Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To propose problems.
Wiktionary
- v. To make into or regard as a problem.
- v. To consider something as if it were a problem.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To propose problems.
Examples
“So think of that the next time you want to use the word problematize, friends.”
“I hope the finished book will explain the value of its contributors 'attempts to "problematize" in "cognate disciplines.”
“The agenda of Ms. Venkatesan's seminar, then, was to "problematize" technology and the life sciences.”
“If I read the word "problematize" one more time I'm going to vomit....”
“If you like reading about literature, can ignore the frequent use of the ugly word "problematize", and aren't fanatically wedded to one theoretical approach, the book can be addictive.”
“He wants to 'problematize' intervention at 'elite' levels.”
In the tradition of Orwell, Robert Fisk skewers the Egghead Mystifiers
“People who use the word "problematize" should never write again.”
“The collection is aimed at a broader audience than is the case for many scholarly collections, and seeks to make visible or problematize the use of historical contexts or events within the series.”
“At the same time, a lot of work has come from different angles to problematize the precision of the presidential/parliamentary dichotomy.”
“But I think we can problematize our hypothesis and give it even more explanatory power.”
Matthew Yglesias » Presidential Opinion Polarization on the Rise
Lists
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New and Unholy Coinage
21st century coinage. Any strange words you`ve seen on TV or heard from irritating young people.
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stephanieconn seanahan, I am with you. I didn't say I LIKED these words, or their explanations, ha ha. Mar 12, 2008
seanahan Wow, just wow. I think I passed out twice trying to read that. Mar 12, 2008
stephanieconn To problematize a term, writing, opinion, ideology, identity, or person is to consider the concrete or existential elements of those involved as challenges (problems) that invite the people involved to transform those situations. (Friere (1976) cited in Crotty (1998), p. 155-156)
Problematization is a critical and pedagogical dialogue or process and may be considered demythicisation. Rather than taking the common knowledge (myth) of a situation for granted, problematization poses that knowledge as a problem, allowing new viewpoints, consciousness, reflection, hope, and action to emerge. (ibid)
Mar 12, 2008