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What is the primary concept of Raymond Williams' Marxist mode of thinking about culture?
What is the primary concept of Raymond Williams' Marxist mode of thinking about culture?
- Cultural studies as practices
- Foucauldian concept of power
- Idealist understanding of culture
- Materialist understanding of culture (correct)
What does the 'base' refer to in Marx's base/superstructure diagram?
What does the 'base' refer to in Marx's base/superstructure diagram?
- Social practices and relationships
- Economic system underlying a society (correct)
- Discourses and power
- Institutions and culture
What is the primary concept of Michel Foucault's philosophy?
What is the primary concept of Michel Foucault's philosophy?
- Marxist theory of the base/superstructure
- Materialist understanding of culture
- Relationship between institutions, discourses and power (correct)
- Gramsci's concept of hegemony
What does Raymond Williams add to Marx's base/superstructure diagram?
What does Raymond Williams add to Marx's base/superstructure diagram?
What is the primary goal of capitalism, according to the provided text?
What is the primary goal of capitalism, according to the provided text?
What is the concept of hegemony associated with?
What is the concept of hegemony associated with?
What is the role of the superstructure in Marx's base/superstructure diagram?
What is the role of the superstructure in Marx's base/superstructure diagram?
What is the relationship between the base and superstructure, according to Raymond Williams?
What is the relationship between the base and superstructure, according to Raymond Williams?
What is the main criticism of Williams towards the categorization of certain cultural activities?
What is the main criticism of Williams towards the categorization of certain cultural activities?
What is the concept of 'totality' an alternative to?
What is the concept of 'totality' an alternative to?
What is the potential danger of using the concept of 'totality'?
What is the potential danger of using the concept of 'totality'?
What does the concept of 'totality' emphasize?
What does the concept of 'totality' emphasize?
What is the key question Williams poses regarding the concept of 'totality'?
What is the key question Williams poses regarding the concept of 'totality'?
What does the concept of 'intention' refer to?
What does the concept of 'intention' refer to?
Why does Williams emphasize the importance of recognizing the 'superstructural' elements?
Why does Williams emphasize the importance of recognizing the 'superstructural' elements?
What is the difficulty of revising the base and superstructure model?
What is the difficulty of revising the base and superstructure model?
What is the concept of 'hegemony' related to?
What is the concept of 'hegemony' related to?
What is the concept of 'social being determines consciousness' associated with?
What is the concept of 'social being determines consciousness' associated with?
What is the main distinction between the two meanings of 'to determine'?
What is the main distinction between the two meanings of 'to determine'?
What is the primary role of culture according to Williams' propositions?
What is the primary role of culture according to Williams' propositions?
What is the concept of hegemony according to Antonio Gramsci?
What is the concept of hegemony according to Antonio Gramsci?
What is the main focus of Marx's proposition regarding determination?
What is the main focus of Marx's proposition regarding determination?
What is the primary meaning of 'determination' in Williams' revaluation?
What is the primary meaning of 'determination' in Williams' revaluation?
What is the primary role of the 'base' in Williams' revaluation?
What is the primary role of the 'base' in Williams' revaluation?
What is the relationship between culture and the existing relations of production?
What is the relationship between culture and the existing relations of production?
What is the main distinction between the concepts of 'base' and 'superstructure'?
What is the main distinction between the concepts of 'base' and 'superstructure'?
What is one characteristic feature of repression mentioned by Foucault?
What is one characteristic feature of repression mentioned by Foucault?
What spaces were created to make room for 'illegitimate sexualities' according to Foucault?
What spaces were created to make room for 'illegitimate sexualities' according to Foucault?
What does Foucault argue is still present in the discourse surrounding sex and sexuality after Freud?
What does Foucault argue is still present in the discourse surrounding sex and sexuality after Freud?
According to Foucault, what is necessary to fully free ourselves from repression?
According to Foucault, what is necessary to fully free ourselves from repression?
How does development of capitalism relate to sexual repression?
How does development of capitalism relate to sexual repression?
Why is sex considered incompatible with a general and intensive work imperative under capitalism?
Why is sex considered incompatible with a general and intensive work imperative under capitalism?
Foucault associates the demand for sexual freedom with what other cause?
Foucault associates the demand for sexual freedom with what other cause?
What does Foucault argue about the nature of truth?
What does Foucault argue about the nature of truth?
Who are considered 'other Victorians' according to Foucault?
Who are considered 'other Victorians' according to Foucault?
What impact did modern puritanism have on the expression of sexuality?
What impact did modern puritanism have on the expression of sexuality?
What is required to free ourselves from the repression discussed?
What is required to free ourselves from the repression discussed?
What does the text imply about the effects of liberation related to repression?
What does the text imply about the effects of liberation related to repression?
What is the 'first doubt' mentioned in the text referring to?
What is the 'first doubt' mentioned in the text referring to?
How does the text describe the 'historico-theoretical question'?
How does the text describe the 'historico-theoretical question'?
What is the 'second doubt' according to the text?
What is the 'second doubt' according to the text?
What is questioned by the 'third doubt'?
What is questioned by the 'third doubt'?
What is implied about the age of repression and the critical analysis of repression?
What is implied about the age of repression and the critical analysis of repression?
What question does the text describe as 'properly historical'?
What question does the text describe as 'properly historical'?