Bonus reading: Hegemony and the Hunger Games

I've got some slightly off-topic reading to get you started. There is a reference to hegemony in a Guardian article about the last Hunger Games film that could also be linked to feminism (therefore relevant to many of your critical investigations). 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?

  Hegemony- “the influence or control over another country, a group of people, etc” 

 There are many themes present in this novel which interwines with the theory , such as racism, marginalization and elitism which all contribute to one overarching theme of cultural hegemony.
Main task

Read the Media Magazine article ‘Web 2.0: Participation or Hegemony?'. Go to our archive of Media Magazine issues and click on MM39 - the article you need is on page 58. Answer the following questions:

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 acquittal suggest about the power of new and digital media?

The Ian Tomlinson case was filmed and recorded making it very virtually impossible for the case to be taken lightly or dismissed under any circumstances as the nation watched and demanded justice for the poor cilivian whos life was taken away by those who were meant to be protect him.

Due to the video being recorded and posted online, it meant that the public would get involved and have their opinions on the outcome of the case and potentially could change their views on the police.
2) What does the author argue regarding whether hegemony is being challenged by Web 2.0? 

 Hegemony is clearly being challenged as lot of the content online is user generated based and expression which is not taking into consideration in traditional media such as newspapers.

 However it does have hegemonic functions as it recoups ideas from mainstream media which is usually controlled by the elite and most power bunch eg billionaires and celebrities 


3) In your opinion, does new and digital media reinforce dominant hegemonic views or give the audience a platform to challenge them?

 I believe it gives the audience even more of a control over the content shared online as these are coming from unprofessional resources such as iphones and webcams which can be interpreted by anyone with any ideologies rather being fed or told what to be believe by organisations.


4) Do recent world events such as Brexit or Donald Trump's election in the US suggest dominant hegemonic ideologies are being challenged or reinforced? There are arguments for both sides here - explain your opinion and why.

 Recent events such as Brexit and the new leader of united states suggests that society is not as progessive as we may of thought it would be and also that the hegemonic hierarchy we have is clearly intact.














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