I've got some reading to get you started. There is a reference to hegemony in a Guardian article about last year's Hunger Games film that could also be linked to feminism - read the article on the Hunger Games and at least 15 comments below the line. How does this link to what we've learned about hegemony?
The Hunger games is a clear exmaple of hegemony the film shows the higher class are powerful and in control with their fancy costumes while the poor live out in the districts and are treated well. Then the whole plot is to find 2 people to fight and its seemed as its part of tradition as its televised Hunger Games. The practice has been repeated so often that it is now common sense to have a televised Hunger Games every year which involves young adults and even kids killing each other in an attempt to be crowned the victor. The fact that this is normal clearly suggests hegemonic control in the Hunger Games.
1) Research the Ian Tomlinson case. What would the traditional, hegemonic view of the police be in a case like this? How did new and digital media create a different story? What does the police officer's subsequent aquittal suggest about the power of new and digital media?
The hegemonic view would allow the police to get away with with this story if none saw it.However due to new and digital media the story became a much bigger story and allowed the audience to see what actually happened.happened. Alot of people saw it and went against what the police as it was example of police brutality and caused a spark in society with attitude towards police and how they feel about them. However the police still didn't got dropped from all charges so whatever the social networking tweeting and commenting wont affect the law.
2) What does the author argue regarding whether hegemony is being challenged by Web 2.0?
The author is saying that with advancements in new and digital media we now are able to challenge hegemony with putting our views forward and making them be seen.As before we were just being the paper or computer just reading and keeping what we have in our heads.So now we are able to say what we want with the comment section ,blogs and most importantly and most popular its social media whether its on twitter,Instagram or snap chat we can say what we want and protest against things or agree with things by making it trend and re tweet other things.
3) In your opinion, does new and digital media reinforce dominant hegemonic views or give the audience a platform to challenge them?
In my opinion it new and digital media is a starting point for us as an audience to challenge hegemonic views of society but still needs to be worked on as even with these advancements police officers are still being acquitted for manslaughter even with video evidence of what happened so I believe that it can be platform for us to challenge hegemony but isn't a big enough level to get rid of hegemonic views.
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