Abstract
In
Foucault's theories no ethical system can be established outside its social
framework, and that is why subjectivity and some of its important
manifestations like body and its behavior are figured, or, more accurately
according to Foucault's terminology, are colonized, by a variety of forces.
What this paper suggests is introducing patriarchy both as a disciplinary,
though traditional, institution and one of the regulating forces leading in
colonizing of Kurdish women's subjectivity and bodies as well. In fact, the paper
shows that it is patriarchy, as a dominant system of bipower in Kurdish
society, which prepares the condition in which women's subjectivity becomes the
target of exercising of repressive power. For this purpose, first of all, the
paper discusses why patriarchy should be considered as a system of biopower in
which power serves first and foremost a system of domination which can hold its
main interests if it deprives women of their subjectivity. Secondly, it
examines for what reason Kurdish patriarchy represents a repressive power in
which Kurdish women's subjectivity and body are turned into the territories of
colonization. And last but not least, from the perspective of Foucault's
theories concerning power the paper explores how Kurdish nationalism as a patriarchal
discourse aims at colonizing of women's subjectivity.
Keywords
References
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Abstract
References
- Allen, Allen. (2002). Power, Subjectivity, and Agency: Between Arendt and Foucault.In International Journal of Philosophical studies. http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals:Taylor& Francis Ltd. Pp.131-145.
- Bevir, Mark. (1999). Foucault, Power, and Institutions. In Political Studies Association. USA: Blackwell Publishers. Pp. 345-359.
- Couzens Hoy, David. (1986). Foucault: A Critical Reader. USA: Blackwell Publishers.
- Danaher, Geoff and Schirato, Tony and Webb, Jen. (2003). Understanding Foucault. London: SAGE Publication.
- Foucault, Michel. (1980). Power/knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings, ed. Colin Gordon. New York: Pantheon Books.
- Foucault, Michel. (1976). Histoire de sexualite, Vol. 1, La Volonte de savoir, English edn (1978). The History of Sexuality: Vol. 1, an Introduction, trans. Robert Hurley. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
- Foucault, Michel. (1984). Histoire de la sexualite, Vol.2, L Usage des plaisirs, English edn 1985. The History of Sexuality: Vol. 2, The Use of Pleasure, trans. Robert Hurley. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
- Foucault, Michel. (1984). The Repressive Hypothesis. In Paul Rabinnow (ed) The Foucault Reader: An Introduction to Foucault's Thought. London: Penguin.
- Phelps, Sandra. (2003). The Conundrums of Modern Identity, Nation and Meaning. Center for peace and conflict studies, occasional papers. Sydney: Usyd.
- Smart, Bart. (1985). Michel Foucault. London and New York: Routledge.
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| Journal Section | Makaleler |
|---|---|
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| Publication Date | December 10, 2016 |
| Submission Date | December 16, 2016 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2016Volume: 2 Issue: 3 |
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