Plural and Complex Bodies Flashcards
1
Q
What is a discourse?
A
A set of connected ideas, meanings and practices through which we talk or represent the world
2
Q
What does discourse affect?
A
Our views on all things
3
Q
It is a collection…
A
of ideas and thoughts put together to describe an object or a person
4
Q
Who came up with disciplining body? year?
A
Michael Foucault (1987)
5
Q
What did Michael Foucault stress?
A
That the transition from traditional to modern societies has been marked by the shift in the target of discourse away from controlling the body by brute force towards the use of mind
6
Q
What three things is the relationship approach?
A
Plural
Fluid- changing depending on time
Complex- cannot be explained simply
