How do our post-midterm theorists and theories intersect with your understanding of selfhood, subjectivity, and participation (i.e., “participation” as in one’s contribution to political, economic, communal, familial, and/or digital life)?
Judith Butler, Edward Said, Michael Hardt, Antonio Negri, Gayatri Spivak, Randy Martin, Marc Bousquet, and our other post-midterm theorists approach the idea of selfhood, subjectivity, and participatory culture through Marxism, poststructuralism, postcolonial theory, feminism and gender theory, and labor studies. Reflect on these theories and theorists in light of your understanding of “who and why we are” in the context of material history and ongoing social change. You’ll develop your theory of selfhood, subjectivity, and participation by making important connections to our readings. You’re also encouraged to draw from literature, film, and art to make your case.