SXST 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cisgender, Deeper Understanding, Starbucks
4 Mar 2019
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Looking at it from the view of the oppressed doesn"t give the whole picture, need to look at privilege, social advantage, etc. Critical analysis makes visible knowledge that usually isn"t. Foucault on what power is not: (*foucault = key) Foucault said if we just understand power through the structure/institutions, we rent getting the full picture, this doesn"t allow for individuals to have right/movement, etc. in the conversation. Wanted to talk about the state, law, etc. Wanted to see how power emerges or functions. Challenges how we"ve come to understand power. Power = not just domination of one thing over another. Power = not repression of person"s true feelings or interests. Power can"t be possessed (didn"t try to find out who has power) Power = not bad or good, its more complex. Usually talk about a forcing b to do something foucault says when you"re forcing someone to do something with violence it"s more of a loss/threat of power.
