Literary Criticism - Marxisim Flashcards
What is Reflectionism
An integral element of Marxist criticism assuming that a text will reflect the society that produced it.
What is Marxisim
The means of production control the foundation of a society’s institutions and beliefs. Those who control the means of production control society
What is Interpellation
The idea that the proletariat is manipulated to accept the ideology of the bourgeoisie.
According to Marx’s Theory How is Society Shaped
Forces of Production
What are material circumstances
The economic conditions underlying a society
( things that society has made normal like having phones)
What is a Historical Situation
The atmosphere that material circumstances create
What is Capitalism
Economic system in which the means of production, or the base, are privately owned by individuals or corporations to competitively produce goods and services for the public.
What is a Bourgeoisie
The bourgeoisie own the property and therefore control the means of production
What is the Proletariat
It is the proletariat whose labour produces wealth for the bourgeoisie
What is commodification (sign value)
The valuing of material things not for their usefulness, but for their power to impress others
What is Conspicuous Consumption
Extreme focus on material acquisition
What is False Consciousness
When cultural conditioning leads people to accept a system that is unfavourable to them
What is the Base
Relations of production and means of production
Means of production
people owning things like machines that produce what they sell
