While we talked around the texts quite a bit today, remember that this can be dangerous, and result in innaccurate renderings of complex ideas. These writers don't write such long and such abstract works just to be confusing: they are often trying to ride a very fine line and brutal paraphrasing and simplification can destroy what they work so hard to try to achieve. In any case, you won't be able to discuss many of these concepts (ideology or hegemony, for example) without textual reinforcement--be sure to be familiar with these two texts in particular as we move on. On Wednesday I also want to touch on Gramsci's description of intellectuals, since we spent all of our time on 'hegemony.' They are, of course, quite related, but let's tease out those relations.
For Wednesday, read Russell Banks 'Sarah Cole' and find a way to connect it to our discussion in a response of 250-400 words. Even in such a brief space, consider what a 'Marxist reading' of that story might entail. What kinds of things might that reading fixate on?
You'll also find the prompt for essay 1 to the right, if you need it. Remember your topic is due via email by Friday.
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