Discourse constrains what can be thought about the Other

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: Positivist truths are linguistic illusions grown canonical through use; A discourse both enables and constrains how a topic can be constructed; Discourse produces knowledge that shapes perceptions and enacts power — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2: Identity…, 687 (+10 more)

Related

• Discourse produces knowledge that shapes perceptions and enacts power (similarity 0.91)
• Discourse is a way of representing knowledge that constructs a topic while limiting alternatives (similarity 0.88)
• Discourses persist beyond their origins and carry unexamined assumptions forward. (similarity 0.87)
• Binary representation is the destructive mechanism of this discourse (similarity 0.84)
• Discourse is a system through which knowledge becomes power over the known. (similarity 0.83)
• Discourses are systems of shared cultural meanings built from interlocking root metaphors. (similarity 0.83)
• Power requires an economy of true discourses to function. (similarity 0.82)
• Effective discourse that organizes power relations constitutes a regime of truth. (similarity 0.82)
• Discourse collapses the thought-action divide and shapes how the West behaved toward others (similarity 0.81)
• Discourse is neither mere speech nor mere practice but meaning that shapes belief (similarity 0.81)
• Discourse constructs subject positions that speakers must occupy regardless of belief (similarity 0.81)
• The West-and-Rest discourse became the dominant Western way of representing itself and others (similarity 0.80)
• Knowledge created from a position of strength produces the object it claims to describe (similarity 0.80)
• A discourse both enables and constrains how a topic can be constructed (similarity 0.80)
• Language’s defining power enforces social structures by silencing alternatives (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Power-laden words constrain how and whether people can think certain thoughts. #corroborates (0.95)
• A discourse both enables and constrains how a topic can be constructed #corroborates (0.90)
• Discourse produces knowledge that shapes perceptions and enacts power #expands (0.75) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 687
• Perceptions of the Other are always shaped by available cultural tools #expands (0.75) — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 351
• Discourse constructs subject positions that speakers must occupy regardless of belief #corroborates (0.70)