Question
A book titled for these structures coined the term “homonationalism” to explore how the perceived homophobia of Islamic countries is used to further American imperialist aims. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these structures introduced in A Thousand Plateaus, which are composed of many heterogeneous interacting components. Jasbir Puar wrote about “queer” and “terrorist” forms of these structures.
ANSWER: assemblages [accept agencements]
[10m] These two thinkers co-authored A Thousand Plateaus, the second volume of Capitalism and Schizophrenia, in which they discuss how components of assemblages are deterritorialized and follow “lines of flight.”
ANSWER: Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari
[10e] Anna Tsing uses polyphony as a metaphor for assemblages consisting of these things in The Mushroom at the End of the World. Charles Darwin introduced natural selection in his book “On the Origin of” these things.
ANSWER: species
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska | 01/27/2024 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
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| Geodesic | Georgia Tech A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |