The aesthetic turn in political thought /

"The growing exploration of political life from an aesthetic perspective has become so prominent that we can now speak of an "aesthetic turn" in political theory. But what does it mean and why an aesthetic turn? This collection of essays aims to answer such questions from a variety of...

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Other Authors: Kompridis, Nikolas
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.
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  • 1. Introduction
  • A Turn to What, Exactly? Nikolas Kompridis, Centre for Citizenship and Public Policy, University of Western Sydney, Australia2. Delightful Horror: Burke, Paine, and the Aesthetics of Democratic RevolutionJason Frank, Government, Cornell University, US3. Fanon's Politics of Writing: The Rhetorical Force of StyleLewis Gordon, Philosophy, Temple University, US4. Political Romanticism: Contra Schmitt and HabermasNikolas Kompridis, Centre for Citizenship and Public Policy, University of Western Sydney, Australia5. We Feel Our Freedom: Imagination and Judgment in the Thought of Hannah ArendtLinda Zerilli, Political Science, Northwestern University, US6. The Art of Separation: Arendtian Reflections on Aesthetics, Politics, and AutonomyPatchen Markell, Political Science, University of Chicago, US7.The Power of ReceptivityRomand Coles, Political Science, University of Northern Arizona, US 8. The Nature of BeautyMelissa Orlie, Political Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, US9. Political Turns, Aesthetic ReturnsKirstie McClure, Political Science, UCLA, US10. Michael Fried's Realism: Preliminary Notes towards an Ethics of AppearanceDavide Panagia, Cultural Studies, Trent University, Canada11. The Culture Industry: Mass Deception as EnlightenmentMorton Schoolman, Political Science, SUNY Albany, USBibliographyIndex.