Applying Marxism: Metropolis (1927)

The following clip comes from Fritz Lang's film, 'Metropolis' (1927), a science fiction film set in an industrialised future, where society is characterised by the gulf between the workers (who live underground, maintaining the city) and the wealthy (who live above ground and enjoy the pleasures of life).

Watch the clip and see how you can apply Marxism...

A2 Comms & Culture: Introducing Post Colonialism

Kenya: A white man's country

A2 Comms: Consolidating alienation; hegemony & false consciousness

Alienation

Hegemony

False Consciousness

A2 Comms - Marxist analysis

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Marxist analysis of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory

Marxist analysis of Orange is the The New Black

A2 Comms: Mark Steel lecture on Karl Marx

Animal Farm

• Watch the first 11 minutes of the film
• Identify and write down the criticisms made by Old Major of life under Jones the farmer

Capitalism - consolidate and develop your understanding