Be prepared for a little bit of a rant here, but in this class we frequently explore the ramifications of language and how it can perpetrate, hide or unveil unequal power structures so it’s not completely off-topic. My abnormal child psychology textbook is extremely annoying in a variety of ways—the “associated family problems” section invariably [...]
Posts Tagged ‘subjectivity’
The Rise of the Mini-bitch?
Posted in feminism, tagged feminism, language, subjectivity on March 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Baby crazy or just crazy? (there are no other options)
Posted in feminism, tagged media, narratives, subjectivity on February 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The crux of Rajan and Pathak’s article “Shahbano” seems to be that members of oppressed groups are often, through discursive displacement by an unequal power structure, forced into the position of “object” rather than a unique, self-aware “subject.” That is, they are pigeon-holed by those higher-ups on the social hierarchy into certain identities or categories [...]
“Experience” Identity Readings
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged identity, Joan Scott, Judith Butler, subjectivity on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, I read the article “Gender Trouble” by Judith Butler, and I couldn’t help but recognize a strong correlation to Joan W. Scott’s “Experience.” Along with their co-authorship of Feminists Theorize the Political, these authors share a similar philosophy regarding subjective identity, acknowledging systems of power which simultaneously produce the subjects they represent; (Scott claims [...]
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