Tag: Hegemony

In our reading “From Culture to Hegemony,” we are introduced to the complex notion of hegemony, which is a power relationship in a culture where certain groups have dominance over others. In what ways can a culture support hegemony?

In our reading “From Culture to Hegemony,” we are introduced to the complex notion of hegemony, which is a power relationship in a culture where certain groups have dominance over others. In what ways can a culture support hegemony? Think of examples from your own awareness and experience.

 Using at least ONE specific example form Bennett and Royle’s chapter “Mutant” ONLY, clearly and precisely explain their argument that Mary Shelley’s “novel is a kind of monster.”

Using specific details and examples from Nealon and Giroux’s ninth chapter ONLY, define Antonio Gramsci’s term hegemony AND explain what N&G mean by, “the colonial origin of literary study.”

Using at least ONE specific example form Bennett and Royle’s chapter “Mutant” ONLY, clearly and precisely explain their argument that Mary Shelley’s “novel is a kind of monster.”

Using at least ONE specific example from Frann Michel’s reading of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, clearly and precisely explain at least one way in which, according to her, “potentially erotic relations of difference between women can be a source of horror in Shelley’s text.”