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Michel Foucault on Prediscursives and the Discursive

Posted on July 31, 2017 by nwilson

Similar to de Saussure’s concept of signs, Michel Foucault claims that there are things that exist in the world – IRL – there are objects, bod...

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On Honest Personas, Signifieds, Truths and Spaces

Posted on July 31, 2017 by nwilson

Mo’Nique, in an interview with Blake Hannon of Kentucky.com (7/20/2017), had a few things to say about her past and present on-stage persona that are rele...

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