ABSTRACT

A theory of subjectivity stemming from the work of cultural theorist and sociologist Stuart Hall is introduced, marking a distinction between subjectivity—a phenomenon expressed by the union between the subject and its activity—and subjection under identity—being subject to/of another's overdeterminations. To be the subject of a process or proposition does not bar one's ability to become the subject of their own. From this, we frame our general theory of Articulation, how relations of subordination and dominance emerge within an identity-wise relation between subjects.