Aesthetics and Political Culture in Modern Society

Aesthetics and Political Culture in Modern Society
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 269
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ISBN-10 : 9781351123167
ISBN-13 : 1351123165
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Download or read book Aesthetics and Political Culture in Modern Society written by Henrik Kaare Nielsen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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