Browsing Sociology, Department of by Subject "Governmentality"
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Constituting Governable Subjects: Foucault and Governmentality’s Account of ‘Governing through Freedom’ and the Case of the Indigenous Populations of Canada
(2011-04-29)In 1978, Michel Foucault introduced his genealogy of the modern state, or alternatively, what he termed governmentality in which politics is understood as the product of rationalities which make up rule. Foucault’s ... -
GAME, SET, WATCHED: GOVERNANCE, SOCIAL CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE IN PROFESSIONAL TENNIS
(2013-11-12)Contrary to many major sporting leagues such as the NHL, NFL, NBA, and MLB, or the Olympic Games as a whole, the professional tennis industry has not been individually scrutinized in terms of governance, social control, ... -
The Missing Link as Othering: A Critical Genealogy of Paleoanthropology
(2014-02-04)The science of human origins, known formally as ‘paleoanthropology’, was effectively born in the fierce late nineteenth century debate as to the human status of Neanderthal. Critical social theory on ‘scientism’ has ... -
(Un)disciplined Performativity: Anonymity, Identity, and Governmentality on Yik Yak
Anonymous social media platforms, like Yik Yak, have been at the center of public controversies surrounding the proliferation of trolling, bullying, and gendered and racialized violence. This has led to a renewed scholarly ... -
THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD: RHETORICS OF CHOICE, FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY IN GREEN CONSUMPTION
(2009-09-25)This thesis begins with the simple observation that the term ‘green consumption’ would have appeared, at the very least, oxymoronic to those concerned with environmental issues some thirty years ago. Yet now it is a ...