“We need to interrogate the performative aspects of these normative constructs, OK?”
Problematic
What it means to most people: Something that is an issue or is causing a problem.
What it means to humanities students: The ideological field in which something exists. Maybe. Probably. Even we're not sure what we mean by it sometimes.
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Interrogate
What it means to most people: Asking tough questions in order to get information. Often used by police officers trying to get info from suspects.
What it means to humanities students: To question the presuppositions and logic of a text or ideological framework. As in, "Let's interrogate that problematic."
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Construct
What it means to most people: A verb used to describe the action of putting something together.
What it means to humanities students: Something socially created and culturally agreed upon, even though it's not natural. Basically, everything.
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Language
What it means to most people: The written or spoken utterances of words used by people to communicate with one another.
What it means to humanities students: IT'S A FARCE OK LANGUAGE IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT THAT OVERDETERMINES OUR COMMUNICATIVE ABILITIES.
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