“Rethinking Binaries and Hierarchies is about how counting insists that we examine and rethink the assumptions and beliefs behind our classification infrastructure, as well as consistently probe who is doing the counting and whose interests are served”
Key Terms
Tractable : can be processed by a computer, or by computer-like operations
Boolean : a type of data with only two variables, like true or false
Integer : a type of number with no decimal points
String : a sequence of letters or words
Paradox of Exposure : the double bind that places those who stand to significantly gain from being counted in the most danger from that same counting (or classifying) act
Administrative Violence : when a person is subject to the same full-body pat-down as a potential terrorist
Patriarchy : described the combination of legal frameworks, social structures, and cultural values that contribute to the continues male domination of society
Performative Acts : the acts/categories that affirm the belief in which gender is best understood as a repeated performance or participating in an activity that is similarly gender-coded