Althusser

Gang of Four and Pop Music as Marxist Critical Theory

On their second album Solid Gold, the postpunk rock group Gang of Four openly assert their intention to approach pop…

1 week ago

Marx, Durkheim, Weber and the Nature of the Social

Emile Durkheim, Max Weber and Karl Marx perhaps contributed more than all other 19th century philosophers combined to the way…

2 months ago

Marxism.Org: A Place to Learn the Truth About Marxism

Okay, I know Marxism is still a dirty word in America, though not quite the dirty word it was from…

4 months ago

William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily: A Textbook Case of Althusser’s Theory of Interpellation

The French philosopher Louis Althusser wrote that society transforms individuals into subjects through the use of interpellation. Interpellation is the…

7 months ago

Habitus (Capital) + Field = Practice

The ideology of Pierre Bourdieu can be summarized into three factors: habitus, field and capital. Among these, capital is said…

7 months ago

Writing a Literary Term Paper Using Marxist Criticism: What You Need to Know

If you are college student, at some point you may be called upon to write an English term paper utilizing…

8 months ago

Religion, Ideology and Globalization

There is often some confusion over the difference between religion and ideology. The outcome of a sturdy belief in either…

3 years ago

This website uses cookies.