemony links to
Marx’s ideology because:
Hegemony of the publishing industry
is in considerable flux given the many
independent websites like YouTube.
Can you find an example within media
that iscounter-hegemonic(that do not
follow hegemonic values)?
(e.g. magazines, newspapers, news
channels)
EXTENSION: Identify your own
hegemonic or counter-hegemonic
example (e.g.: advert/TV
show/character). Explain why you’ve
chosen it.
Many musicians and actors are avoiding the media by selfpublishing their music and videos on sites accessible to all.
As the public decides to self-publish artistic works, or blogs,
hegemony begins to shift to the people.