1. THEORY: MARXISM. Video

2. This is Karl MARX. Remember his name: he’s one of the most importan t thinkers of modern(ish) times. To put it short, this is wh at he thought: 1. Society is in a state of CONFLICT between the rich and the poor. 5. Marx called this arrangement the RELATIONS OF PRODUCTION and argued it EXPLOITED the SUBJECT CLASS (or the PROLETARIAT). 3. CAPITALISM is an economic system where a small minority of society own the FORCES OF PRODUCTION (factories & information). 4. This minority is called the RULING CLASS (or the BOURGEOSIE) – they employ people to work for them to produce goods that they sell. 2. Society uses a system called CAPITALISM to keep the rich - rich and the poor – poor.

13. So – how have we ended up with CAPITALISM?

14. Capitalism explained…

17. Task: go through all your clothes and find out the following information: Item. Where it was made. Cost to buy. Material. Brand. Estimated cost to make.

19. THIS IS REALLY STUPID.

20. WHY DO WE LET THIS HAPPEN?

22. IF YOU HAVE ON E OF THESE IN YOUR HOME, BEWARE – IT IS BEING USED BY CAPITALISTS TO HYPNOTISE YOU INTO BELIEVING THAT IT’S NORMAL TO HAVE A BIG BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT ARE KEPT POOR BY THE RICH.

23. Why can’t we reject these messages?

24. Marx argued that there was serious CLASS CONFLICT in CAPITALIST society because of this exploitation. He argued that the RULING CLASS , in particular, were suffering from FALSE CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS . This means that they were just not aware of how much they were being exploited as workers and consumers. IDEOLOGY was responsible for this FALSE CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS .