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
What is a critique of the literature on post-politics?
- binary understanding of politics/political ignores in-between politics
- assumed omnipresence reduced possibilities for resistance and emancipation
What are the three generation of rights?
-1 gen: civil rights
2 gen: equality rights
3 gen: fraternity rights
What are 3 different types of celebrity humanitarians according to Mike Goodman?
- charity celebrities
- geopolitical celebrities
- marketizing celebrities
What is meant by aggressive passivity?
To pointedly abstain from any practices, even critical ones, that benefit the current system
What is symbolic violence?
Inherent to our system of representation, language, hierarchies (ex. hate speech)
What is antagonism?
The we/they relation of enemies that have conflicting sides
What is agonism?
The we/they relation of adversaries rather than enemies that while have differing sides can see the viewpoint of the otherside which accepting that there is no right answer
