Marx Miniseries...the finale!! We're wrapping up our Marxist journey with an analysis of the clearly Marxist cartoon Bob's Burgers. We look into the Belchers' life under the tyranny of a brutal landlord and at the mercy of the free market. Thanks for joining us on this journey of misapplying Marx! See you on the other side of the dialectic, baby. Note: This episode was recorded in January 2021. Since then, Matt’s Bar, referenced in the episode, has been criticized for its public suppor...
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Marx Miniseries...the finale!! We're wrapping up our Marxist journey with an analysis of the clearly Marxist cartoon Bob's Burgers. We look into the Belchers' life under the tyranny of a brutal landlord and at the mercy of the free market. Thanks for joining us on this journey of misapplying Marx! See you on the other side of the dialectic, baby. Note: This episode was recorded in January 2021. Since then, Matt’s Bar, referenced in the episode, has been criticized for its public suppor...
Episode 2 - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Can the Subaltern Speak?
Blatant Misreading
55 minutes
5 years ago
Episode 2 - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Can the Subaltern Speak?
Today we're analyzing the world of Willy Wonka with Gayatri Spivak's postcolonial essay "Can the Subaltern Speak?" We'll be discussing both the 1971 and the 2005 films, as well as peppering in some mentions of the book. What's the relationship between Willy Wonka and the Oompa Loompas? Is Wonka paying them for their labor? Can the Western and global proletariat ever understand each other? What would a podcast hosted by Oompa Loompas be like? When did Tim Burton start phoning it in and making...
Blatant Misreading
Marx Miniseries...the finale!! We're wrapping up our Marxist journey with an analysis of the clearly Marxist cartoon Bob's Burgers. We look into the Belchers' life under the tyranny of a brutal landlord and at the mercy of the free market. Thanks for joining us on this journey of misapplying Marx! See you on the other side of the dialectic, baby. Note: This episode was recorded in January 2021. Since then, Matt’s Bar, referenced in the episode, has been criticized for its public suppor...
