Staging Democracy responds to compelling calls in democratic theory
for communication and coalition across social difference by asking
how we realize these ideals in concrete terms. It shifts the focus
from if and why marginalized difference should find entry into
politics, to the practical question of how this is to be done. What
explains those rare moments when marginalized voices break through
in contemporary politics? And how might a closer look at the
strategies and resources at play within such moments enhance how we
understand and enact civic engagement? Political theory and
practice have traditionally overlooked the performing arts as a
site of civic politics, and yet marginalized communities
continually turn to them to communicate, challenge, and catalyze
change. This book brings vivid moments of creative practice from
three continents together with performance studies and political
scholarship to argue that artistic performance offers a potent form
of democratic voice for claims from the margins. Across political
contexts, democratic aims, and artistic genres, Staging Democracy
shows how the very qualities that lead some to think of the arts as
unclear, irrational, and irresponsible – and thus politically
suspect – shape artistic performance’s distinct capacity to
enact democratic engagement in conditions of deep difference and
inequality.
General
| Imprint: |
De Gruyter
|
| Country of origin: |
Germany |
| Series: |
Critical Thinking and Contemporary Politics |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Emily Beausoleil
|
| Dimensions: |
230 x 155mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
186 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-3-11-103270-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
3-11-103270-1 |
| Barcode: |
9783111032702 |
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