... affective fact affective politics virtual quasi-cause political legitimation ...

... status of threat: threats may be “real” (i.e., correspond to an actual danger) or they may be felt into existence. If I am afraid, I felt a threat. It is immaterial whether it was present or not. An immaterial cause that is not actually present is a virtual cause (a “quasi-cause”). Ontopower involves...

... felt a threat. It is immaterial whether it was present or not. An immaterial cause that is not actually present is a virtual cause (a “quasi-cause”). Ontopower involves a politics of the virtual. affective fact affective politics virtual quasi-cause political legitimation ...

... association of outdoor activity and masculine culture, female guides played a particularly enchanting role. Male guides conformed to tourists’ expectations, but female guides’ charisma originated with the surprise they caused. Some possessed the aura of a liminal figure: ambiguous in gender and age...