Hegemony and class-conflict in academia: Lucky Jim

Conflict, Evolution, Hegemony, and the Power of the State

In a model of evolution driven by con ict between societies more powerful states have an advantage. When the in uence of outsiders is small we show that this results in a tendency to hegemony. In a simple example in which institutions di er in their exclusiveness we nd that these hegemonies will be ine ciently extractive in the sense of having ine ciently high taxes, high compensation for state...

From Jim Crow to racial hegemony: Evolving explanations of racial hierarchy

In recent years, scholars have worked to understand the persistence of racial inequality in societies characterized by the condemnation of explicit racism, growing diversity, and anti-discrimination policies. Many theorists generally agree about the multiple dimensions of racism and challenge assertions about the incipient colourblindness of the current context. However, they also disagree abou...

From ‘theories of Hegemony’ to ‘hegemony Analysis’ in International Relations

Hegemony and Marxist Psychology

Recently there have been several attempts to arrive at a more precise understanding of the relationship between Marxism and psychology. These have been notable in that they have been informed by Althusserian treatments of Marxism rather than orthodox Freudian or Lacanian themes. Such treatments, it is argued, entail the complete eradication of any notion of subjectivity. The following analyses ...

Jim Moreno

This paper will consider Robert Rauschenberg’s use of performance to further explore ideas already embedded within his visual artworks. His compositional processes and operational strategies will be scrutinized to distinguish commonalities and dissimilarities in his approaches. In particular, Rauschenberg’s effort to conflate seemingly disparate genres or concepts will be examined not as a mere...