SOCI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Edward Said, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hookah
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This lecture on modern social theory" continues with the general preoccupation of conflict theorists, which is analysing : antonio gramsci: hegemony. Who is he? founded communist party of italy imprisoned by mussolini (fascist) in 1926 contemplating marx"s capital. Marx: capitalists use force/coercion to dominate working class (police, military) Gramsci: more often they manipulate ideas as subtle form of control accepted marx"s analysis of class inequalities under capitalism. Sections from the prison notebooks: wrote about social inequalities and read all of marx"s books in jail. His dialogue with the work of karl marx: how do capitalists maintain their power over the working class? force/coercion. Marx: capitalists use force/coercion to dominate working class (police, military) vs. the manipulation of ideas as a more subtle form of control. Gramsci: more often they manipulate ideas as subtle form of control. Two forms of class control: domination: physical force and coercion to enforce class hierarchy, hegemony: control/consent of ideas.
