IDEOLOGICAL REINFORCEMENT WITHIN JIDADA STATE APPARATUSES IN NOVIOLET BULAWAYO’S GLORY

Abstract

This research study aims to decode the reinforcement mechanism of ideological indoctrination responsible for the subjectification of citizens of Jidada. The objectives of this research is to examine how ideological  indoctrination is responsible for subjectification of individuals of Jidada in Glory. The present research study delineates the evil machination of the political elite in Jidada. The theoretical framework engaged in this qualitative research is Louis Althusser's “Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (Notes towards an Investigation)” in Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays. The result proclaimed that the political elite of Jidada controlled their subjects through Ideological State Apparatus. It includes the reinforcement of religious ideology, fragmented nationalist ideology, patriarchal ideology, media advertisements, and illegal laws to control and coerce the subjects of Jidada. Through violence, the Repressive State Apparatus ingrained fear and trepidation among the subjects of Jidada. In conclusion, these different state apparatuses are used as tools to create subjects and maintain the status quo through consent and coercion.