Ideology: blog tasks
Media Magazine issue 52 has two good articles on Ideology. You need to read those articles ( our Media Magazine archive is here ) and complete a few short tasks linked to them. Page 34: The World Of Mockingjay: Ideology, Dystopia And Propaganda 1) Read the article and summarise it in one sentence. The article shows how the people in power controls the ones who are powerless by manipulating them and controlling their beliefs. The powerful people in the marxist theory shows how they threaten the powerless whenever their hopes were raised. 2) What view of capitalist ideology is presented in the Hunger Games films? Marxist views are reprsented in the Hunger Games films, showing how the ruling class controls the working class. 3) What do the Hunger Games films suggest about the power of the media to shape and influence ideological beliefs? The film suggests that the media has the power to threaten the powerless people if they rebel, where powerful people tries t...