Worksheetsassignment 1
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the follow statements would be the advice from a Keynesian economist?
the government should stay away from the market
the government should spend more on public infrastructure
the government must place necessary restrictions on the banking industry
Poor people are poor because they are not hardworking enough.
Which one of the following statements captures the doctrine of neoliberalism?
The state should intervene more in the cultural economy because of the market failure.
Individuals should always respect the authority of the state government for social stability, which is the prerequisite for social well-being.
The role of the state is to create and preserve an institutional framework to guarantee private property rights, free markets, and free speech.
The cultural and media production must be censored to avoid content that is harmful for children and the public.
According to Foucault, biopower is the most dominant form of power in contemporary liberal society. It takes human life as target and is exercised through self-government. Which one of the following pictures epitomizes the work of biopower?
counter-terrorism measures
Cultural studies influenced by structuralism will believe that
we should study the organization and financial ownership of the production of popular culture.
meanings are not produced by text but through the active process of consumption.
we should always keep an eye on the power relations behind the production of popular culture.
to understand the meaning of a particular popular cultural text we should dig into the underlying structure of the text.
Barthes summarizes four positions of reading popular culture. Which one of the following statements is made by a mythologist?
This picture demonstrates the friendliness and warmth of China
This picture demonstrates China's exploitation of panda for the propaganda of its national image
Panda immediately reminds me of China and Chinese culture
We need to reflect on the signification system behind the use of panda for representation.
How should we understand knowledge and truth according to Foucault?
Knowledge produces through discourse and works as a tool of power.
There is no single, universal truth but regimes of truth, which are contextualized and related to power.
We must be wary of the power relations behind knowledge production.
A relational understanding of knowledge and truth exposes us to the instability of meaning, text and language.
What do you think are the contributions and limitations of a post-structuralist approach to popular cultural studies? Use your real-life experience of popular culture to share your reflection. (within 200 words)
