Achille Mbembe — Questions and answers
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How does Dr. Ben describe people living in 'death-worlds'?
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- They are always safe and protected.
- They are 'living on borrowed time' with few protections. ✓
- They get new books every day.
- They play outside all the time.
Answer: They are 'living on borrowed time' with few protections.
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What else does Mbembe's 'necropolitics' include besides direct killing?
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- Playing board games.
- Systemic weaponization of economic policies, debt, and environmental harm. ✓
- Learning new languages.
- Going on vacation.
Answer: Systemic weaponization of economic policies, debt, and environmental harm.
From page 5
How can Mbembe's ideas help us understand global health crises?
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- It helps us build better hospitals.
- It shows how some policies help some people live but let others die. ✓
- It teaches us how to make more medicine.
- It helps us find new doctors.
Answer: It shows how some policies help some people live but let others die.
From page 8
What famous quote does Dr. Ben use to talk about resistance?
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- "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
- "It always seems impossible until it's done." ✓
- "Early to bed, early to rise."
- "The early bird catches the worm."
Answer: "It always seems impossible until it's done."
From page 9
Why is Mbembe's work still important today?
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- It helps us decide what to eat for dinner.
- It helps us understand complex problems like climate change and who is hurt by power. ✓
- It teaches us how to build a house.
- It tells us how to play a new game.
Answer: It helps us understand complex problems like climate change and who is hurt by power.
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