S1E28 - Music: Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)

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Marxists at the Movies

Marxists At The Movies

38 episodes

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Marxists at the Movies is a radical media podcast from CineMarch Media 🎥🔨 Hosted by Edward Michael Francis (they/them/theirs) Each week, we dissect one film, TV, music, books, and gaming through a communist lens—unpacking labor, class, queer subtext, and unintentional revolutionary messaging in mainstream cinema. From camp classics to capitalist cautionary tales, we read between the reels to expose what the script doesn’t tell you 📽️🌹 New episodes drop every Saturday on Patreon, then publicly on Wednesday Visit www.cinemarchmedia.com and patreon.com/cinemarchmedia for more information.

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S1E28 - Music: Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)

Marxists at the Movies

25 minutes 19 seconds

2 months ago

S1E28 - Music: Lady Gaga - The Fame (2008)

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Lady Gaga is a fame avatar.In 2008, The Fame launched not just a pop star, but a cultural product engineered for maximum spectacle. Celebrity-as-commodity. Identity as currency. Gaga didn’t just chase stardom—she became it.

This episode of Marxists at the Music breaks down the economic engine behind Gaga’s debut album: how pop wrapped itself in critique, and how capitalism turned a performance into a product.

What does it mean to "make it" when you're the thing being sold?

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