Althusser —
I just had a thought about another possible example of an Ideological State Apparatus. I think it might have surfaced from Alison’s presentation with the hugs and middle schools. Could the prototypical cliques in such middle schools be an example of a type of cultural ISA? They function beneath the “ideology of [...]
The Prisoner is stylistic precedent for later dystopian films: especially Brazil. The last episode of The Prisoner reminds me a lot of the end of Brazil. I am thinking of making this the final exam: watch the last episode of The Prisoner. Literary Interpretation? Interpret this: number six and the little butler guy machine gun [...]
I mentioned the Republican Party’s “God, Guns & Gays” strategy for instilling what I see as a false consciousness, which in Althusserian terms is the ideology of the Republican “base” (i.e. “values” voters). When middle and lower-income people vote “values,” they are also voting for an economic agenda that favors the wealthy. There are [...]