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Reign of Appearances - The Misery and Splendor of the Public Sphere (Hardcover)
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Reign of Appearances - The Misery and Splendor of the Public Sphere (Hardcover)
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The public sphere, be it the Greek agora or the New York Times
op-ed page, is the realm of appearances - not citizenship. Its
central event is spectacle - not dialogue. Public dialogue, the
mantra of many intellectuals and political commentators, is but a
contradiction in terms. Marked by an asymmetry between the few who
act and the many who watch, the public sphere can undermine liberal
democracy, law, and morality. Inauthenticity, superficiality, and
objectification are the very essence of the public sphere. But the
public sphere also liberates us from the bondages of private life
and fosters an existentially vital aesthetic experience. Reign of
Appearances uses a variety of cases to reveal the logic of the
public sphere, including homosexuality in Victorian England, the
2008 crash, antisemitism in Europe, confidence in American
presidents, communications in social media, special prosecutor
investigations, the visibility of African-Americans, violence
during the French Revolution, the Islamic veil, and contemporary
sexual politics. This unconventional account of the public sphere
is critical reading for anyone who wants to understand the effects
of visibility in urban life, politics, and the media.
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