As a reminder for Assignment 3, for each step you and your partner must produce a typed paragraph, which you both need to sign and hand in on the dates listed on the sheet for Assignment 3a.
For example, for Step 2 you and your partner need to "share freewrites, notes, thoughts, blog entries; begin to play with possible conceptual maps; decide on approach to analysis (centering self within social structures encountered over a period of time, or locating self in movements through world systems of power); consider possible needs to do additional research (this is not a requirement; you can use the course textbooks for all the materials if you want to). Decide on creative forms to be used and start making them or collecting them or both."
So for the date by which you and your partner agreed to complete Step 2, you and your partner will need to turn in 1 paragraph describing how you discussed and negotiated Step 2. This paragraph must be signed by both of you and turned into me.
For the in-class assignment, review the handout I gave you in our discussion section last week and as a comment to this blog entry, answer the question "What is power?". See you soon!
March 31, 2008
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Power is defined differently by different people. I believe that power is the ability to control and influence another individuals actions. I believe power can also be defined as the strength that one has within themselves. This strength gives a person the ability to excel in what they do.
Power directly corresponds to the unmarked categories in which you are associated. The unmarked catergories are often seen as dominate whether talking about race, relgion, economic status, or age; therefore, associating dominance with power. Power in this case is only a term that is used to describe the amount of norms a citizen can relate with.
Power is a polysemous word and it's definition depends entirely on the situation that it is describing. The dictionary gives many basic definitions of power that become interesting when applied to different situations.
POWER -
1. The ability to do something or act in a certain way
2. The capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others in the course of events
3. Political or Social authority or control
and the list goes on, these three are the most relevant to the type of power we are interested in.
The definition of power is less interesting than discovering where it exists in society. Especially the types of power that are difficult to discover without first destabilizing or denaturalizing popularly held beliefs. One way that we have begun to do that in this course is by examining the different ways in which marked and un-marked categories affect people's day to day lives.
Power - is the ability to complete a task or obtain something you desire easily or with little struggle. Power can also be described as the ability to control other peoples thoughts and actions. Abuse of power often occurs when someone who is respected/idolized begins to influence others in a negative way, simply because he/she has the ability to do so.
on a lighter note, power is also something I wish my truck had more of...but I do not have the power (or money) to make this happen
Power is the ability to influence outcomes. This general definition holds in any field and situation.
Power is a universal term that has a range of definitions. However, I think power is authority that is rightly given to someone or something to make rightful decisions over a people or society. The definition of power also varies based upon who power should be given to, or the process of who determines the distribution of power.
Power is the control that one person has over another. One person may hold more power over the other person based on the matrix of domination. Power is defined differently in different socities.
Power is the control or influence over the outcome of a situation or another's actions. Power is not inherently bad, because in many cases power is neccessary, but it can also be evil or unjust.
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