COMM 2P20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Billy Bragg, Tom Morello, Frankfurt School

• School: Brock University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 2P20
• Professor: Nick Baxter- Moore

Document Summary

Key concepts in marxist analysis: base & superstructure; class; proletariat and bourgeoisie; commodification; the role of the state. Billy bragg, power in a union [trad. arr. B. bragg] from talking with the taxman about poetry (1986) Green day, working class hero [john lennon] from various artists, instant karma: the. Pulp, common people [pulp] from different class (1995) The frankfurt school adorno & horkheimer, the culture industry. Terms given to those theorists starting from a marxist tradition who adapt marxism to late 20th and early 21st century conditions usually give more autonomy to the political and cultural realms; Include writings of ernesto laclau, chantal mouffe and stuart hall (all discussed in storey); Storey, 87-88, especially the example of bob marley) Which of the marxist perspectives examined in lecture or text is most useful in understanding the film? (hint: think of chrissy"s explanation for his lack of socialist belief or action)