A clearer collective term for many of the texts and trends often subsumed under the misleading label postmodernism. Poststructuralism means theories which arise after the structuralist period in continental philosophy, which draw on structuralism but do not accept all of its ideas. Poststructuralists believe in the importance of discourse for understanding social life and question the idea of the self-determining individual, but they do not believe that people's actions can be entirely reduced to an external structure. Often, they study the ways in which structures can be subverted and broken down through their own limits or through ironic reinterpretation or reconfiguration of the structure itself. See power/knowledge, writerly, differance, line of flight.
Foucault, Deleuze and Guattari, Derrida, Lyotard and Baudrillard are the best-known poststructuralists.
by Andy May 07, 2004
A member of Labour Students. Sometimes, but not always, a term of abuse. Widely used by student activists.
It came about a while ago, when Labour Students was officially called National Organisation of Labour Students (NOLS) - hence "nolsie". The name has vanished but the nickname hasn't.
It came about a while ago, when Labour Students was officially called National Organisation of Labour Students (NOLS) - hence "nolsie". The name has vanished but the nickname hasn't.
The nolsies have all got their tongues up Tony Blair's arse.
Don't vote for him, he's a frigging nolsie.
Me? No, I can't support your campaign, I'm a nolsie for goodness sake.
Don't vote for him, he's a frigging nolsie.
Me? No, I can't support your campaign, I'm a nolsie for goodness sake.
by Andy April 20, 2004
A "politically-correct" alternative to motherfucker, apparently for use to refer to women. The reference is to "enclosing" dick in fanny.
Actually, for a PC term, I think it's actually quite cool. c.f. father-engulfer.
Actually, for a PC term, I think it's actually quite cool. c.f. father-engulfer.
George W Bush is a motherfucker, and Condaleeza Rice is a father-encloser.
Shut up, you stupid cock-sucking father-encloser!
Shut up, you stupid cock-sucking father-encloser!
by Andy April 27, 2004
by Andy January 13, 2005
Term used to describe a mode of attack favoured by Indian cops when attacking protesters. Basically the same as a baton-charge, but using long sticks known as lathis. In a lathi-charge, pigs run at a crowd and start randomly beating the nearest people with five-foot-long bamboo rods.
The roadblock lasted for three hours before police used tear gas and lathi-charge to break it up. Protesters later regrouped outside the police headquarters to continue their agitation.
by Andy February 07, 2005
A "politically correct" alternative to "motherfucker", apparently for using when you want to swear at a woman. (Yes, apparently, you can be PC and still swear - as long as you don't imply a masculine standard of sexual normality by using male-gendered swear-words against women).
It implies the "engulfing" of the dick in the fanny.
Actually, I think this is quite a cool insult, PC or not. It is especially good because you can use it against PC people.
c.f. father-encloser.
It implies the "engulfing" of the dick in the fanny.
Actually, I think this is quite a cool insult, PC or not. It is especially good because you can use it against PC people.
c.f. father-encloser.
Oh fuck off, you stupid PC father-engulfer!
by Andy April 27, 2004
by andy April 20, 2005