Marxism can be a tough subject to speak about because often times people can confuse it with history and previous marxist leaders. In the media-filled world, marxism does get more involved in the history and political view of things, but in a different way. For example, a TV show I was watching showcased two different types of housing where kids were living. One type was in a fancy neighborhood, a nice house. The other type of housing was not so great, dirty. When it comes to the marxist view of this situation while analyzing the show a few things come to mind. Political signification and the ideologies of different social classes are just a couple of those things. In this episode, a proper way to analyze this media would be to recognize how the creator has manipulated the episode. Did they want the person with less money to seem like the bad guy for the sake of the show? Or was it a reflection of his minds thoughts? Did he want us to think the bad guy was the one with less money? Marxists would analyze the way the media was manipulated to society. Ideology is also a concept that coincides with a marxism media analysis. Some would argue that while exploring the media someones certain view has clouded the true facts of the media. It is very common for this to occur because of the collective unconscious of groups. A person may not even realize that they have fallen into this category. There could be plain and clear facts and they are completely disregarded. Overall, it is important to examine the media based on political and social views to truly create a well written media analysis.
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