Digital dialectics: Marxist theory and Instagram contents in the literary theory classroom
This research examines the relationship between literature, social media, and everyday realities, challenging students’ perceptions that literature is distant and disconnected from their lives. Incorporating social media into the literary theory classroom is an interactive way of encouraging student...
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| author | Amran, Nurul Atiqah Meganathan, Pavani Malaa Abd Razak, Fatin Nabila |
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| description | This research examines the relationship between literature, social media, and everyday realities, challenging students’ perceptions that literature is distant and disconnected from their lives. Incorporating social media into the literary theory classroom is an interactive way of encouraging students to engage with current issues through theory and literary texts. As part of the 14-week course, students were introduced to various literary theories, including Marxism, which focuses on class struggle, economic disparities, and social inequities. Through classroom discussions, students were provided with selected literary texts, and they explored connections between literary concepts and societal issues in Malaysia. The mini-project, which is discussed in this paper, served as the culmination of their understanding, aligning with the course’s second learning objective. The central component of the project required students to use Instagram to post an image and write a short caption related to the key aspects of Marxist theory, reflecting their understanding through their own lenses. By engaging in literary discussions with their own social media account, students learned to leverage digital platforms to raise awareness and promote sensitivity towards issues of class inequality. This paper probes into selected Instagram posts and captions that students have posted and composed on their personal Instagram accounts to divulge their concerns with social class issues surrounding them. |
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| spelling | my.upm.eprints-1237422026-04-21T06:31:36Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/123742/ Digital dialectics: Marxist theory and Instagram contents in the literary theory classroom Amran, Nurul Atiqah Meganathan, Pavani Malaa Abd Razak, Fatin Nabila This research examines the relationship between literature, social media, and everyday realities, challenging students’ perceptions that literature is distant and disconnected from their lives. Incorporating social media into the literary theory classroom is an interactive way of encouraging students to engage with current issues through theory and literary texts. As part of the 14-week course, students were introduced to various literary theories, including Marxism, which focuses on class struggle, economic disparities, and social inequities. Through classroom discussions, students were provided with selected literary texts, and they explored connections between literary concepts and societal issues in Malaysia. The mini-project, which is discussed in this paper, served as the culmination of their understanding, aligning with the course’s second learning objective. The central component of the project required students to use Instagram to post an image and write a short caption related to the key aspects of Marxist theory, reflecting their understanding through their own lenses. By engaging in literary discussions with their own social media account, students learned to leverage digital platforms to raise awareness and promote sensitivity towards issues of class inequality. This paper probes into selected Instagram posts and captions that students have posted and composed on their personal Instagram accounts to divulge their concerns with social class issues surrounding them. RSIS International 2025-07-01 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/123742/1/123742.pdf Amran, Nurul Atiqah and Meganathan, Pavani Malaa and Abd Razak, Fatin Nabila (2025) Digital dialectics: Marxist theory and Instagram contents in the literary theory classroom. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 9 (4). pp. 1090-1102. ISSN 2454-6186 https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/articles/digital-dialectics-marxist-theory-and-instagram-contents-in-the-literary-theory-classroom/ Social Sciences Arts and Humanities Education 10.47772/IJRISS.2025.90600086 |
| spellingShingle | Social Sciences Arts and Humanities Education Amran, Nurul Atiqah Meganathan, Pavani Malaa Abd Razak, Fatin Nabila Digital dialectics: Marxist theory and Instagram contents in the literary theory classroom |
| title | Digital dialectics: Marxist theory and Instagram contents in the
literary theory classroom |
| title_full | Digital dialectics: Marxist theory and Instagram contents in the
literary theory classroom |
| title_fullStr | Digital dialectics: Marxist theory and Instagram contents in the
literary theory classroom |
| title_full_unstemmed | Digital dialectics: Marxist theory and Instagram contents in the
literary theory classroom |
| title_short | Digital dialectics: Marxist theory and Instagram contents in the
literary theory classroom |
| title_sort | digital dialectics: marxist theory and instagram contents in the
literary theory classroom |
| topic | Social Sciences Arts and Humanities Education |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/123742/1/123742.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/123742/ https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/articles/digital-dialectics-marxist-theory-and-instagram-contents-in-the-literary-theory-classroom/ |
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