Interpellation Essays

In his philosophical thesis, of the ‘Mind-Body dualism’ Rene Descartes argues that the mind and the body are really distinct, one of the most deepest and long lasting legacies. Perhaps the strongest argument that Descartes gives for his claim is that the non extended thinking thing like the Mind cannot exist without the extended non thinking thing like the Body. Since they both are substances, and are completely different from each other. This paper will present his thesis in detail and also how

"Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses " Or “Theory of Ideology” is an essay by the French Marxist philosopher Louis Althusser. First published in 1970, it advances Althusser's theory of ideology. Where Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels posited a thinly-sketched theory of ideology as false consciousness, Althusser draws upon the works of later theorists such as Antonio Gramsci, Siegmund Freud and Jacques Lacan to proffer a more elaborate redefinition of the theory. While much of Althusser's work

This essay will also analyse the ideological or the common sense view of the world of Islam as an ideology and race rather than a religion by exploring interpellation, discourse and genre as a basis critique for this

Regardless how unique and unparalleled individuals throughout society may seem, there is one inevitable commonality that all of humanity must encounter: death. Don DeLillo presents the inevitability of death through the Gladney family in his post-modern novel White Noise. Through the journey and characterization of protagonist Jack Gladney, readers are capable of recognizing how uncomfortable the subject of death truly is, as well as how individuals repress their fear of dying. However, DeLillo’s

“A harmonious, traditional and ordered family” is the main ideology in this picture. Ideology is a kind of ‘common-sense knowledge’ which is believed by every member in a social group and it strongly connect with the culture which produces the interpellation (Althusser, 1998). What is everyone’s position, how to behave yourself and how to treat others in a normal way are the information that this ideology wants to

reigns and violence is routine, and where the needs of the poor are eschewed in favor of the desires of the rich. Director Bong Joon-Ho adeptly weaves black humor with fast-paced dramatic action, and utilizes the Marxist concepts of hegemony, interpellation, and commodity as spectacle, in order to paint a cautionary picture of a continuously capitalist future. The State in Snowpiercer relies upon a deeply entrenched ruling ideology that can be summed up by Minister Mason 's 7-Minute speech beginning

accepted standards. I think, it could not be their opinion but were made to have it--as this statement can be better defined by Althusser’s term “interpellation”. It is this very interpellation that prevents us from understanding nature properly and compels us to act in a foolish and incorrect way. Now the question is, why do we become the subjects of interpellation? This process starts early in our childhood when we become dependent on the “Idols of the Mind” . The idols of the mind are divided into four

Marxism is the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Marxism’s main concern is to expose the political and economic contradictions inherent in Capitalism and to lead the way towards establishing a Communist society. Marxism emphasises the idea that social life is based upon conflicts of interest, the most important of which is the conflict between the Bourgeoisie, the upper classes and those who control the means of production in society, and the Proletariat, the lower

perpetuate false consciousness by presenting the interests of the bourgeoisie as the interests of society. The dominant ideology shapes people's consciousness and limits their ability to imagine alternative ways of organizing society. Through the interpellation and glorification of wealth, the proletariat accepts the status quo as natural and inevitable, internalizing those opinions as their own and tying their success to those of capitalists. When the working class does observe the true nature of their

There were distinct formations of anti-black sentiments and varying degrees of interpellation, making racialization a contextual process which resulted in blacks forming their own subjectivities to fit their geographical and political contexts. The Austin School approach, however, seeks to represent the Black/African Diaspora as a transnational

The First chapter gives an Introduction. This chapter has idevided in two prats . The first part concern on Background of Afro-American literature. Its gives a shortly account of the history of the Black People coming to America and the period of the development of slavery in different phases – ante-bellum America, the period of the civil war and post-bellum. The struggle of the Black American for their emancipation from slavery and the awakening to a new consciousness in the phenomenon known

DYSTOPIA: INTERPELLATION IN KITE RUNNER The marginalized section of the society continually lives in distress and wariness of the dominant section who exploits power. In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the state of dystopia is seen through the two communities, the Hazaras and the Pashtuns. The Pashtuns detested the Hazaras because they were poor and looked like Mongolians, who had previously captured them. The elite people like Amir, Assef and Baba kept trampling over the downtrodden

“’I know something interesting is sure to happen,’ she said to herself, ‘whenever I eat or drink anything: so I’ll just see what this bottle does. I do hope it’ll make me grow large again’” (Carroll 27). As Alice enters wonderland, she immediately faces the ideology of uncanniness and the ideological state apparatus of wonderland: food. Food is a driving force that controls those living in this world, as well as Alice. Food ultimately takes away Alice’s agency and seeks to lead her in a new direction

In the novel, the dominant white racial ideology is that everything related to white is beautiful and therefore black is ugly. Through the interpellation of the western ideological thoughts, the African American identity is destroyed. Majority of Black Americans are persuaded by the rules and ideologies instilled by white Americans as the way of life. Whereby they end up losing their sense of identity

My analysis extends here to the question of legitimacy; the border between good and bad citizen; to the double standards in dealing with subjects. Such notion denotes that even villains are at times and under certain conditions indispensable as long as they serve the purpose of the state. Alan Sinfield brings this idea to its ultimate utility in the discussion of Othello both as an outsider and noble. He asserts: "In respect of murdering state enemies, at least, he [Othello] was a good citizen" ("Faultlines"

Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings written by Helene Boudreau is about a typical thirteen year old girl named Jade. The day she gets her period she comes home and takes an Epsom salt bath but the unimaginable happens; her legs turn into a mermaid tail. Jades father explains to her that her mother was also a mermaid so she must be one as well. Which makes her mother’s death the previous summer even more confusing; Jade wondered how her mother could have drowned when she is a mermaid. Soon after she

From great risk, some fortunate few are able to reap the benefits. The title character of Edith Wharton’s “Ethan Frome” often toys with this notion but reaches an inability to act. With nothing risked there is nothing gained, effectively preventing his life from moving forward or backwards. Furthermore, risk does not always yield change, as sometimes the change is the risk, a deviation from the normality of one’s life. Ethan’s inability to take risks keeps his life stagnant, immune to change like

• Elites The sociology of elites was one of the important strands to emerge out of continental theoretical tradition. One among the many theoretical foundations in the field of sociology of elites is laid by Mosca (1939). His theory on elites stratifies societies into two distinguishable groups: the ruling class and the ruled. The ruling class are closely-knit, less in number, hence well-coordinated, “monopolizes power and enjoys the advantages that power brings” while the second class are recipients

Seth Brock Prof. Casey Griffiths REL C 255 – Foundations of the Restoration Mar 19, 2024 Section Analysis Paper: The Church and Apocryphal Texts (D&C 91) The Book of Mormon, published in 1830, significantly shook the foundations of popular Christian belief, offering new perspectives on the divine role of Jesus Christ and prompting reflection among believers regarding long-held traditions and beliefs. Joseph Smith's translation of this sacred text sparked inquiries not just for others but also for

Profiling and Ethical Reasoning Profiling has been accepted as an effective method in determining conviction or innocence, formulating a sense of safety and self-assurance or a probable determinate of danger. Likely hoods are preconceived through various mediums and have a detrimental effect on society’s morals. Goals set in college universities should be to diminish these ideas shown and distributed throughout numerous outlets. We should be reevaluating situations to the point where they no longer