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The Body as a Source of Power

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According to feminist philosopher Elizabeth Grosz, the body is a site of:

  1. Power and Subjugation

  2. Pleasure and Desire

  3. Knowledge and Understanding

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Grosz argues that the body is a complex and multifaceted site where power relations are enacted, pleasure and desire are experienced, and knowledge and understanding are produced.

Judith Butler's theory of performativity argues that gender is:

  1. A fixed and essential category

  2. A socially constructed and performed identity

  3. A product of biological determinism

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Butler argues that gender is not a natural or essential attribute, but rather a performative act that is shaped by cultural norms and expectations.

Michel Foucault's concept of the 'disciplinary body' refers to:

  1. The body as a site of control and regulation

  2. The body as a source of pleasure and desire

  3. The body as a site of knowledge and understanding

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Foucault argues that the body is a site where power relations are inscribed and enforced, and that the disciplinary body is a product of these power relations.

Donna Haraway's concept of the 'cyborg' refers to:

  1. A hybrid of human and machine

  2. A new form of life that transcends the boundaries of the human

  3. A symbol of the postmodern condition

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Haraway argues that the cyborg is a metaphor for the ways in which the body is constantly being transformed by technology and culture.

According to feminist philosopher Rosi Braidotti, the body is a site of:

  1. Becoming and transformation

  2. Power and resistance

  3. Pleasure and desire

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Braidotti argues that the body is a dynamic and fluid site where becoming and transformation are constantly taking place, and that the body is a site of power relations, resistance, and pleasure.

Teresa de Lauretis's concept of the 'technologies of gender' refers to:

  1. The ways in which gender is produced and regulated

  2. The ways in which gender is experienced and embodied

  3. The ways in which gender is represented and mediated

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

De Lauretis argues that gender is not a natural or essential attribute, but rather a product of cultural technologies that produce and regulate it.

Sarah Ahmed's concept of the 'affective body' refers to:

  1. The body as a site of emotions and feelings

  2. The body as a site of power relations

  3. The body as a site of knowledge and understanding

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ahmed argues that the body is not a passive object, but rather an active and affective agent that experiences and expresses emotions and feelings.

Elizabeth Grosz's concept of the 'corporeal unconscious' refers to:

  1. The unconscious mind as it is embodied in the body

  2. The ways in which the body is inscribed with cultural meanings

  3. The ways in which the body is a site of power relations

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Grosz argues that the corporeal unconscious is a site where the unconscious mind and the body are interconnected and mutually constitutive.

Judith Butler's concept of the 'gender performative' refers to:

  1. The ways in which gender is performed and enacted in everyday life

  2. The ways in which gender is represented and mediated in culture

  3. The ways in which gender is experienced and embodied

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Butler argues that gender is not a fixed and essential category, but rather a performative act that is shaped by cultural norms and expectations.

Michel Foucault's concept of the 'biopower' refers to:

  1. The ways in which power is exercised over the body

  2. The ways in which the body is regulated and controlled

  3. The ways in which the body is produced and shaped

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Foucault argues that biopower is a form of power that operates through the body and that it is a key mechanism for the production and regulation of social order.

Donna Haraway's concept of the 'situated knowledges' refers to:

  1. The ways in which knowledge is produced and situated in specific social and historical contexts

  2. The ways in which knowledge is embodied and experienced

  3. The ways in which knowledge is mediated and represented

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Haraway argues that knowledge is not objective and universal, but rather situated and partial, and that it is produced through the interactions of bodies, technologies, and social relations.

Rosi Braidotti's concept of the 'nomadic subject' refers to:

  1. A subject that is constantly moving and changing

  2. A subject that is not fixed or essentialized

  3. A subject that is open to new experiences and possibilities

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Braidotti argues that the nomadic subject is a figure of resistance to the dominant social order and that it represents a new way of being in the world.

Teresa de Lauretis's concept of the 'queer body' refers to:

  1. A body that is non-normative and transgressive

  2. A body that is resistant to categorization and definition

  3. A body that is open to new possibilities and experiences

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

De Lauretis argues that the queer body is a site of resistance to the dominant social order and that it represents a new way of being in the world.

Sarah Ahmed's concept of the 'sticky body' refers to:

  1. A body that is attached to and affected by others

  2. A body that is constantly moving and changing

  3. A body that is open to new experiences and possibilities

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ahmed argues that the sticky body is a metaphor for the ways in which bodies are interconnected and mutually constitutive.

Elizabeth Grosz's concept of the 'corporeal feminism' refers to:

  1. A feminism that is based on the body and its experiences

  2. A feminism that is resistant to the dominant social order

  3. A feminism that is open to new possibilities and experiences

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Grosz argues that corporeal feminism is a feminism that takes the body seriously and that it is a necessary step towards a more just and equitable world.

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