MDSC02H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Double Bind, Eva Longoria, Foxtrot
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What is the body politic metaphor and how is it different to the feminist body politic? o shaped by histories and practices of containment and control. Body politic: reimagining the human body itself as a politically inscribed entity that is. Differs from feminist body politic in a way that it does not focus on women"s oppression due to the biological differences between sexes instead, it focuses on difference"; different histories and locations of women"s embodied experiences. A body politic is a metaphor in which a nation is considered to be a corporate entity. Doubling discourse: positive" and negative" aspects of a particular group; legitimize. Emphasis on the body, therefore west and islam contradict. What is a doubling discourse? o conquest, colonization and the maintenance of relations of power (i. e. muslim women over here vs. muslim women over there ) How is embedded agency related to the body politic? o subjectivity hidden in the capacity to act.
