Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/246246
Title: INTERPRETING HIDDEN TRANSCRIPTS: TWO ESSAYS ON ANGER
Authors: NG QIAN QIAN
ORCID iD:   orcid.org/0009-0008-0009-084X
Keywords: political theory, philosophy, anger, hidden transcripts, recognition, rationality
Issue Date: 21-Aug-2023
Citation: NG QIAN QIAN (2023-08-21). INTERPRETING HIDDEN TRANSCRIPTS: TWO ESSAYS ON ANGER. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.
Abstract: I examine how power is negotiated between and among superordinate and subordinate groups. This thesis comprises two studies. The first studies how disempowered claimants can demand recognition from an institution that governs them poorly. I take the 2016 Harvard Law Shield controversy as my case study. Against Nussbaum’s and Ben Eidelson's arguments that anger is counterproductive, I argue that angry demands are products of intra-group negotiations and ultimately tools for coalition-building. Building on the work of Katrina Forrester and James Scott, I propose a more accurate model accounting for both the intra-group dynamics of protestors and outcomes of their negotiations. The second studies the antifeminist anger expressed in the RedPill Reddit community. Examining three popular posts soliciting advice in January 2023, I find that the nebulous RedPill ideology enables superordinate men to believe themselves subordinate, and blame one another and themselves for failing to be a ‘real man’.
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/246246
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