Hegemony

Introduction to Gramsci’s Notion of Ideological Hegemony Antonio Gramsci’s concept of Hegemony in many contexts, has been defined as the presentation of the definition of reality and view of the world by the dominant classes.1 Currently, Hegemony continues to exist in Political and Civil societies where the dominant party’s preferred ideology is supported by obtaining the consensus of the population.2 Hence, beliefs, explanations, values and more are influenced by the dominant, where its…

In both passages “Biographies of Hegemony” by Karen Ho and “The Naked Citadel” by Susan Faludi, there are two higher institutions, which would be Wall Street and the Citadel whose goal is to “remold” an individual to fit their criteria. Each individual has a certain identity and presents themselves in a specific way. People are known to change due to influences on their everyday lives, which eventually changes their identities into someone completely different. In these two passages, it becomes…

Hegemony is recognized around the world through the dominance that countries have over other countries, though it is recognized mainly to exist among countries hegemony can exist among societies, cultures, and families by recognizing an individual within each group as the leader. However, there are countries, societies, and cultures that can break free of the hegemonic dominance through the process of emancipation. One sees the breaking of restraint in popular films and television shows. One…

There are so many different types of institutions, ranging from religious institutions to work institutions. But in Karen Ho’s article “Biographies of Hegemony” she talks about educational institutions and how “smartness” is not just knowledge based, but also appearance based as well. Karen Ho dives into the study of the new educational system and how manipulative Wall Street is, starting with Ivy League schools. The discussion of Wall Street shows exactly how much power it has over the…

Looking at the world around us, we tend to just look at one aspect and that is ourselves in the United States of America. The average American does not care too much to really look into the world around them and see other parts of the world and how they fit into this universe as every country plays a pivotal role in the outlining of the world. John willerton understands this fully, he is a professor in the political science department at the University of Arizona. Professor Willerton focuses on…

In other words, the perfect market. In the article Hegemony by James Lull, this type of advertising is displayed as “the power of dominance that one social group hold over others.” The vast majority of these ads are coming from celebrities such as Kylie Jenner, Lindsay Lohan, Jwow, Nicki Minaj, and Ashley…

The cultural ties the Citadel have with the fourth class system and southern culture and in the Ivy League Universities with Wall Street and the upperclass capitalism leads to misogyny. Men diliberlty insult women by stereotyping females as weaker individuals. Their rage emerges from the possibility that the long held traditions that the men were so proud to uphold would disappear. The students fear to change inspired degradation. Nevertheless, the possibility of accepting women made the cadets…

Establishing oneself as superior over others is crucial in modern day society where the caliber of candidates for any position is highly competitive. In the essays the “Project Classroom Makeover” and “Biographies of Hegemony” by Cathy Davidson and Karen Ho, both discuss the faulty system in which hierarchies in school and elites in Wall Street place on the selection process of individuals. They discuss the heavy bias and lack of depth utilized by both systems when analyzing individuals for…

related to finance and deal with the world economy. There are many students are desiring for working at Wall Street; however, this dream is hard to accomplish because this job is considered for people who are considered “smart”. In Biographies of Hegemony, the author Karen Ho brings up the idea of smartness, which is addresses to people is not only have individual intelligence, but also a person who have the quality of being an expert that has self-confidence, aggressive, and hard-working.…

one for believing that schooling and educational institutions do influence students. In “The Naked Citadel,” Susan Faludi discusses the influence an all-male institution has on those men and their individual identity. Finally, in “Biographies of Hegemony” by Karen Ho, she portrays the institutional influence from Ivy League Universities, like Princeton and…