Overview
Link includes resources that need to be used: will give after accepted
PLEASE ONLY use pages that are part of the readings (some sources may seem big but are only the pages that are assigned and can be found on lecture slides for the week, let me know of any confusion please, very important)
Part One: Identifications. 25 points x 3 IDs = 75 points
? For each of the three concepts below, provide an explanation in your own
words describing what the term means.
12.5 points per explanation.
? For each of the three concepts below, provide an example from our course
material (readings, lectures, clips/documentaries) that illustrates the concept. Be
sure to briefly explain how/why the example provided serves as an illustration of
the concept.
12.5 points per course-specific example.
Each ID response (explanation plus example) to be 4-5 sentences total.
1.) ‘Corporate Frankenstein’ (Willis)
Explanation
Course-Specific Example
2.) Superego (Freud)
Explanation
Course-Specific Example
3.) Interpellation/Hailing (Althusser)
Explanation
Course-Specific Example
Part Two: Short-Essay. 225 points
? Respond to the following three-part prompt in short-essay format.
? Short-essay response to be approximately 6-8 paragraphs.
? Short-essay response must include six distinct uses of direct textual evidence
from at least three distinct course readings that provide evidence and/or
examples for your response. Use of textual evidence must include elaboration
and in-text citation.
? When using direct quotations and paraphrases of course materials, you must
include citation information including specific page number(s) to maintain
academic integrity. Additionally, you must cite where you are drawing major
concepts, ideas, and arguments from.
Use ASA Formatting/Citation Guide:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/asa_style/in_text_ciTation_references.html
? Include a References Page.
Use ASA References Page Guide:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/asa_style/references_page_formatting.html
Short Essay Grading Rubric
Accuracy of Response = 100 points
Six Distinct Uses & Elaborations of Textual Evidence = 20 points x 6 = 120 points
Organization and Clarity of Essay = 5 points
Part 1/3(of part 2)
We have examined Freud’s contention that the relationship between culture (or civilization)
and individuals is potentially characterized by “irreconcilable” conflict. Hence, the title:
Civilization and Its Discontents.
How, exactly, does Freud arrive at this contention? What is it, specifically, about us
as individuals and about culture in general that leads Freud to this assessment?
In responding, you may wish to consider:
What role ‘libido’ and ‘drives’ play in Freud’s analysis of human nature.
How Freud’s theory of the mind, as outlined in Civilization and its Discontents, relates to his
understanding of the ‘Pleasure Principle’ and the ‘Reality Principle.’
The role of the unconscious in Freud’s diagnosis of civilization.
Part 2/3 (of part 2)
We have learned about the Repressive State Apparatus and Ideological State Apparatuses
from Althusser’s Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses essay. We have also learned
about interpellation/hailing, the ‘Big S,’ and the ‘doing’ of ideology from Althusser.
Why does Althusser afford such a prominent role to ideological state apparatuses in
his analysis of ideology?
Why does Althusser stress that ideology is material in character?
What is meant by ‘Big S’? How does ‘Big S’ relate to ideology, according to
Althusser?
Part 3/3 (of part 2)
We have investigated ‘The Woman Question’ as posed and analyzed by De Beauvoir in The
Second Sex. We know that De Beauvoir critiques and ultimately rejects biology as ‘destiny.’
Relatedly, we also know that De Beauvoir identifies and rejects as inadequate a series of
‘solutions’ to ‘The Woman Question.’
What attempts at addressing the Woman Question does De Beauvoir identify?
Briefly explain why De Beauvoir finds such attempts at ‘solving’ the Woman
Question inadequate.
What role is society/culture playing in De Beauvoir’s analysis and assessment of
sex/gender?
Bonus Questions: 7 points (Approx. 1-2 sentences per question)
Why does Willis discuss authoritarianism in her broader analyses of popular
Culture?
What is Freud’s critique of “The Communists” in Civilization and its
Discontents?
What does De Beauvoir mean when, speaking of biology, she contends that
- [facts] “do not carry their meaning in themselves”? (pp. 46)
How does Althusser’s concept of interpellation relate to De Beauvoir’s analyses?
- Freud, Althusser, and De Beauvoir are seated together around a table. The topic of discussion
for the evening is ‘culture and destiny’.
- What is one claim on this topic that Freud might make? Why?
What is one claim on this topic that Althusser might make? Why?
- What is one claim on this topic that De Beauvoir might make? Why?