Meaning & use
subjectification
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the process by which someone or something becomes, or is made into, a subject, especially as shaped by social or institutional power
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Foucault's work explores subjectification, the way power shapes individuals into particular kinds of subjects.
Feminist theorists examine the subjectification of women through media representation.
A note on using this word
A key concept in critical and cultural theory, closely associated with the philosopher Michel Foucault.
Words with an opposite meaning
objectification
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