ANTB20H3 Lecture : March 21.docx
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It should be detailed enough for you to talk about . 3 references should come from our course material. Edward said"s idea of orientalism cultural hegemony. How a certain group or class are able to influence the ways in which the rest of the population see themselves. We come to see the world in a way which is assumed to be natural; taken for granted. Power can also take on other forms- he talks about power in 3 forms: Repressive forms of power about laws that tell you what you can and cannot do. Disciplinary forms of power (institionalized form): mental asylum, prison, university. Its not that people are always watching you, it"s that you watch yourself- you regulate yourself. Army is a perfect example of disciplinary power. The care of the self: technologies of the self; we take on certain techniques of the body to regulate self disciplinary techniques. Anthropologist franz boas argued that culture" not biology" makes us.
