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34. Terms on Theories and their sub-points
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Archi-Writing= The foundational process of inscription and precedes and underlies all forms of writing and speech.(Derrida) Big Other Play= symbolic order n social norms from me "body without organs" (BwO) = A state of pure potentiality free from hierarchical structures and fixed identities (Deleuze and Guattari) Culture and Imperialism= The ways cultural narratives and literary texts perpetuate imperial power. Imperialists benefit more. ( Edward Said) Cyborg in feminist theory = It challenges binaries Dialectic of Enlightenment = oppressive aspects of Enlightenment rationality. Discourse= Systems of knowledge and language that structure our understanding of reality and shape social practices (Foucault) ecriture feminine= Disruption of Phallocentric language and structures. "epistemic violence"= The process through which colonial discourse erase or devalue indigenous knowledge systems. Imposing Western epistemologies and silencing alternative voices (Gayatri Chakra...
33. DSM 251 W.E.B Du Bois (7)
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1. Who was W.E.B Du Bois? A: Born in 1868 in Massachusetts, sociologist, professor, and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois emerged as a powerful voice against the policies of accommodation and gradualism supported by the most important African American spokesperson of the late 1800s, Washington. In the course of his sociological research, Du Bois came to believe that acceptance of racial discrimination was a threat to the social, political, and economic well-being of the African American community. His speeches and writings in favor of the immediate expansion of civil rights and racial equality made him a prominent Washington dissenter, and his views led him to help found the Niagara Movement and, later, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In his role as editor of the NAACP’s publication The Crisis, Du Bois helped set the agenda for African American protest action for more than two decades. He eventually parted ways with the organization. He died i...
Model-39 FYUG 201 Literary Movements in English Lit Dec 2024
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