Digital Dialectics: Marxist Theory and Instagram Contents in the Literary Theory Classroom

Nurul Atiqah Amran, Pavani Malaa Meganathan and Fatin Nabila Abd Razak
Additional contact information
Nurul Atiqah Amran: Department of English, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, University Putra Malaysia
Pavani Malaa Meganathan: Department of English, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, University Putra Malaysia
Fatin Nabila Abd Razak: Department of English, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, University Putra Malaysia

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2025, vol. 9, issue 6, 1090-1102

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2025
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/ ... ssue-6/1090-1102.pdf (application/pdf)
https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/arti ... ry-theory-classroom/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bcp:journl:v:9:y:2025:issue-6:p:1090-1102

Access Statistics for this article

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science is currently edited by Dr. Nidhi Malhan

More articles in International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science from International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Dr. Pawan Verma ().