SOC 202 Lecture Notes - Antonio Gramsci, Political Prisoner, Louis Althusser
12 Jan 2014
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Week 3 - historical overview of the field of popular culture and media effects - Culture as folk culture -created by the ppl. Culture as mass culture media aud. to large aud. Culture as mass consumption what we buy, listens to, eat, etc. Culture as the everyday -what we do day-to-day. This lecture = interpretation how ppl understand text. ~gramsci- was political prisoner of the state b/c he spoke against how gov"t treats ppl. (citizens) Wanted to understand how ppl know gov"t not treating them right, unfair, etc. The communication and interpretation of cultural messages involves acceptance and consent. Dominance maintained & ppl follow gov"t i. e. force: g20 protests. When police wear riot shield/gear in public space. Police kept ppl locked up in an inhuman way: use of ideology in major civil institutions. Control ppl. "s thoughts i. e. religion(church) , edu. (uni. )
