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Prompt
Define power by drawing on Foucault as cited in Allen (2023). Drawing on Foucault/Allen means that you need to quote Allen and offer a page number indicating the location of your quote in the reading. Paraphrase what this definition means and contrast it with the idea of “power over.” Offer at least one example from your life or the media that helps ground and clarify your paraphrase.
Define discipline as a normalizing force by drawing on Allen (2023). Offer an example from everyday life or the media that exemplifies a disciplinary practice, which “normalizes” particular gendered, sexualized, abled, racialized, classed, or ageist ideologies. Clearly articulate both 1) what idea(s) is being normalized about what is “right” or “wrong” or “good” or “bad” regarding a particular social identity and 2) how that is normalized socially.
Define microaggressions by drawing on Allen (2023). Google examples of microaggressions particular communities experience in patterned ways. For example, transpersons, women, older adults, non-White people (or specific communities such as African American or Latine people), disabled persons, working-class, or LGBTQ+ persons. Tell us about one microaggression you found that stuck with you. Articulate the flawed assumption(s) that underlies it. If you’re having a hard time articulating an assumption, discuss more broadly why that microaggressive statement is problematic.
Pick a concept that really stuck with you from this week’s reading beyond those above (i.e., power, discipline, and microaggressions). Define it and discuss why this concept was interesting or meaningful to you.
Offer a thought-provoking discussion question that draws on concepts from the reading and that a) offers us an opportunity to delve more deeply into a particular idea/concept, b) addresses or expands upon a significant social or cultural issue, c) or is incisive and creative in some other way.
