Thursday, July 2, 2009

Response to D/discourse

A Discourse is basically a manner of behavior and personality consisting of different combinations of speech, attitude, and actions. My main discourse that my friends see is a really hyper, bubbly one. However, people who either don't know me or who I don't know see a pretty quiet and collected, intelligent person. This can occasionally cause some confusion or complication for me when I revert to one or the other when I'm in the wrong atmosphere, like when I'm quiet around my friends because I don't have much to say. That makes them think something's wrong. But with the opposite, if I'm loud in class, everyone is surprised that such a little girl could be 'like that'. My Discourses usually help me though, since they're so different. I can use them in completely opposite situations and still be appropriate. My Discourses reveal themselves differently based on where I am and who I'm with; for example, if I'm with a teacher I don't know, I'm generally a bit held back, but if I'm with my best friends then I can be as crazy as I want to be. And neither feels really unnatural for me. For me, I feel like my primary discourse was a calm, innocent and intelligent one, but it doesn't seem as 'me' anymore, not like my loud, excited side. It's like I morphed into a different person over the years and changed from a quiet person to *BOOM*

3 comments:

  1. So do you believe that a discourse can change due to who you are around and your mood at the time?

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  2. yes, i feel like the discourse that appears is influenced by those around you and what you are doing. well..i guess it depends on how restraining you are on what discourses you reveal or which ones you have gained by that time

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  3. Ok, go further with this. Think about how culture influences your Discourse. HOw did you become the "bubbly" type? Who allows you to be this way? Who doesn't? Who "polices" your behaviors? How does the dominant culture influence you?

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