In Class:
Journal-- Reflect on the impact your/your family’s socioeconomic status may have had on your life path.
Lecture and discussion on Marxism as literary theory.
Marxism: in literary theory, a school of analyzing all events and relationships either as a consequence of or strongly influenced by class dynamics. (i.e., “Must be the money.”)
Read Marxism handout as a class.Lecture and discussion on the construction of an SES hierarchical society (see diagram).
ideology: the common understanding, ideals, values, and worldview of a particular society on how the world works. By nature, an ideology will promote the ideals of the dominant class.
hegemony: the process of the proletariat internalizing and reproducing ideology.
Discussed the second assigned reading of Their Eyes Were Watching God, first reviewing the timeline of book so far. The discussion was specifically focusing on the class conflict surrounding Joe Starks, Janie, and the Eatonville community.
Instructor assigned and reviewed midterm project.
Exit ticket: Define 'hegemony.'
Homework:
Read through p. 147 of TEWGG and write three discussion questions by Monday.
Bring at least two sources for your midterm research.
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