Binary representation is the destructive mechanism of this discourse

Evidence

A discourse is a way of talking about or representing something. It produces knowledge that shapes perceptions and practice. It is part of the way in which power operates. Therefore, it has consequences for both those who employ it and those who are “subjected” to it. — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 687 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Binary opposition organizes foreign-policy discourse into two opposed halves; Western civilization discourse was built on a constructed binary of superiority and inferiority; Discourse constrains what can be thought about the Other (+3 more)

Related

• Discourse constrains what can be thought about the Other (similarity 0.84)
• Discourse produces knowledge that shapes perceptions and enacts power (similarity 0.83)
• Discourses persist beyond their origins and carry unexamined assumptions forward. (similarity 0.81)
• The West-and-Rest discourse became the dominant Western way of representing itself and others (similarity 0.80)
• Discourse is a way of representing knowledge that constructs a topic while limiting alternatives (similarity 0.79)
• Orientalist discourse frames Westerners and Orientals as absolute binary opposites. (similarity 0.78)
• Subordinate and resistance discourses can mutate power structures unpredictably. (similarity 0.78)
• Binary opposition dichotomies structure Western discourse about the Orient (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Western civilization discourse was built on a constructed binary of superiority and inferiority #expands (0.85)
• Discourse constrains what can be thought about the Other #expands (0.75)
• Discourse produces knowledge that shapes perceptions and enacts power #expands (0.72) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 687
• Orientalist discourse reduces human plurality to a few fixed collective abstractions #expands (0.72)