MDSA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Warner Bros., Pixar, Hbo
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Case study of show-> secret circle-> got cancelled despite popularity b/c was too expensive. Marxism: theory & social movement; believes that society is the history of class struggles. Mode of production in society (i. e. : economy)= determines social relations of production (i. e. Mode of production in society (i. e. : economy)= determines social relations of production (i. e. : class structure) Historical materialism: method of marxism; sees social life as reflective of material conditions that exist. Vs idealists-> believe that ideas, not material conditions, determine social life. Marx & belief-> (cid:373)aterial (cid:272)o(cid:374)ditio(cid:374)s= (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge o(cid:448)erti(cid:373)e (cid:894)that"s (cid:449)h(cid:455) he (cid:271)elie(cid:448)es i(cid:374) histori(cid:272)al (cid:373)aterialis(cid:373); must view material conditions in historical context) So(cid:272)ial e(cid:454)iste(cid:374)(cid:272)e= deter(cid:373)i(cid:374)es (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious(cid:374)ess (cid:894)so it"s not (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious(cid:374)ess that deter(cid:373)i(cid:374)es e(cid:454)iste(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:895) Superstructure: collective social consciousness-> institutions like culture (art & media), religion, education, politics & judicial system. Base: underlying economic & material conditions of society. (a) forces of production-> natural resources, land, factories, technologies, labour power, etc.
