Aesthetics and Political Culture in Modern Society Contributor(s): Nielsen, Henrik Kaare (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815356420 ISBN-13: 9780815356424 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Philosophy | Aesthetics |
Dewey: 321.8 |
LCCN: 2017054014 |
Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (0.83 lbs) 148 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Do aesthetic appeals to senses and emotions in political debate necessarily marginalise political reason and reduce citizens to consumers - thus dangerously undermining democracy? Or is sensuous-emotional engagement, on the contrary, a basic fact of the political process and a crucial precondition for revitalising democracy? Aesthetics and Political Culture in Modern Society investigates the current interrelationship between aesthetic practice and political practice in Western democracies, focusing on its impact on democratic political culture. Henrik Kaare Nielsen argues that aesthetic interventions in the political process do not by definition undermine politics' content of reason. Instead, a differentiation must be made between a multiplicity of aesthetic forms of intervention - some of which tend to weaken the political judgement of citizens while other forms tend to stimulate competent judgement. This book will be of interest to scholars in the fields of political science, sociology, media studies, and cultural studies. |