In this book the influential philosopher Jacques Ranciere, in
discussion with Peter Engelmann, explores the enduring connection
between politics and aesthetics, arguing that aesthetics forms the
fundamental basis for social and political upheaval. Beginning from
his rejection of structuralist Marxism, Ranciere outlines the
development of his thought from his early studies on workers'
emancipation to his recent work on literature, film and visual art.
Rather than discussing aesthetics within narrow terms of how we
contemplate art or beauty, Ranciere argues that aesthetics
underpins our entire 'regime of experience'. He shows how political
relations develop from sensual experience, as individual feelings
and perceptions become the concern of the community as a whole.
Since politics emerges from the 'division of the sensual',
aesthetic experience becomes a radically emancipatory and
egalitarian means to disrupt this order and transform political
reality. Investigating new forms of emancipatory politics arising
from current art practices and social movements, this short book
will appeal to anyone interested in contemporary art, aesthetics,
philosophy and political theory.
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