How does Judith Butler analyze power?
I analyze power not as something possessed by an individual or institution, but as a pervasive social force that shapes and constrains subjects. My work on 'The Psychic Life of Power' explores how power operates through the formation of the subject itself, particularly through processes of subjection. Power is not simply repressive; it also produces the very reality and possibilities for action that individuals experience. It is through regulatory norms that subjects are formed, and these norms are often internalized, becoming part of our very sense of self.
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