JAV200H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Louis Althusser, Economic Model, Mercantilism
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Sup rieure in paris, where he eventually became professor of philosophy. Ideology: a system of ideas and representation which dominate the mind of a man or social group, conceived as a pure illusion, a pure dream, i. e. as nothingness. Ideological state apparatus: defined in contrast to repressive state apparatus, contributes to the reproduction of the relations of production capitalistic relations of exploitation, ex. Religious, education, family, legal, political, trade, communication and cultural isa. Interpellation: the individual is already always a subject, guy debord, spectacle, the spectacle is not a collection of images rather it is a social relationship between people that is mediated by images, semiotics-interpretation of signs. Illusion of a false choice: change, for the spectacle to remain relevant, it needs to stay new and improved but not much as changed, slavoji zizek. Ideology: you need ideology, (cid:862)the(cid:455) k(cid:374)o(cid:449) (cid:448)er(cid:455) (cid:449)ell (cid:449)hat the(cid:455) are doi(cid:374)g, a(cid:374)d the(cid:455) still do it(cid:863)