ANTHRO 2A Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Aviatik B.I, Spirit Possession, Wool
ANTHRO 2A
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Anthropology 2A Notes: 3/13
I) Hegemony and Resistance
a. Hegemony: power relations to be necessary and natural (God given)
a.i. Social reproduction: social order reproduces themselves (things stay the same
for a period of time)
b. Discourse: communicated message about what’s true
b.i. Hegemonic Discourse
b.i.1. Ex. Divine right of kings in the middle ages
b.i.2. Counter Hegemonic Discourses: critical views of power relations
(Not God given)
b.i.2.a. Revolutionary
b.i.2.b. King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
b.i.2.c. Underground resistance: avoid consequences
b.i.2.c.i. Public and Hidden transcript
b.i.2.c.i.1. Publicly communicated vs. Behind back
communication
b.i.2.c.i.2. Ex: American South: Slave rebellions
b.i.2.c.i.2.a. Plantation owners use the Bible
to justify slavery
b.i.2.c.i.2.b. Slaves sing religious songs in
the field (Book of Exodus: freedom)
b.i.2.c.i.2.c. Bible= Hegemonic discourse
II) Malaysia: Cultural Expression of Resistance
a. Situation
a.i. Terrible conditions, village perception, physical health deteriorating, etc.
a.i.1. Not much political leverage
a.i.2. Government didn’t want the workers going on strike
a.i.3. Gender constructs are internalized
a.ii. Hidden transcript
a.ii.1. Expression of resistance that won’t get them into trouble
a.ii.1.a. “accidents”
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a.ii.1.b. Spirit Possession
a.ii.1.b.i. Shuts the factory down
a.ii.1.b.ii. Doesn’t bring light to the actual problem
III) Bio-power/ Bio-Politics and Gender
a. Bio-politics/ Bio-Power
a.i. Power relations inscribed on the body (difference in response to same actions
from different genders)
a.ii. Emily Martin
a.ii.1. Gendering sperm and egg (the sperm active agent, egg is
passive)
a.ii.2. PMS:
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Document Summary
Anthropology 2a notes: 3/13: hegemony: power relations to be necessary and natural (god given) a. i. Social reproduction: social order reproduces themselves (things stay the same for a period of time: discourse: communicated message about what"s true b. i. Divine right of kings in the middle ages. Counter hegemonic discourses: critical views of power relations (not god given) b. i. 2. a. Plantation owners use the bible to justify slavery b. i. 2. c. i. 2. b. Slaves sing religious songs in the field (book of exodus: freedom) b. i. 2. c. i. 2. c. Malaysia: cultural expression of resistance: situation a. i. Terrible conditions, village perception, physical health deteriorating, etc. a. i. 1. a. i. 2. a. i. 3. Government didn"t want the workers going on strike. Expression of resistance that won"t get them into trouble a. ii. 1. a. Bio-power/ bio-politics and gender: bio-politics/ bio-power a. i. Power relations inscribed on the body (difference in response to same actions from different genders) a. ii. Gendering sperm and egg (the sperm active agent, egg is passive) a. ii. 2. Gender symbolism in context of 3 rd world development .
