Don't Worry About My Ego, It Ain't Gonna Burst

Good news, everyone! I finished my nasty paper today. Althusser, Ideological State Apparatuses, international mass media. The only way it could have been more depressing is if I had repeatedly cited Robert Smith and Morrissey as sources. I had just turned it in, and I was about 10 seconds away from posting it on my blog(s). Then I got to thinking, what if someone stole it and plagiarized me? Well, the simple answer to that question is that I would be so flattered that I would simply end them. And I may be a vegan, but I’m pretty sure I’d go out for ice cream afterward.

So, you know, I’m not worried about plagiarism.

Then I got to thinking, I know some pretty smart people. A bunch of them read my weepy little blog(s). The average IQ and level of education that happens to stop by is... kinda freaky (sort of like I’m the Taylor character from Planet of the Apes, trying to convince the chimp scientists that I’m not mute and retarded). So that made me think, what if I left in some horrible logical error, or a string of typos? What if I accidentally thanked Hitler? I have it on good authority that that is a career-ending moment (unless you’re one of those precious little Prussian Blue girls. See kids, girls can be evil, too!). So, I’m not going to inflict my 5429 words upon you... unless you really want to read it, in which case we can schedule an intervention for you.

By the way, you want to know how I know it is 5429 words? Because I just did another spell check. Guess what! I misspelled something! Yeah, an author’s name in the bibliography. I have approximately 2.5 hours to print out another copy and turn that one in. We’ll see if it happens.

Yeah, it will. In the meantime, enjoy the abstract from my paper:

Rethinking Ideological State Apparatuses for the 21st Century
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is twofold. The first part of this paper will attempt to place Louis Althusser’s ideological state apparatuses into an international context. Althusser’s Communication Apparatus will be used for this discussion. Secondly, this paper will examine what, if any, attention should be paid to the Communication Apparatus in terms of foreign policy. It is the conclusion of this paper that Althusser’s theory is workable, and that the framework of the Communication Apparatus can be applied effectively to international relations. It is also the conclusion of this paper that the current system of transnational media conglomerates can be used to further the interests of a hegemonic power.


Kind of has a ring to it, don’t you think? I’ve got a warm fuzzy.

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