Quote: "Discourse is not simply that of which manifests (or hides) desire- it is also the object of desire; and since as history teaches us, discourse is not simply that which translates struggles or systems of domination, but is the thing for which and by which there is struggle, discourse is the power which is to be seized."
Question: How does desire and power play a role in exclusion? The reading gives the example of the prohibition, what is another?
Desire and power play a large role in exclusion in my opinion. Because we have the desire to be in charge or a part of something, we have the ability, when in power, to exclude those that are a threat to us and our goals. A non-historical example that comes to mind is some sort of student government or sports team scenario where the class president/team captain cuts someone from the group/team because they see them as a threat to their own goals.
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