The West-and-Rest discourse functions as a system of representation and regime of truth

Evidence

In this chapter, I have traced how this discourse was formed and how it worked. We analyzed it as a “system of representation”—a “regime of truth.” — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 687

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces ‘regime of truth’ — the Foucauldian frame that marks certain statements as true within a discourse. Central to the Islamophobia reading toolkit.
• XREF: Regime of truth is Foucault’s concept; connects forward to how Islamophobic discourse governs what can be said about Muslims. — connects to: Western epistemology’s root metaphors sexualize and dominate the known — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness: An Essay on…, 1352; Unaffirmed assertions can express truths incommensurable with dominant discourse — Ernesto Laclau, On Populist Reason, 82; Discourses are systems of shared cultural meanings built from interlocking root metaphors. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 665 (+2 more)