All kids know the tale of Santa. Through parents, stories, movies it is a timeless tale of children needing to behave, because Santa is watching and he knows if someone is being naughty or nice. In a sense, Santa is back up surveillance for parents. Foucault, a postmodern theorist, emphasizes the impact of constant surveillance … →
Category Archives: Foucault
Chris Rock and Discourse
Chris Rock noticed eight years ago, along with other comedians, that performing at college campuses is not as fun as it used to be. He states that students are “too conservative,” but not in political views, but “in their social views and their willingness not to offend anybody.” It is said that comedians deliver a […]
Truth
I was thinking about our society and how we judge right from wrong. To go along with the flow, what really sparked my attention was the constant discussion of Ferguson and Mr. Garner. I thought back to our discussion about Foucault–specifically regarding practices of power. If it is not obvious to you, hopefully I can […]
Foucault
In our class discussion we have learned that representation is a critical part of the process by which meaning is produced and exchanged. It involves the use of language, images, and signs which stands for or represent things. However because we unconsciously internalize codes that express certain concepts/ideas, language can never be fixed. Foucault argues […]
Chris on Conservatism
When I read the first line on saying colleges becoming “too conservative”, I immediately thought oh he means politically, but to the contrary not so. Also, the mention of Bill Mayer was mentioned in the article which got me searching what he had said and what the backlash was all about. This gave me a […]
Chris Rock view
Chris rock was offended by how serious our society is taking certain topics. He felt that colleges are too conservative and have changed over the years. He stated that he noticed this around 8 years ago when performing at colleges. The article on the interview that spoke on how he stated college students are are […]
Chris Rock Extra Credit Blog
Comedian Chris Rock recently told the media that he no longer wants to perform on college campuses due to the fact that students are becoming “too conservative” socially. He says that they no longer want to offend anyone. “ Not in their political views — not like they’re voting Republican — but in their social […]
Foucault
Post-structuralism focuses on language itself. Language is ‘self referential’ not a symbol of an objective reality. Foucault says that language does not have true meaning. He also says that the social world is interpretations of interpretations of interpretations. He explains that language/texts are embedded in the self and the body; human subjectivity is therefore understood […]
Chris Rock and college campuses
Chris Rock’s recent comments on why he won’t perform on college campuses were enlightening. He was speaking in response to the controversy regarding Bill Maher’s comments on Islam. Maher was making the point that he believes that Islam is part of the cause for the amount of violence in that part of the world (which, […]
Inadvertent DI?
Foucault’s ideas of power are interesting and profound, essentially stating that power is not an inherent ‘thing’, but an action that a person, people or institutions can exercise on and impress upon people and culture. When this power is exercised, it can make changes, but it also is accompanied by resistance. In this article (http://reason.com/blog/2014/12/01/chris-rock-stopped-performing-for-studen), […]