The minor helps us theorize the possibilities of agency because it first raises questions about legibility and reliability. This article takes the example of class dynamics in postcolonial Malaysia to understand why meaningful changes to culture can be difficult to achieve when class consciousness determines what is “proper” or “good” behavior. The minor has limited capacities to disrupt dominant cultures because unless minor subjects subscribe to normative values and behaviors they become illegible, that is, invisible and marginalized. They consequently possess limited cultural capital to effect change because they are assumed to be unreliable by dint of their illegibility.

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未成年人的不可靠：阶级意识及其社会影响

未成年人帮助我们理论化代理的可能性，因为它首先引起了关于易读性和可靠性的问题。本文以后殖民时期马来西亚的阶级动态为例，以了解为什么当阶级意识决定什么是“适当”或“良好”行为时，难以实现有意义的文化变革。未成年人破坏主流文化的能力有限，因为除非未成年人接受规范的价值观和行为，否则他们将变得难以辨认，即看不见和边缘化。因此，由于具有不可辨认性，它们被认为是不可靠的，因此它们拥有有限的文化资本来实现变革。