34. Terms on Theories and their sub-points

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 Chakravorty)

"Empire"= new global order characterised by decentralized forms of power and sovereignty

Hauntology= persistence of Marxist ideas in contemporary thought.
Baggage of Marxism.

Ideological State Apparatuses= how institutions like schools, churches and media perpetuate ideology. Start taking control of power dynamics.

Interpretation of Ideology= Where fantasy sustains ideological structures by providing an imaginary scenario that supports the status quo. (Zizek)

Language games= The idea that different forms of knowledge and discourses operate according to distinct rules and conventions (Lyotard)

Mimicry = ambivalent and partial imitation of the colonizer by the colonised

Panopticism= System of surveillance and disciplinary power where individuals internalise the gaze of authority (Foucault)

Pastiche= A concocted work that celebrates earlier styles or genres.

Performative acts= Acts that create and constitute gender identity through repeated performances (Judith Butler)

Rhizome= Opposes linear and hierarchical models of knowledge and organisation (Gilles Deleuze & Felix Guattari)

Sarrasine in the book S/Z= theories of textual plurality and readerly engagement.
Polysemy

Strategic Essentialism= Temporarily adopting an essentialist identity to facilitate collective action and resistance.

Theory of Abjection = That which is repressed and rejected to maintain social order

Theory of Ideology = Ideology is the material practice manifested in institutions and rituals.

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