Feminine Power

Articles on doing power and politics differently

What is Power?
Heather Brooke Heather Brooke

What is Power?

I’ve spent most of my career investigating the different facets and forms of power. Here are a few thoughts.

As a culture we have an idea that power is domination and control - over animals, other humans, and ultimately nature. You can see this definition of power in feudalism, colonialism, and even movie posters where the ‘hero’ stands front and centre with a big gun that is his main tool to gain power.

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