Pub Quiz Flashcards
What is politics?
A set of practices, discourses, and institutions which seek to establish order
What is objective violence?
systemic and symbolic (needed for functioning of social and economic system)
What is the political?
The dimension of antagonism inherent in human society
Mouffe calls us to move from a “us/them” distinction towards what?
we/they
How does zizek define reality?
Socially constructed way of dealing with inconsistencies (norm driven-the symbolic order)
What is the focus of an ontological question?
The nature of being. Ontic is concerned with being, ontological is the theory of being
How does zizek define fantasy?
passions/emotions that can be negative and positive and active and passive (can be excessive/transgressive)
What is subjective violence?
immediate, visible, identifiable, physical
how does kapoor define ideology?
The attempt to cover up the difference between reality and the real
How can we define hegemony?
Dominance of one group over another without the threat of force
What are the differences between hegemony and ideology?
Ideology operates as an instrument of hegemony/ Hegemony captures the entire society. Ideology includes religion, education, law, politics, media, etc.
What is enjoyment for Kapoor?
Excessive and transgressive forms of pleasure that accompany belief. ex. comfort and satisfaction from rituals and institutional procedures
Following Kapoor, which two non-rational elements does ideology rely on?
Belief and enjoyment
What are the 3 trends in governance that suggest a post-political condition?
- technocratic processes
- consensus
- inevitability of neoliberalism
What is systemic violence?
slow but steady oppression, inherent in social structures
