interpellation
/ɪnˌtɜrpəˈleɪʃən/
noun
- The act of interrupting a speaker, especially in a formal debate or meeting, to ask a question or make a comment.
- The professor welcomed interpellations from students during the lecture to clarify complex ideas.
- His interpellation during the town hall meeting caught the mayor off guard.
- During the parliamentary debate, the opposition member made an interpellation to challenge the minister's statement.
- In philosophy and social theory, the process by which individuals are 'hailed' or addressed by ideology, shaping their identity as subjects.
- The advertisement's interpellation of the viewer as a 'modern parent' influences buying habits.
- Althusser's concept of interpellation explains how media messages make us feel like we belong to a certain group.
- Interpellation happens when a teacher calls a student by name, reinforcing their role in the classroom.
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