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Global issue prompts (ANTIGONE) - Coggle Diagram
Global issue prompts (ANTIGONE)
POWER
Mechanisms
/ coercive measures by which control is exerted over a populace (control, suppression of free speech, threat of torture etc)
The
criminalisation of resistance
; the marginalisation / isolation / silencing of those who oppose authoritarian rule
The
self-defeating consequences
of absolute power / the demise of
moral authority
as a result of a movement towards tyranny
The conflict between
state power
and
individual rights
(how far should state power extend over personal beliefs / moral convictions?)
JUSTICE
The tension between
moral justice
(natural law) vs.
legal justice
(civic law); the legitimacy of laws that contradict moral principles
Ways in which the law upholds / perpetuates injustice. Justifications for
civil disobedience
in response to systematic injustice
The consequences / necessity / moral legitimacy of
transgression
under unjust systems
The
consequences of injustice
/ rigid justice systems that fail to take account of human / familial bonds
CULTURE
The
universal right
to burial and mourning: the fight for dignity in death in the context of conflict and/or rigid state law
Tradition vs. modernity
; how traditional values are challenged or upheld by individuals, and the consequences.
The
sanctity of death
and burial rites; the suppression of religious practices in the face of political agendas
The
ethical basis
for actions / resistance; the conflict between moral conviction and the legal authority of the state.
GENDER
The
disruption of societal norms
/ challenge to traditional gender roles (as a result of moral conviction)
Language as a tool / weapon in the struggle against
patriarchal silencing
The struggle to assert
autonomy / agency
within a patriarchal society; the reinforcement of male authority / patriarchal hierarchies through traditional gender roles
Gender and power dynamics
in patriarchal societies; how misogyny / gender bias intersects with other forms of oppression (and complicates the struggle for justice)
LANGUAGE
Language as a
tool of resistance
(for marginalised groups); challenging social hierarchies and societal norms e.g. the expectation for women to remain silent and compliant
The consequences of
uncompromising rhetoric
/ polarised political discourse. How the refusal to listen exacerbates conflict and division
The use of
political rhetoric
to assert dominance : / suppress dissent / reinforce subjugation
