Hegemony

people. These people are promoting themselves or who they belong to as a stronger entity than another. This in itself is an example of Hegemony. Hegemony is the Sociological belief that one group asserts power over another. This happens all over, such as in gender, race, and society in general. Cultural Hegemony however has a bit different of a meaning. Cultural Hegemony as a concept means that one entity holds power over another, or asserts itself over another and with that position they…

Relations Theory: an essay in method. Gilpin’s theory that transnational actors and processes are dependent upon specific patterns of inter-sate relations (Gilpin, 1971, p.404) will be compared and contrasted with Robert Cox’s understanding of Gramsci’s hegemony and how it may be adopted to understand problems of world order. Gramsci’s concepts were all derived from history, through his own interpretations as well as from personal experiences and as such, are quite abstract in thought.…

Various schools of international system theorists like Waltz and Wendt agreed that the international system is anarchic, meaning that there is no dominant authority, all states are considered sovereign and in juridical terms equal and non-existent or weak institutions. Yet, they disagree about what the definition of anarchy is, what constitutes anarchy, what about anarchy causes states to act in certain ways and if anarchy can even be overcome in a meaningful way. On the other hand, Kang and…

values. While Byers does agree with Gingrich on his interpretation of the film, he splits from Gingrich by arguing that the movie is a rewriting of history to repress people and erase their struggles in order to reinforce and reestablish white male hegemony in America.…

theories discussed in this course, how societies work. It depicts some of these theories on several different occasions. Hegemony and Alienation are two concepts that are shown and elaborated upon in this picture. In this post-apocalyptic film, the dystopian society that has be created to differ from our own, but shows potential risks or warnings to the society overall. In terms of Hegemony, it can be defined as “the control of the ruling class over a society’s belief system… it has embedded in…

the perversion of moral values when civilians conform to the misconstrued concept of patriotism. Using Gramsci's theories of hegemony and counter-hegemony, I explore the conflict between the aunt, who imposes traditional roles in wartime, and the orphaned siblings, who subvert the social norms of a militant society. The weight of war…

our domain draw parallels in the subtle methods wielded in the control of citizens, provided that the causes of such similarities are in part of the illusion of freedom and the manipulation of the elements that constitute it, are governed by the hegemony. In J.K. Swindler’s article "Autonomy and accountability,” Swindler examines the idea of proving the autonomy of individuals through comprehending choices, the actions taken from choices, and emotions as things created by individuals that…

complex and profound. Such is the case with Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s well-known sonnet “Work Without Hope”, when looked at with a Marxist perspective. This renowned poem can be seen to explore the ideologies of base, superstructure, class system, hegemony, and totality simply by taking on an unordinary perspective. It is with the help of Raymond Williams and his work from “Base and Superstructure in Marxist Cultural Theory” that these ideologies are pulled from the poem through the eyes of a…

overthrown by civilians as exemplified through farm animals, illustrates this duality. Throughout the film, key themes are addressed through the use of allegory and symbolism. The first theme to be seen is hegemony, “the influence or control over another country, a group of people, etc.” (“Hegemony”). Another theme focuses on the Marxist theory, which is the eventual revolution of the blue-collar workers over the one percent or bourgeoisie. The following ideas elaborate on these themes in…

the hegemony mutes “other” ways of knowledge construction. Conformity to the ways of the hegemony is the key to survival for the subaltern. Hence it is understandable why the issue of same-sex marriage is important to the queer community as it gives them the opportunity to be accepted by the hegemony. However, the anarchist view proposed by many demands a complete freedom from constructs and the absolute choice of creating one’s unique identities without a need to be accepted by the hegemony…