User talk:Nicola.georgiou/sandbox/Approaches to Knowledge/Seminar group 4/Power


 * Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race, Reni Eddo-Lodge (2017)

Inspired by the writings on Foucault and Power above, in some ways it is clearly demonstrated how power manifests on a macro-level encompassing even the smallest details such as the ripple effects of a name. Andrews zoe (discuss • contribs) 10:24, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
 * One of my modules is Understanding Society and we studied Bourdieu and his theory on social reproduction. Habitus is one mechanism that, according to him, explains social reproduction. It includes for example the way we dress, the way we talk -the vocabulary, the accent- and our hobbies. Thus, the habitus is at the individual scale but, it influences the society by creating and gathering groups of people with the same interests and education (and thus, creating social classes). In turn, the society influences the way we, as individuals, live. So, micro and macro levels influence and reinforce each other. We can maybe make a connection with power. In fact, if we take the example of the discrimination by names, it starts at a micro scale and then create a movement at a nation scale which, in turn, may influence the actions and behaviors of individuals. Iris Perigaud Grünfeld (discuss • contribs) 11:16, 17 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Power in anthropology

It reminds me a lesson on Claude Lévi-Strauss who was a French anthropologist and ethnologist. He tried, while studying other cultures, to stay objective by only observing and writing down facts. However, he said that even if we try to stay neutral, our observation is still biased by our culture. Indeed, what we consider important is influenced by our social and cultural background. Iris Perigaud Grünfeld (discuss • contribs) 10:06, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

Power in anthropology of art: I wrote about power in anthropology and I think that the way Zoe analyzed power in anthropology of art is really interesting. Furthermore, I believe it would be interesting to observe power through photography as well and talk about photography as evidence of the use of power in the past. For example, scientists used to justify racism by comparing portraits of people with different ethnicities. They would therefore create a hierarchy and would exert power over certain groups of people.Mariablackburn (discuss • contribs) 00:42, 9 December 2019 (UTC)