MDST 3105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Justin Timberlake, Symbolic Power, Stereotype
26 Aug 2016
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An object in representational form that represents a thing. Totem: object that has been imbued and injected with significant symbolic meaning. According to hall, the body works in a similar way. Regime of representation: structure of representation created to enforce power. Helps americans forget the past by romanticizing this image. Circulated meanings still come into play in fictional stories (ex. Power operates not just through legal and social methods but through representation as well. Symbolic violence: images and representations have the power to enact violence mentally and psychologically. The individual experiencing the symbolic violence feels inferior. Stereotypes: they can be insulting or hurtful, fear that stereotypes are dangerous. Directly led to the creation of the hitler youth. Children are indoctrinated into these systems of thinking. Violence is in enacted in a particular way based on a particular stereotype. The media has a way of creating and enforcing stereotypes. We can analyze how stereotypes of latina culture are problematic.
