Mulan has long been favored as one of the best Disney movies and one of the best Disney princess movies (despite her not being a princess). When Disney announced that they are producing a live-action version of Mulan in 2020 fans were thrilled. However from what we know of the 2020 film, there have been …
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Postcolonialism Simplified
Postcolonialism is one of those concepts that leaves a lasting impact on our collective society, yet we don’t spend time to analyze it because that just happens to be “the way it is”. Essentially Postcolonial Theory analyzes the effects of colonialism on cultures and societies (both colonized and colonizing). It is concerned with how Western …
The Truman Show and The Matrix
The Truman Show Baudrillards Third Order is based on a simulation without an original. It encompasses the death of the real and presence of a simulation of reality ie a “hyperreality”. The Truman Show is a prime example of a simulation. Truman believes in this false reality he has grown up in because he knows …
Baudrillard Blog 5
Order 1 is a copy that IS an original such as art or a photograph. It blurs the idea of a copy and an original such as the Mona Lisa as the original piece versus the lady herself. The reality is masked or altered by the copy (art/photograph/etc). This is an example of Order 1 …
Blog entry 4: Call for papers
8 March 2019 Reading the Landscape deadline for submissions: April 5, 2019full name / name of organization: Graduate Literature Student Association of City College of New Yorkcontact email: screane000@citymail.cuny.edu “Reading the Landscape” The Second Annual City College of New York Graduate Literature Conference Conference Date: May 17, 2019 Submission Deadline: April 5, 2019 Landscapes inspire contemplation. Some consider …
Historical Background of Marxism
23 February 2019 Marxism originates from the discursive conversations of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. The basis of Marxist theory as stated by the founder and main theorist Karl Marx is the history of class struggles in a society. The reason Marx reasonates with many is because his work sets the basis of Marxism itself. …
The Sympathizer in regards to Marxism
22 February 2019 NARRATOR BACKGROUND The Sympathizer written by Viet Thanh Nguyen reflects much of the contradictions between Capitalism and Marxism as seen through the point of view of the narrator who is a Vietnamese communist mole in the ranks of the soldiers in the southern Democratic forces. When discussing his childhood the narrator establishes …
Analysis Through the Lens of Marxism
21 February 2019 By: Arian Mohammadyar Initial Ramblings on the Theory of Marxism Through the discourse of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Marxism views history through mainly the class struggles within various societies which play a role in driving history itself. In fact, Marx believes that throughout history societies have had classes or groups strictly …
Conversations on Marxism 