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hegemony
coined by Antonio Gramsci who broadened marxism theory into a realm of ideology (theorist) TERM 2
hegemony
DEFINITION 2 implies a willing agreement, people to be governed by principles, rules, they believe to operate own interests even if doesn't. A power or dominance that one social group holds over others TERM 3
incomplete processes
DEFINITION 3 hegemony's an __________ because it requires renewal and modification through assertion and reassertion of power, constant change TERM 4
ideology
DEFINITION 4 beliefs, values organized into s system, represent way society should function, shared by a culture TERM 5
blaxploitation
DEFINITION 5 genre of film in US in 1970's, targeted Urban black people, boom of black movies 70 films, produced 1969-
Fall of blaxploitation
political pressure, economic reality call for more humane and complex representation, films criticized, financial problems, many movies made. Lary Nelin responsible TERM 7
Rise of blaxploitation
DEFINITION 7 hollywood, struggling, need something new, frustrated with dimensional view of African Americans, black power. James Baldwin responsible TERM 8
Optic Blackness
DEFINITION 8 looking at blackness as a commodity (valuable) TERM 9
Bamboozled
DEFINITION 9 views blackness as a commodity by seeing blackness as a language and principal of visualization, blackness-visual property it can teach us something about how we live, understand, use image uses blackface, blackness gives life to individuals TERM 10
economic class
DEFINITION 10 income and accumulated wealth
