Poststructuralism Flashcards
1
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Key tenant of poststructuralism
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Foucault
2
Q
How are poststructuralists different from social constructivism? (2)
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They don’t believe everything is socially constructed; they believe in facts
They’re interested in the discourses that construct reality around the facts
3
Q
What is their key goal?
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To deconstruct discourses and representations that we take for granted
4
Q
Give an example of alternative discourse
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Trump’s alternative facts presents an alternate discourse - different way to construct facts
5
Q
How did Foucault define discourse?
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As a linguistic system that orders statements and concepts
6
Q
IR and discourse?
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IR comes from Western affluent PoV and ignores colonialism ie Kant so it’s a discourse consolidating Western white hegemony
