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n interesting aspect of jumping into a new intellectual environment is how language shifts, and words become differently defined. Thus belonging to the guild is contingent on understanding the shared codes. An example is discourse, normally referencing merely a lengthy verbal exchange or conversation. However, within the Fine Arts community it carries much more weight, largely derived from the work of French philosopher Michel Foucault. In this context, a discourse is a formalized mode of thinking expressed through language, a social boundary establishing what is implicit about a specific topic. Therefore, the discourse defines possible truth, and affects our views on all things. It is not possible to escape discourse, which shapes our realities.
“Every discourse, even a poetic or oracular sentence, carries with it a system of rules for producing analogous things and thus an outline of methodology.” - Jacques Derrida
