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THE WIRE

Postmodern revision of the police drama or
       Marxist grand narrative?
MARXISM
•   There are only 2 groups – or classes – in society
•   Bourgeoisie (the have‟s)
•   Proletariat (the have not‟s)
•   The numerically smaller bourgeoisie – aka the capitalist class, aka the ruling class – own the
    means of production
•   The numerically bigger proletariat own nothing – to survive you sell yourself (your labour, your
    time)
•   The bourgeoisie / capitalist class / ruling class then use what they own and control to steer
    society to secure their own interests
•   For example – the media – ownership and control of the media has always been a hot topic
    because it is thought that the media (TV / film / newspapers / video games / internet /
    magazines / radio) are all useful channels for communicating information – the question, is
    what type of information?
•   Does Call of Duty justify and reinforce the so-called „war on terror‟? MW2 – where terrorists
    strike on American territory and the infamous airport massacre scene?
ALTHUSSER
• Ideological State Apparatuses (ISA)
ALTHUSSER
• Repressive State Apparatus (RSA)
[MARXIST] GRAND NARRATIVE
•   Marxists believe that power flows only one way in society – from top down to the bottom
     • From the bourgeoisie down to the proletariat
     • From the Olympian gods that run „Everycity‟ like Baltimore to the people at the
       bottom


•   The postmodern view of the flow of power in society is different – adopts Michel
    Foucault‟s belief that power in society flows in a range of different directions – top to
    bottom, bottom to top, and any other route
     • McNulty – a detective – the bottom rank in his organisation ordinarily would not hold
       too much power – “chain of command” – but his conversation and friendship with
       Judge Phelan (an Olympian god) gives him more power and influence than any other
       officer of his rank (Kima / Carver / Herc)
QUESTIONS
• Is The Wire a grand narrative?
• Is it a Marxist grand narrative?
PROBLEM
•   IF we decide that it is a grand narrative
•   THEN it becomes problematic to label the programme as a postmodern text
•   BECAUSE Lyotard argues that in this postmodern era, grand narratives are things of the
    past
•   Seemingly, it is hard to be a postmodern grand narrative – oxymoron, contradiction in
    terms

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The wire pm revision or marxist grand narrative

  • 1. THE WIRE Postmodern revision of the police drama or Marxist grand narrative?
  • 2. MARXISM • There are only 2 groups – or classes – in society • Bourgeoisie (the have‟s) • Proletariat (the have not‟s) • The numerically smaller bourgeoisie – aka the capitalist class, aka the ruling class – own the means of production • The numerically bigger proletariat own nothing – to survive you sell yourself (your labour, your time) • The bourgeoisie / capitalist class / ruling class then use what they own and control to steer society to secure their own interests • For example – the media – ownership and control of the media has always been a hot topic because it is thought that the media (TV / film / newspapers / video games / internet / magazines / radio) are all useful channels for communicating information – the question, is what type of information? • Does Call of Duty justify and reinforce the so-called „war on terror‟? MW2 – where terrorists strike on American territory and the infamous airport massacre scene?
  • 5. [MARXIST] GRAND NARRATIVE • Marxists believe that power flows only one way in society – from top down to the bottom • From the bourgeoisie down to the proletariat • From the Olympian gods that run „Everycity‟ like Baltimore to the people at the bottom • The postmodern view of the flow of power in society is different – adopts Michel Foucault‟s belief that power in society flows in a range of different directions – top to bottom, bottom to top, and any other route • McNulty – a detective – the bottom rank in his organisation ordinarily would not hold too much power – “chain of command” – but his conversation and friendship with Judge Phelan (an Olympian god) gives him more power and influence than any other officer of his rank (Kima / Carver / Herc)
  • 6. QUESTIONS • Is The Wire a grand narrative? • Is it a Marxist grand narrative?
  • 7. PROBLEM • IF we decide that it is a grand narrative • THEN it becomes problematic to label the programme as a postmodern text • BECAUSE Lyotard argues that in this postmodern era, grand narratives are things of the past • Seemingly, it is hard to be a postmodern grand narrative – oxymoron, contradiction in terms